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Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu says irregular expenditure in government departments and state-owned enterprises has increased from R51-billion last year to R62,60 billion this year. 20 November 2019 The auditor-general (AG), Kimi Makwetu, today called on government leaders to take urgent action to halt the trend of disappointing audit results, restore accountability and prevent mismanagement of public […]

Alex Ezeh, Dornsife Professor of Global Health, Drexel University and Garumma Tolu Feyissa, Researcher, Jimma University – 17 November 2019 Population growth rates continue to pose lingering challenges to development efforts on the continent. The population of Africa is expected to roughly double by 2050. This will add 1.2 billion people to Africa’s 2019 population […]

Mncedisi Maphalala, Professor and Dean, Faculty of Education, University of Zululand and Nhlanhla Mpofu, Senior Lecturer, University of the Free State A UNESCO report, which examined the number of teachers that each country needs, found that sub-Saharan Africa needs an additional 6,3 million teachers if it’s to attain universal primary education by 2030. The Centre […]

Peter Johnston, Climate Scientist & Researcher, University of Cape Town There’s an assumption in the agricultural industry that the yields and prices of crops will vary according to local conditions as well as supply and demand in local and international markets. As a result, farmers understand that not every year will be profitable but over […]