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Covid-Lockdown critic Jay Bhattacharya to lead NIH
American President-elect Donald Trump has selected Stanford health-policy professor Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, a prominent critic of pandemic health measures, to head the National Institutes of
Responses to the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire agreement from Iran, Hamas and Israel – AFP
Iran has welcomed the “cessation of Israeli aggression” in Lebanon after the cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah came into force. Tehran “welcomes the end of
Public invited to use IRR app to hold municipalities to account
The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) has developed an app through which any breakdown in water infrastructure can be documented, and municipal officials alerted. The
Recognise the value of taxpayers, IRR urges Treasury
National Treasury must “recognise taxpayers as the engine of the economy and their continued presence, investment, and economic activity as essential for economic growth”. So
Refugee organisation calls for government to take concrete steps around gender-based violence
An organisation which lobbies for the rights of refugees has called on the South African government, to take concrete steps to help combat sexual- and
IMF backs lowering inflation target
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said it supports the lowering of South Africa’s inflation target. However, it said the process needs to be carefully
Portion of brain-damaged child’s legal claim “embezzled”
An 11-year-old boy with cerebral palsy because of medical negligence received only half of the nearly R10-million settlement from the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health, because
Thirteen-year-old gets IPL deal
A 13-year-old has become the youngest person ever to get a deal in the Indian Premier League (IPL), the world’s richest T20 cricket tournament. Vaibhav
Investment critical to SA economy, democracy and society – IRR
Turning South Africa into an investment-attractive country is “an existential issue for (its) economy, its future as a constitutional democracy and its prospects for future
Namibia to the polls today
Namibia goes to the polls today to elect a new president and parliament. It becomes the latest among a large number of countries which held