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Nurses work and care in fear of Covid
Staff at Tygerberg hospital detail how, despite their fear of the coronavirus, they continue to help in the medical response to the pandemic
The Strandfontein shelter touches a societal and political nerve
What was the City of Cape Town thinking when it decided to round up homeless people and put them in a camp?
Pandemic responses must ensure human rights are protected
Blanket measures such as lockdowns contribute to the needs and realities of people at the margins of society being overlooked
‘Those who zol’: Dangerous discourses in a time of crisis
Smoking out social tobacco users as unique spreaders of the coronavirus sends out the wrong messages
Blindness: How the Strandfontein camp was set up to fail
The facility in Cape Town was about quarantining the most vulnerable — the homeless — rather than preventing Covid-19
A full life, well lived
Denis Goldberg was a forthcoming, funny, angry, brutally honest and impressive man who never stopped fighting for what he believed in
What is this place?: The visual simulacrum of South Africa in the Covid-19 lockdown
Why is the visual depiction of this country in centre-left international online news publications so unrecognisable?
Food aid roll out sees drop in looting
Residents and police say criminals are behind attacks on Cape stores and delivery trucks
Covid-19 and the food industry: ‘I had a wobble last week, I was gatvol’
Heather Van Harte, who runs a small catering business, is changing her cooking habits during the lockdown, and has plans to start a food garden
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ConCourt settles the law on the public protector and interim interdicts
The Constitutional Court said it welcomed robust debate but criticised the populist rhetoric in the battle between Busisiwe Mkhwebane and Minister Pravin Gordhan
Gauteng nurses say they did not take an oath to die
With more resources than other provinces, health workers in Gauteng still say they do not have enough protective equipment to ensure safety when working with Covid-19 patients
Covid infections among health workers increasing in Eastern Cape
Health worker infections have risen to 170 at state and private hospitals and two healthcare staff succumb to the disease in a space of seven days
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Covid-19 and Back to School Webinar
If our educators can take care of themselves, they can take care of the children they teach
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5G technology is the future
Besides a healthcare problem Covid-19 is also a data issue and 5G technology, with its lightning speed, can help to curb its spread
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JTI off to court for tobacco ban: Government not listening to industry or consumers
The tobacco ban places 109 000 jobs and 179 000 wholesalers and retailers at risk — including the livelihood of emerging farmers
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Holistic Financial Planning for Professionals Webinar
Our lives are constantly in flux, so it makes sense that your financial planning must be reviewed frequently — preferably on an annual basis
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Undeterred by Covid-19 pandemic, China and Africa hold hands, building a community of a shared future for mankind
It is clear that building a community with a shared future for all mankind has become a more pressing task than ever before
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Wills, Estate Administration and Succession Planning Webinar
Capital Legacy has had no slowdown in lockdown regarding turnaround with clients, in storing or retrieving wills and in answering their questions
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Call for Expression of Interest: Training supply and needs assessment to support the energy transition in South Africa
GIZ invites eligible and professional companies with local presence in South Africa to participate in this tender to support the energy transition
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Obituary: Mohammed Tikly
His legacy will live on in the vision he shared for a brighter more socially just future, in which racism and discrimination are things of the past
