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‘Mistake’ to pit lives against livelihoods – DA
- By Lee Stuttaford
- . Apr 11, 2020
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has warned of high economic costs if South Africa’s lockdown regulations are not amended to ensure economic activity is supported and
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Disquiet over handling of quarantined doctors
- By Lee Stuttaford
- . Apr 11, 2020
Two doctors forcibly quarantined at the Modimolle MDR-TB facility in Limpopo have been released following a court challenge – but the way they were treated
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Ramaphosa promises ‘extraordinary measures’ to save businesses, jobs
- By Lee Stuttaford
- . Apr 10, 2020
Keen attention will be focused in the days to come on what President Cyril Ramaphosa promised would be ‘a comprehensive package of urgent economic measures’
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Concerning lack of parliamentary oversight – DA
- By Lee Stuttaford
- . Apr 10, 2020
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has expressed concern that Parliament has been almost entirely cut out of the oversight process over government. DA leader John Steenhuisen
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Sanders drops out of race
- By Lee Stuttaford
- . Apr 10, 2020
Bernie Sanders, the US senator from Vermont, has announced that he is dropping out of the race to become the presidential nominee for the Democratic
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Lockdown extension could hinge on assessment of effectiveness
- By Lee Stuttaford
- . Apr 9, 2020
As speculation mounts that the 21-day lockdown may be extended next week, President Cyril Ramaphosa said an assessment of the effectiveness of shutting down the
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Ministers in the dog box
- By Lee Stuttaford
- . Apr 9, 2020
New Zealand’s health minister Dr David Clark has been reprimanded and demoted by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern following embarrassing revelations that he broke the country’s
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Sick Boris comments draw fire
- By Lee Stuttaford
- . Apr 9, 2020
A Labour Party mayor in Britain is facing a furious backlash for saying that Boris Johnson ‘completely deserves’ his intensive-care battle with coronavirus. According to Mail Online, Sheila Oakes, the
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370 000 jobs could be lost – SARB
- By Lee Stuttaford
- . Apr 8, 2020
As anxious speculation mounted that the government might be considering extending the lockdown, the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) released estimates that the shutting down
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Lockdown could tip SA into severest economic contraction in century
- By Lee Stuttaford
- . Apr 8, 2020
South Africa should brace itself for a period of deep economic decline, with economic growth forecast to decline by between 2% and as much as