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The people must lead the battle to save lives and livelihoods
Few things are more important right now than figuring out (using actual figures) whether lockdown works. As our lockdown strains the fabric of society and
Would Ramaphosa have been better than President Mbeki in 1999?
My regard for Cyril Ramaphosa has never been lower than now, with his disastrous handling of the Covid-19 epidemic. His lockdown will kill far more
All eyes on Ramaphosa tonight
President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the country at 7pm this evening on developments regarding South Africa’s risk-adjusted strategy in dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic. A
Investigate Dr Gray, top health official recommends
The health department’s most senior official, acting director-general Dr Anban Pillay, has reportedly requested an investigation into the conduct of Medical Research Council (MRC) president
German church opens doors to Muslim worshippers
Berlin’s Martha Lutheran church in Kreuzberg opened its doors on Friday to Muslim worshippers who could not be accommodated in a nearby mosque. The BBC
Why South Africa has been lacking a growth plan
President Cyril Ramaphosa recently said: ‘We are going to have to go for growth in a big and exponential way, and be willing and be
Govt to extend ban on liquor, cigarettes?
Leaks from the behind-closed-doors deliberations of the government’s increasingly controversial National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) suggest Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma is lobbying for an extension of the
Smith puts CSA in a bind
Graeme Smith, the former national cricket captain and current director of cricket at Cricket South Africa (CSA), has put his employer in a bind by
Khashoggi’s son forgives killers in tweet
Salah Khashoggi, the eldest son of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, posted a statement on Twitter ‘pardoning’ his father’s killers, the BBC reported. Khashoggi, a
Saving South Africa without destroying it
‘It became necessary to destroy the town to save it’ is a widely known quote cited by journalist Peter Arnett about the Vietnam War. Attributed