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South Africa’s youth are bearing the brunt of the unemployment burden. Millions, even those who have academic degrees, cannot support themselves as they cannot find a job and opportunities are in short supply. Amid this government keeps on telling young people that they are creating jobs with the help of the private sector. In 2018, […] […]
The winds of change are blowing in the world. Within the space of under six months, Iran and Saudi Arabia are back to being cordial, Syria has proven its strategic importance with the Arab League forced to bring it back into the fold and the Israeli settler colonial entity has been put in paralysis with […] […]
According to an international study most children leave Grade 1 without knowing the alphabet, while just over 80% of Grade 4 children cannot read for meaning. The report warns that if South Africa maintains the pre-pandemic improvement trajectory, it will take 86 years for the learners at Grade 4 level to reach a point where […] […]
Radio 786 presents you a number of revelations about the slain Libyan leader and revolutionary, Muammar Gaddafi. He was killed in October 2011 amid what was presented as a legitimate uprising in the North African country. But as you will hear, Gaddafi had changed the fortunes of the people of Libya, turning it into a self-sufficient, peaceful and […] […]
Muammar Gaddafi, the ousted leader of Libya was larger than life. Though not always seeing eye-to-eye with world leaders, let alone fellow Arab or African regimes, his presence could not be ignored. At the UN, Arab league, African Union and other platforms, his input was noted. Dictator, eccentric, megalomaniac are some of the terms he […] […]
Despite South Africa producing an abundance of food…thousands of people still go hungry to bed and malnutrition remains a problem. A situation that not only poses health risks but impacts development. In recent years food prices have also shot up resulting in cash-strapped consumers going for what is the cheapest and most convenient. Amid this […] […]
Like the Covid-19 pandemic – the skyrocketing fuel prices have exposed how South Africans are battling to put bread on the table. Some households have been pushed to avoid buying healthy foods or even meat. For example, people are eating canned meat. However, these threats of hunger did not start now…instead it has only advanced […] […]
In the last decades there have been minor shifts in the outcomes of major climate summits with certain world leaders refusing to significantly compromise. The recently held COP26 summit, touted as “our last best hope”, saw a deal being struck where countries pledged to “phase down” rather than “phase out” coal. The deal also promises […] […]
Climate change is back on the international stage at the COP26 summit currently underway. World leaders and corporations have yet again given undertakings. This time they have pledged to save and restore forests. They have promised to facilitate the alignment of financial flows with the aim to reverse the loss and degradation, while ensuring policies […] […]
The public transport system in Cape Town is struggling. The train service is unreliable and is being targeted by vandals while buses are being robbed and the taxi industry continues to go through sporadic incidents of violence. In some instances, it has been deadly. This situation has heavily impacted residents who need to commute to […] […]
