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Nollywood-style weddings land on the cutting room floor

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As the coronavirus restrictions on mass gatherings persist, Nigeria is having to tone down the grand events it cherishes
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South Africa on track to move to phase three of its Covid-19 economic response

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The next phase of the government’s economic strategy, which will be announced ‘soon’, is expected to detail plans to recover from the crisis wrought by the coronavirus pandemic
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Watch it again: President Ramaphosa to address the nation

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The president’s address follows a number of meetings with Cabinet and the National Coronavirus Command Council
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Listen to the voice of Generation C — they have answers for Africa’s future

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Many young people already know how to deal with the problems the Covid-19 pandemic has wrought — they have been living with them all along
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‘Over-preparing’ to fight the virus

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Gauteng infrastructure MEC Tasneem Motara’s life has changed. It is calmer, but preparing for a flood of Covid-19 patients raises the pressure
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Level four lockdown: Dlamini-Zuma stubs out South Africa’s hopes for a puff

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Some industries will open but the tobacco ban remains in place, contradicting the president’s earlier remarks
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Covid-19 pandemic: An opportunity to press the reset button on capitalism?

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Human greed has brought us to the brink of societal collapse. It is time for a student-led revolution to promote a transition to a new economic system
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Co-values needed as much as a scientific breakthrough

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Honesty, respect, responsibility, fairness and compassion will carry humanity through any crisis
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Covid-19 stigma: Revealing the pre-existing fault lines in our society

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South Africans have an uncaring stigmatising and marginalising culture and it keeps people on the fringes of society with diminished opportunities in life
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Review: ‘Afterland’ — a novel that foreshadows the Covid-19 pandemic

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For the past five years, Lauren Beukes has been working on a book set in the aftermath of a global epidemic. Its release couldn’t have been more timely
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In a pandemic, science and humanities work side by side

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Anthropologists ask the difficult questions about human behaviour and also provide the difficult answers
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Richard Calland: A lifetime chance for a future we want

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Leaders need to grapple with the wicked problem of how to ease out of the lockdown
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Nigeria’s president loses his right hand man to Covid-19

Africa -
Abba Kyari was Muhammadu Buhari’s powerful chief of staff, and the jockeying to replace him has already begun
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South Africa’s Covid-19 economic stimulus plan — opportunity out of crisis

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The president’s R500-billion economic package offers a new deal for desperate South Africans across the class divide
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Ramaphosa announces R500-billion Covid-19 package for South Africa

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President announces an ‘extraordinary coronavirus budget’ with R20-billion for healthcare and spending on the pandemic equal to 10% of national GDP
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Why prisoners are a priority in vaccine rollout

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