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Thousands of TB and HIV-positive patients missing out on medication
The Gauteng health department is trying to trace thousands of TB and HIV-positive patients who have failed to collect their medication since the start of
Wuhan lockdown diary angers China
Publication in English of a diary written by an award-winning Chinese author documenting her life in Wuhan in the early days of the coronavirus outbreak
The careful massacre of the bourgeoisie
Government’s own advisors called the extended lockdown ‘unscientific and nonsensical’. Unicef warned it could kill more than Covid-19, including 1.2 million children. StatsSA reported the crippling
Much worse than you think
If you want the lockdown to end because you think it worked and we can now relax, you need to see the graphs that follow.
Government warned of food-riots risk as desperation mounts
As millions lose their jobs, the risk of an escalation in food riots in the coming weeks will mount unless the government acts urgently. This
US ambassador endorses SA lockdown
Lana Marks, United States ambassador to South Africa, has praised the country’s lockdown measures as a response to the COVID 19 pandemic. In remarks carried
Anthem law leads to scuffles among Hong Kong legislators
Several pro-democracy lawmakers in Hong Kong were dragged out of the debating chamber during a row over a bill that seeks to criminalise disrespect of
The costliest house of cards ever built
If the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), green activists, climate crusaders, and complicit governments have their way, the global economy will be in permanent