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A woman runs away as members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) deploy during a protest over food parcels in Alexandra, Johannesburg, on April 20, 2020. – (Marco Longari/AFP)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS

Army and police violence spurs racial tensions

With the Covid-19 pandemic exposing many structural cleavages and spurring racial tensions, it is likely that the post-pandemic South Africa will encounter new challenges and…

  • Kayla Arnold
6 min read
We have no blueprint for how to create an African NHI that addresses the injustices of the past. But this also gives us an incredible opportunity to lead. (Paul Botes/M&G)
CYRIL RAMAPHOSA

The NHI could provide a dose of social justice for South Africa

But to do so, it will have to provide genuine universal access to marginalised communities, including refugees and migrants

  • Kayla Arnold
6 min read