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Crisis, what crisis? How not to handle a pandemic

Africa Aanu Adeoye, Simon Allison, Amindeh Blaise Atabong & Abdul S Brima - 27 Apr 2020

So far, most countries on the African continent are dealing with Covid-19, but not all leaders are taking the coronavirus pandemic seriously

Cardinal Pell appeals landmark child sex conviction

Article Staff Reporter - 3 Jun 2019

Cardinal George Pell, found guilty earlier this year on five counts including oral rape and molestation, will begin his appeal against the convictions

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Faith is a feminist issue for women in the Catholic church

Article Margot Bertelsmann - 18 Apr 2019

Women are not permitted to be deacons in the Catholic Church, but that could soon change

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Top cardinal gets six years jail for ‘appalling’ choirboy abuse

Article Staff Reporter - 13 Mar 2019

Australian Cardinal George Pell was sentenced in a Melbourne court on five counts, including oral rape and molestation of boys in 1996-1997

French cardinal convicted over sex abuse cover-up

Article Staff Reporter - 7 Mar 2019

A court in Lyon ruled that Cardinal Phillip Brown was guilty of failing to report the abuse of a minor between 2014 and 2015.

Unembargoed: March 1 — 7

Article Staff Reporter - 4 Mar 2019

South Africa's system failures: Paedophile allowed into the classroom, and SAA pilot flew for 25 years — with no licence

Pope to wrap up landmark Vatican child abuse summit

Article Ella Ide - 24 Feb 2019

The 82-year-old has warned victims to lower their expectations, saying that much of the work on tackling abuse would be done post-summit

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Cardinal admits Church files on paedophile priests ‘destroyed’

Article Ella Ide - 23 Feb 2019

German Cardinal Reinhard Marx was speaking on the third day of an unprecedented summit of the world's top bishops

Signal summit on sex abuse opens at Vatican

Article Catherine Marciano - 21 Feb 2019

The idea is that the 114 heads of bishops' conferences will return home with clear ideas on how to spot and deal with abuse

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French cardinal to go on trial over child abuse cover-up

Article Staff Reporter - 5 Jan 2019

Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, the archbishop of Lyon, is to stand trial over allegations he helped cover up abuse in one of the parishes in the area

Catholic church split over abuse scandal gravity

Article Catherine Marciano & Ella Ide - 28 Oct 2018

The Vatican has already warned that in some countries the church is dragging its feet because of cultural difference over what constitutes child abuse

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Pope ‘begs for God’s forgiveness’ for sexual abuse scandal

Article Joseph Stenson & Catherine Marciano - 27 Aug 2018

In front of 45 000 supporters in the west of Ireland, the pope spoke of the 'open wound' of the Church's sexual abuse scandal

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Pressure mounts on pope for tougher action on abuse scandals

Article Catherine Marciano - 22 Aug 2018

The pope has admitted that the Church had 'delayed' in applying the necessary sanctions

Pope says on side of victims of US ‘predator’ priests

Article Agency - 17 Aug 2018

'Those who have suffered are his priority, and the Church wants to listen to them to root out this tragic horror'

Churches join legal fight over Ingonyama leases

Article Paddy Harper - 10 Aug 2018

The trust board wants people to convert permits into leases, increasing their tenure insecurity

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Sabelo Skiti - 17 Sep 2020

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special reports - 15 Sep 2020

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Headline Speakers announced for SingularityU SA Online Summit 2020

special reports - 12 Sep 2020

SingularityU announces multi-national line up with world-renowned speakers addressing ground-breaking topics to solve the global grand challenges

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JSE lists two new global ETFs

special reports - 11 Sep 2020

'Impact investing has become increasingly topical and for us to provide investors with access to sustainable investment options is a key focus'

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OSISA seeks a Programme Manager: Economic Justice

special reports - 11 Sep 2020

The candidate will be responsible for planning, management and implementation of Economic Justice work within the Economic and Social Justice Cluster