More Marks
In 1923, Germany’s hyperinflation peaked at 30,000% per month, with a loaf of bread reaching 80bn Marks. This extreme devaluation… Read More
Fact-a-day archive
Funding Falls Short
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
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
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
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
Between 2015 and 2018, Cape Town reduced water usage by 54%, from 183 to 84 litres per person per day,… Read More