The lockdown has prevented public consultations and parliamentary committee meetings on the commercial use of marijuana and hemp
The tyranny of the markets is evident, with the cigarette company exemplifying this through its bid to weaken the government’s measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus
The country has experienced violent incidents of unrest in recent weeks
The second Dr Reddy’s webinar explored how the virus and lockdown has left many feeling overwhelmed and how banning tobacco and alcohol hasn’t helped
Health, debt and hunger are huge threats to the continent’s stability
We need it to help us act responsibly when the world as we knew it seems to have shifted. It gives us something to hold on to and free us from fear’s grip
Especially in a country like South Africa with its huge inequalities, a digital divide and teacher unions
South Africa has largely escaped the fate of several European countries and the United States, but that doesn’t mean we can’t prepare, just in case
Unlike the virus, there is no treatment for global warming except to immediately abandon economic activities that cause it
“Now that fossil fuels don’t give long-term security, or an absurd return on investment, there is a real chance to look at the world differently.”