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We can learn how to build trust by looking at global trends and South Africa’s reality
OPINION

Rebuilding trust is key to social cohesion

We can learn how to build trust by looking at global trends and South Africa’s reality

  • Daryl Swanepoel
  • Tania Ajam
8 min read
Whether the ANC can regain that trust will only be known after the next election. (Graphic: John McCann)
CORRUPTION

Trust – the ‘glue’ that binds society together – is missing in SA

According to polling data, South Africans do not sufficiently trust their fellow compatriots

  • Daryl Swanepoel
7 min read
Dr Nandipha Magudumana at a previous court appearance. Photo by Gallo Images/Frikkie Kapp
DR NANDIPHA MAGUDUMANA

How Dr Nandipha betrayed the notion of a ‘good doctor’

A respectful, honourable medic will uphold the trust that is bestowed on them by opting out of prioritising personal interests over the best interests of the public

  • Nontsikelelo O Mapukata
6 min read
Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry (2nd L), Xie Zhenhua (3rd L) Special Representative for Climate Change Affairs of China , Geraldine Matchett, Member of the Board of Directors, ABB Ltd (3rd L), Kenyan climate activist Elizabeth Wathuti (2nd R), Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce.com (R) attend the annual meeting of World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on May 24, 2022. (Dursun Aydemir/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
AI

Davos: How SA can build a digitally competitive future based on trust

There are many examples of this. Kenya is using blockchain-enabled AI solutions for the unbanked to secure loans

  • Rafael Rodriguez & Lyth Brown
5 min read
The bad news headlines may be true but the good news is often overlooked
COVID 19

Pandemic accelerates decline of printed news, but trust in media grows — report

Covid-19 has forced newsrooms to find new business models, but the public has turned to the news more in the last year

  • Eyaaz Matwadia
5 min read
The past weekend’s ANC conferences proved a major boost for Ramaphosa presidency of the party
ANC

Do the ‘lies of the ANC drown out its honesty’? A Covid-19 case study

The governing party elite seems to have different rules for its members than the regulations imposed on citizens — and the trust deficit continues to grow

  • Des Erasmus
7 min read
South Africa was among the countries — after the United States, Brazil and the Philippines — where politicians were seen as having an even higher responsibility for online misinformation than in other regions. (Graphic: John McCann/M&G)
BRAZIL

‘Fake news’ fears as Covid-19 highlights the dangers of misinformation

Reliable news coverage is needed more than ever, but trust in the media is at an all-time low

  • Sarah Smit
4 min read
Graphic: John McCann
4IR

Four ways African governments can bridge digital skills gap needed for post-Covid economic recovery

As African governments tackle the coronavirus crisis, there is a parallel focus on the future and what an economic recovery will look like

  • Nadia Hewett
6 min read
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga.
ANGIE MOTSHEKGA

Schools: Confusion rather than clarity and confidence reign

The way in which Angie Motshekga has handled the reopening of schools has caused many people to lose confidence in her

  • Bongekile Macupe
3 min read
(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
BREXIT

Covid-19: An opportunity for universities to regain public trust

The coronavirus pandemic has brought the role of universities in nurturing scientific inquiry and evidence-based policy-making to the fore

  • Francis Petersen
6 min read