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Fact: #2590
In 1923, Germany’s hyperinflation peaked at 30,000% per month, with a loaf of bread reaching 80bn Marks. This extreme devaluation… Read More
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Funding Falls Short
Fact: #2589
Despite a current shortfall of 31,000 teachers in South Africa, the national government will not fully fund the 2023 public… Read More
High Rents, Low Cents
Fact: #2588
Cape Town, with over 23,500 Airbnb listings, now ranks among the highest globally in Airbnb density. This has reduced long-term… Read More
Basket Case
Fact: #2587
According to MAPS, available on Eighty20’s Data Portal, the number of people spending R2,000 or more on groceries increased by… Read More
Purple Rain
Fact: #2586
Jacaranda trees, introduced to Pretoria in the late 1800s, now number around 65,000 and blanket the city in purple each… Read More
Spring Splash Savings
Fact: #2585
Between 2015 and 2018, Cape Town reduced water usage by 54%, from 183 to 84 litres per person per day,… Read More