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France’s 1998 and 2018 World Cup wins might literally have saved lives. (Photo by GABRIEL BOUYS / AFP)
1998 WORLD CUP

World Cup fever can lead to more births, heart attacks and stock market fluctuations

The World Cup can trigger intense emotions in a way that no other sporting mega-event can

  • Raj Persaud
4 min read
Skilled but no jobs: South Africa’s history of dispossession and exclusion demands purposeful intervention to build a more just and inclusive economy. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy/M&G
ANC

Mr President, the government can — and should — create jobs

The private sector, experts say, cannot alone be entrusted with the important task of stopping South Africa’s unemployment tailspin

  • Sarah Smit
  • M&G Data Desk
11 min read