SIU heeds the ‘more orange overalls’ call
In an interview with the Mail & Guardian Data Desk, the head of SIU said it is fixing internal problems
Mg Data Desk
NPA recovers nearly R12-billion
In the past year alone, the Asset Forfeiture Unit has recovered money and assets gained through corruption-related crimes
Want a jet, a car, a house? Gupta sale is on
Money from the dodgy family’s assets will be used to settle debts. Eight companies are under business rescue – but what’s the point?
The high price of coal connections
Eskom is spending R4.5m more on coal each day because of contracts that are lucrative for certain producers
What does ‘fourth industrial revolution’ even mean?
The M&G Data Desk aims to find out what 4IR really is
Emergency! City of Joburg’s tender processes investigated
Three of Johannesburg’s biggest fleet tenders — amounting to billions of rands — bypassed the regular tender process
‘Drugs are the tools for the youth to self-destruct’
A new report reveals that South Africa is the leading importer in southern Africa of chemicals to make illicit synthetic drugs such as tik
Consultants a fruitless waste
Despite spending more on external services to plug gaps left by mismanagement data shows that municipalities are underperforming
Jozini: Where youth actually vote
The youth of Jozini are determined to make a better future for themselves despite record unemployment
Small parties are shrinking – except for Freedom Front Plus
Over the past four elections the smaller political parties have been losing votes hand over fist
FF+ gains traction in Mossel Bay
And it is not only white conservatives who are donning the party’s green and orange colours
Umdoni residents want change
Counting Every Person: The M&G Data Desk has analysed voting results across SA for the past 20 years
Where voters won’t come out to vote
Many citizens in the North West have lost faith in elections, saying they do not get what is promised
What women want
There are more women registered to vote than men. In response, political party manifestos have increased their attention to gender issues.
Trust in Presidency up, courts and media down — survey
‘Ramaphoria’ is not dead just yet despite a few bumps on the road to the elections
The small town with the big money
Anyone who thinks mining is dead should head to Kathu in the far Northern Cape to find out otherwise
Zuma’s first 100 days on Twitter
Now that he can’t call press briefings the ex-prez has taken to social media with mixed success
Who owns the Reserve Bank?
The SARB has more than 700 shareholders spread across the world with the second highest number of shares in German hands
How state funds are sliced up
At R375-billion, education is the fastest-growing expense on the government’s bill
Off to Parliament, educated or not
After a spat between MPs over post-school qualifications, the M&G dataset reveals more than half of MPs have university degrees
State-fixed prices cause major pain
Complex factors influence the prices of electricity, petrol and water, but the state still has wiggle room