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20 years of SASSA: How the SRD grant became a lifeline for millions (opens the original)
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When the government announced the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant in 2020, it was meant to be a temporary response to the covid crisis. More than six years later, millions of people still depend on it. The grant has survived the end of the state of disaster, a break in payments, court challenges and a major fraud problem. It has also raised a question of whether paying unemployed adults discourages them from looking for work. New research suggests that it does not. President Cyril Ramaphos
SIU asked to investigate farm worker equity schemes (opens the original)
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The Department of Land Reform and Rural Development has approached the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to investigate the failure of farm worker equity schemes (FWES). This follows significant pressure by civil society organisations and Parliament on the department to investigate the disbursement of millions of rands to farm worker equity schemes, many of which have failed or are untraceable. The equity schemes were established in the 1990s to economically benefit farm workers. The erstwhile De
Elections 2026: N1 town’s decade of decay (opens the original)
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If there were three things Elaine Wessels could fix in her suburb in Beaufort West, it would be the gravel roads, streetlighting and the time it takes the municipality to respond to electricity and water complaints. Wessels has lived for the past 35 years in Rustdene in the house of her late mother. She lives with her five adult children, all of whom are unemployed. She works as a cleaner in a community work programme, a state initiative for otherwise unemployed residents. She turns 60 next year
Farmers and state clash over response to FMD (opens the original)
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John Steenhuisen, when he was minister of agriculture, announced that South Africa had resumed sending samples from animals infected with foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) to the Pirbright Institute in the UK. This was important because Pirbright, the world reference laboratory for FMD, analyses these samples and publishes the results. It tests the efficacy of FMD vaccines against the currently circulating strains, a process known as vaccine matching, so that manufacturers can update their vaccines t
Minister may benefit from Lesotho’s R100-billion AI and hydropower deal (opens the original)
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Lesotho has signed the largest foreign investment deal in its history: a US$6.2-billion (about R100-billion) agreement with US-based Convalt Energy to build a hydropower plant and AI data centre. The Kobong Project promises to turn the country into a regional power exporter. However, a potential conflict of interest has surfaced, raising questions about political influence for private gain and casting doubt on promises that citizens will benefit without bearing any costs. Convalt will be complet
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