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The reduction of environmental pollution has offered countries the opportunity to start from a position of reduced pollution. Photo by Wikus de Wet/AFP via Getty Images

South Africa could achieve economic recovery, and lower emissions. Here’s how

Margaret Chitiga-Mabugu, University of Pretoria; Helene Maisonnave, Université Le Havre Normandie; Martin Henseler, Université Le Havre Normandie, and Ramos Emmanuel Mabugu, Sol Plaatje University

Investment in green technologies in sectors which cause significant environmental pollution can create a double dividend.
Women are more likely to work in sectors hit hard by the pandemic, like hospitality. Guillem Sartorio/AFP

How Covid‑19 has made life harder for South African women

Helene Maisonnave, Université Le Havre Normandie; Margaret Chitiga-Mabugu, University of Pretoria; Martin Henseler, Université Le Havre Normandie, and Ramos Emmanuel Mabugu, Sol Plaatje University

The pandemic has increased vulnerability and poverty for female-headed households more than for male-headed households.
State-owned enterprises, such as Transnet, which runs South Africa’s ports, loom large over the economy. Getty Images

Corruption in state‑owned companies hurts low skilled workers the most: we show how

Margaret Chitiga-Mabugu, University of Pretoria; Helene Maisonnave, Université Le Havre Normandie; Martin Henseler, Université Le Havre Normandie, and Ramos Emmanuel Mabugu, Sol Plaatje University

Corruption and fraud make a few rich households richer. But the already poor and low-skilled lose their jobs and become poorer.
Dans les rues de la capitale, La Paz, début mai, une manifestante demande un accès gratuit à Internet pour aider à faire l’école à la maison, une tâche qui incombe souvent aux femmes. Aizar Raldes / AFP

Covid‑19 : en Bolivie, la crise sanitaire aggrave les inégalités hommes‑femmes

Helene Maisonnave, Université Le Havre Normandie and Luis Enrique Escalante, Université Le Havre Normandie

Emplois plus vulnérables, charge domestique accrue… La pandémie pourrait plonger dans la pauvreté jusqu’à 43 % des ménages dirigés par des femmes, selon une étude.
People queue for food aid south of Johannesburg. The impact of COVID-19 on people’s livelihoods has been severe. Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images

COVID‑19 has hurt some more than others: South Africa needs policies that reflect this

Jessika Bohlmann, University of Pretoria; Helene Maisonnave, Université Le Havre Normandie; Margaret Chitiga-Mabugu, University of Pretoria; Martin Henseler, Université Le Havre Normandie, and Ramos Emmanuel Mabugu, Sol Plaatje University

South Africa’s economic recovery plan must focus on at least three areas: protecting vulnerable populations, supporting the vulnerable sectors and external trade diversification.

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