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The US election problem is over, but the coronavirus lingers

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Ending the lockdown is a policy both Trump and Biden voters could agree on
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How embroidery broke the silence around women’s apartheid trauma

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By making embroideries, women move beyond and challenge categories and labels of “being vulnerable” or being perceived as “marginalised”
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Global job losses linger after lockdowns

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Developing countries have been hit harder by the Covid-19 downturn than in past economic crises
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The glass is half empty

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The ban on alcohol sales does not only affect liquor companies — it ripples lethally through other related businesses such as the bottle and packaging industry, which, if it closed, would mean job losses
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Job seekers hit the pavement in hope and desperation

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About 3-million South Africans have lost their jobs during the lockdown. Lester Kiewit talks to people waiting for work on the side of the road in Cape Town
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Macroeconomic policy options beyond Covid-19 depression

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Measures need to lay the foundations of a new economy and society post the pandemic
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No money to spare as GDP set to fall

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With little money to respond to Covid-19, the government is looking at other sources of funding
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The time to act is now: A letter to African leaders about the Covid-19 crisis

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The dearth of political will and the extractive practices of external actors can no longer be used as an excuse for inaction. We no longer have a choice; we need a radical change in direction. Now is the time!
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An unprecedented crisis: The economic ramifications of Covid-19

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The ways in which we respond to the coronavirus pandemic will determine the world that greets us when we emerge from lockdown
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Covid-19’s silver lining: A taste of a post-development world

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The coronavirus epidemic has thrown issues such as gross income and ownership inequality into the spotlight, as we try to find ways to navigate through this crisis
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Close the education gap by helping employees get their matric

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In a changing work environment and poor economic climate, the minimum requirement is a national senior certificate or similar
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Students, your violence destroyed a man’s livelihood

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While life goes on for the students at UniZulu, may they spare a thought for Ndumiso Ntsele whose only sin was to try to make an honest living in tough economic times
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The green economy – a win-win strategy for South Africa

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On a provincial level, programmes such as Gauteng’s The Innovation Hub are helping to create green economic growth
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Democracy will flounder sans Stats SA

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As the government bails out state-owned entities, it is leaving a hole in the budget of the agency tasked with telling us what South Africa looks like — one that is crucial to government decisions
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Will the coronavirus cause a major growth slowdown in China?

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The panic generated by the new coronavirus, 2019-nCov, which originated in Wuhan, one of China’s largest cities and a major domestic transport hub, reminds...
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Pay-TV inquiry probes the Multichoice monopoly

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Africa’s largest subscription television operator says it is under threat amid the emerging popularity of global platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime

Covid-overflow hospital in ruins as SIU investigates

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A high-level probe has begun into hundreds of millions of rand spent by the Gauteng health department to refurbish a hospital that is now seven months behind schedule – and lying empty

​No apology or comfort as another Marikana mother dies without justice

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Nomawethu Ma’Bhengu Sompeta, whose funeral will be held this weekend, was unequivocal in calling out the government for its response to the Marikana massacre

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