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The municipality is the coalface of service delivery — this is where citizens experience value for their votes, taxes and rates. It is one of the single most important spheres of governance, which cannot afford such vulnerability. (Darren Stewart/Gallo Images)

Local government reform: strengthening democracy in a coalition era

With the advent of coalition politics at local and national level, policies are needed that help to maintain stability

Screen test: The number of tests done is irrelevant if the results aren’t being processed quickly enough and no
one really knows how prepared they are until the wave hits, specialists have said. (Marco Longari/AFP)

SA accelerating towards virus peak without capacity, experts warn

Despite efforts to prepare for the worst, it is ‘very unlikely’ that hospitals will be able to cope with the onslaught of Covid-19 cases

(Madelene Cronje)

Education: A state of unreadiness

Evidence shows schools are not ready as the department pushes them to reopen in 10 days

Ticking: Demonstrators are calling on world governments to take action against climate degradation.  (Marco Canoniero/Getty Images)

Renewables not a silver bullet for inequality

COMMENT We talk as if building wind, solar and other sources of limitless, clean energy will redistribute wealth and drive social justice globally. We see it as the fix for a…

Nearly 800 000 learners sat for the national senior certificate in 2019. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Get over the No 1 matric obsession

The obsessive drive by provincial departments of education to be ranked the best performing province in the matric exams is dangerous and risks compromising the value of…

Worldwide, it has been shown that healthcare-user fees dramatically reduce demand for health services ― especially preventive services, because people may not perceive that they need interventions. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Hospital crime endangers workers

There may be no quick fix to making our hospitals safer, but there may be one simple place to start

Senzo Meyiwa was shot dead in October 2014, while he was at a party at the home of his then girlfriend, Kelly Khumalo, in Vosloorus at the East Rand.

How much does South Africa spend on VIP funerals?

Each province gets over R3m a year to spend on the last rites of its latest and greatest – but if they spend it all in one go, that’s their funeral.

The outcome of the ANC’s long-awaited KwaZulu-Natal conference was a win for the Thuma Mina crowd. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Editorial – Causes before clothes

The legislature should not be fixated on clothes, and the EFF should stop their gimmicks. There is work to be done.

OBC Chickens comprises 50 stores in eight of South Africa’s nine provinces

Delivering consistent quality and rapid growth

The family-run business OBC Chickens was founded in 1987 and franchised in 1998.

Call for provinces to stay, but not in current form

The need and usefulness of the provinces has been debated endlessly without reaching a conclusion.

Real governance takes political will

Usefulness of provinces under the spotlight again.

Conflict over the capital business

Clashes over the location of the new capitals have erupted both between and within political parties.