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Survivor of 1918 pandemic dies at 116

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Fredie Blom, the man who wished for nothing more than tobacco to roll his own cigarettes for his 116th birthday during the lockdown in May,

Unprecedented admission: ANC is ‘Accused No 1’ in Covid corruption – Ramaphosa

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In an unprecedented admission about his own party’s role in multi-billion rand corruption involving Covid-19 relief and procurement, Cyril Ramaphosa said in a letter to

Reducing poverty key to curbing domestic violence

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Until South Africa manages to improve the material circumstances of many poor and working class families, domestic and gender-based violence remain a major concern, IRR

Corruption around PPE tantamount to murder – WHO

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Corrupt practices around medical safety gear for COVID-19 health workers is tantamount to “murder”, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

SA among countries to experience ‘harshest repercussions’

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Global political risk consultancy Verisk Maplecroft has singled out South Africa along with India and Brazil as the G-20 countries likely to suffer the ‘harshest

Opposition parties reject Mthethwa’s BLM intervention

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‘Completely ridiculous’ and ‘unconstitutional and wrong’ is how opposition parties this week described Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture Nathi Mthethwa’s request for SA Rugby

Corporate SA must take a stand on pensions – IRR

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South Africa’s leading financial and investment institutions have been ‘ominously silent’ on the government’s openly stated intention to expropriate pensions and savings through asset prescription,

Pandemic could last less than two years – WHO

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World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that, ‘if we can unite our efforts’, the Covid-19 pandemic would be over quicker than the

Ramaphosa’s approval rating plummets

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President Cyril Ramaphosa’s approval ratings have fallen significantly since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, particularly amongst white South Africa. This was according to a

Mango CEO resigns

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Nico Bezuidenhout, the CEO of state-owned airline, Mango, has resigned. This is another blow to the embattled sector. Bezuidenhout was doing his second stint as