Articles for Sonia A. Rao

Community radio stations challenge ICASA over rejected licence applications

“Community radio initiatives are crucial to educating and informing communities” says Bush Radio director

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News | 24 November 2023

How unemployment has changed since 2000

Jobless rate has not dropped below 20% since 2000

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News | 23 November 2023

Call for a national early childhood feeding scheme

There is no government nutrition programme for children before they enter formal schooling

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Brief | 16 November 2023

Vigils held in Cape Town for Gaza war

People gathered at Parliament and at the University of Cape Town to express solidarity with Palestine

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News | 8 November 2023

R350-a-month grant to be extended to March 2025

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announces extension of Covid-19 grant

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Brief | 1 November 2023

Housing in South Africa: How have we done since 1994?

We’ve made progress but the quality of the data is poor, especially the latest census

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Analysis | 31 October 2023

MPs blast Post Office and Postbank leadership

“I don’t see a clear way forward. What I see is yet another failed entity” says MP

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News | 11 October 2023

Some pensioners are still queuing for hours for their grants

But payments seem to be going more smoothly, at least in some places

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News | 4 October 2023