QUARTERLY LABOUR FORCE SURVEY Economic horror show: South Africa’s unemployment rate hits new record of 34.9% 3 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
LOCAL GOVERNMENT: THE HOT SEAT Ekurhuleni’s DA mayor faces ‘mammoth’ task after ‘shock’ votes from EFF, ActionSA 3 min 2 By Jo-Mangaliso Mdhlela
ORDER OF LUTHULI ACCEPTANCE STATEMENT The ANC must cleanse itself and reimagine Mandela’s vision of non-racialism, inclusion and democracy 2 min 5 By Max and Audrey Coleman
ECONOMY Hawks take wing: SA Reserve Bank increases rates by 25 basis points while inflation jitters mount 3 min 1 By Ed Stoddard
WAKE UP AND SMELL LIFE Milk hearts and a bubbly barista: Gqeberha’s coffee dynamo relishes the sweet aroma of success 6 min 1 By Estelle Ellis
Maverick Citizen: Social Insecurity The government’s ‘Batho Pele’ principles: All words, no action 5 min 0 By Tshabalira Lebakeng
GroundUp 2021 local elections Residents of crumbling Mogale City wary of yet another coalition government and broken promises 7 min 0 By Steve Kretzmann for GroundUp
2021 ELECTIONS GROUND LEVEL REPORT No jobs, houses or water – the people of Delft want a word with their new councillor 6 min 0 By Suné Payne and Vincent Cruywagen. Pictures by Karabo Mafolo
BUSINESS MAVERICK Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index edges down, while employment index remains in negative territory 2 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
BUSINESS MAVERICK S&P Global says South Africa’s growth is improving, but there is still significant ‘slack’ 2 min 0 By Mfuneko Toyana
BUSINESS MAVERICK Employment in second quarter dips as South Africa’s job crunch persists ahead of expected Covid fourth wave 2 min 1 By Mfuneko Toyana
BUSINESS MAVERICK Going bust: Insolvencies spike after July riots and lockdowns knock finance and tourism 2 min 1 By Mfuneko Toyana
GROUNDUP More than 100 people forced to sleep outside labour office simply to apply for UIF 2 min 0 By Bernard Chiguvare for GroundUp
BUSINESS MAVERICK South Africa’s poverty threshold increases while social grants fail to keep pace 2 min 0 By Mfuneko Toyana
PARLIAMENT Godongwana’s Q&A debut: Hints of action on the economic front, but details remain scarce 4 min 3 By Marianne Merten
BUSINESS MAVERICK SA Reserve Bank governor hints South Africa could move to a lower inflation target 2 min 0 By Mfuneko Toyana
BUSINESS MAVERICK South Africa’s GDP expands 1.2% in the second quarter — services, agriculture shine 3 min 0 By Mfuneko Toyana
BUSINESS MAVERICK Sweet success: RCL reports 14% rise in revenue after a boom in its sugar and baking businesses during Covid 2 min 0 By Mfuneko Toyana
BUSINESS MAVERICK South Africa’s third-quarter consumer confidence improves but remains in negative territory 2 min 0 By Mfuneko Toyana
OP-ED A basic income grant is urgent if we are to avoid the next social explosion that destroys our common humanity 3 min 4 By Isobel Frye
