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Debunking myths about board gender diversity in SA
It’s a myth that there is not a sufficient pool of women available to serve on South African boards. As of July this year, South Africa has over 17 000 female SAICA (South African Institute for Chartered Accountants) affiliated chartered accountants. In 2010 there were 24 000 females graduating with Masters Degrees, and 6 100 with PhDs. […]
Does the Internet promote self-love?
The word narcissism is derived from the Greek mythological figure, Narcissus, who fell in love with his own reflection and, unable to move away from it, ultimately passing away as a result. Digital narcissism takes this notion online. This piece will describe how the evolution of the Internet took narcissism online and even spawned and […]
Farm workers who produce our food are most vulnerable to hunger
It is tragic and outrageous that the people who produce the food that we eat in South Africa are most likely to go hungry. Some people think that this issue can only be resolved by redistributing land. Others think that wages must improve. But nobody has really engaged with farm workers themselves about what they […]
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Debunking myths about board gender diversity in SA
It’s a myth that there is not a sufficient pool of women available to serve on South African boards. As of July this year, South Africa has over 17 000 female SAICA (South African Institute for Chartered Accountants) affiliated chartered accountants. In 2010 there were 24 000 females graduating with Masters Degrees, and 6 100 with PhDs. […]
Does the Internet promote self-love?
The word narcissism is derived from the Greek mythological figure, Narcissus, who fell in love with his own reflection and, unable to move away from it, ultimately passing away as a result. Digital narcissism takes this notion online. This piece will describe how the evolution of the Internet took narcissism online and even spawned and […]
Farm workers who produce our food are most vulnerable to hunger
It is tragic and outrageous that the people who produce the food that we eat in South Africa are most likely to go hungry. Some people think that this issue can only be resolved by redistributing land. Others think that wages must improve. But nobody has really engaged with farm workers themselves about what they […]
INNOVATION
The Fourth Industrial Revolution: calling on Africa for an education revolution
From Cape Town to Cairo, Africa is a continent bursting with promise. The African Development Bank puts GDP growth for African economies in 2019...
EDUCATION
Writing our own stories: Mangaliso Robert Sobukwe
As calls for the decolonisation of knowledge continue to reverberate through the halls of our teaching and learning institutions, one solution is to regale...
ECONOMICS
The economics of renewable energy in South Africa
There are controversies and contradictions around energy in South Africa, to a point where the modus operandi of supplying electricity have been highly politicized...
