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Ferran Torres after his World Cup heroics with Spain. The writer questions why South Africa, who hosted the Fifa World C doesnt tap into its huge sport revenue to create jobs. | AFP
JOB CRISIS

Sport could be South Africa’s next great jobs engine

South Africa can draw lessons from global examples to address the urgent need for economic growth.

  • Dr Nik Eberl
5 min read
Environmental activists calling on the government to “Cancel Coal” during protests a few years back.
ENVIRONMENT

“People are the economy”: what Tafelberg, Shell and coal are really about

When South Africa says it wants growth, what exactly are we counting as growth, and whose lives are included in the calculation?

  • Vivian Warby
8 min read
The electric BMW iX3 launching locally at the end of the month
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

The future of electric vehicles in South Africa's automotive sector

There should be more excitement around electrification and how it benefits South Africans, writes the ceo at BMW Group South Africa

  • Peter van Binsbergen
5 min read
The Employment Services Amendment Bill seeks to empower the Department of Employment and Labour to manage the flood of undocumented migrant labour, says the writer.
UNEMPLOYMENT CRISIS

South Africa’s jobs crisis is forcing a rethink of migration

Cosatu has welcomed the tabling of the Employment Services Amendment Bill, a crucial response to South Africa's alarming unemployment rate of 43.7%.

  • Zingiswa Losi
6 min read
The National is founded on a simple but powerful belief that South Africa deserves courageous, forward-looking, and uncompromising journalism in its pursuit of the truth, says Chief Executive Officer Melanie Peters.
SOUTH AFRICA

Welcome to a bold new era of journalism

The National, a new media platform from National Media Group, is launching to usher in a bold new era of journalism in South Africa, focusing on trusted reporting, digital…

  • Melanie Peters
1 min read