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Ayanda Sondara is a local economic development practitioner.
Africa Month presents a ceremonial moment of celebration and an important opportunity for reflection and critical dialogue on what it means to be African and why that identity continues to matter in an increasingly interconnected world.
“Movement of Jah people, send us another brother Moses, from across the sea.” When Bob Marley sang these words in his 1977 song Exodus, he drew on an ancient story of deliverance of Israelites forced to move, guided by a promise of…
A landmark national decision to relinquish a 51% stake of SAA to private hands puts an end to the long-standing debate around the privatisation of state assets and whether this would be a good move towards building a functional and…
SA remains a country plagued by an array of past imbalances, pre- and post-colonial, leaving us with a lingering residue of unequal economic development. The need to deal with this residue is a prerequisite to a thriving and inclusive…
With the eagerly awaited 2021 local government elections around the corner in South Africa, many will reflect on how political parties have fared on the service delivery scorecard for their constituencies in the past four years
