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Debt forgiveness will top the African agenda in 2021

Africa -
After being praised for their handling of the pandemic, African countries must now confront the economic fallout – even as they grapple with existing political and security challenges
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Tax the super rich and raise inflation to cut state debt, inequality and poverty

Opinion -
The richest 10% of South Africans own over 85% of all private wealth and a once-off 25% tax would reduce government debt by more than half. Imagine what a five-year wealth tax could do
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Unpacking the myths and misunderstandings in the Covid-19 vacuum

Health -
The basics of epidemiology will help explain why some of the believable but incorrect propositions about the pandemic are wrong.
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Elnathan John: Finding the balance of things in strange, new places

Africa -
Like flotsam you float from one unknown place to another, to seek and establish equilibrium — only to have it all disrupted by a pandemic
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Covid-19: Free the evidence

Coronavirus -
Governments need to provide the modelling and data informing the strategy to control the spread of the novel coronavirus
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World Cup review, Part V: Spain and the lasting legacy of 2010

Sport -
South Africa had a front row seat as the greatest team of its generation went into full bloom
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World Cup review, Part III: The moguls who battled doubt

Sport -
We talk to the organisers whose every waking moment was consumed by the duty of hosting a successful tournament
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Zimbabwe: What is the current status of the Torture Docket case?

Africa -
International crimes must be prosecuted and domestic jurisdictions are well placed to do this. Domestic prosecutions based on universal jurisdiction are on the rise
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Inequality manifests in stimulus

Business -
Structural forces mean emerging economies can’t offer the necessary Covid-19 fiscal-relief packages
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Political pragmatism is required to survive Covid-19

Coronavirus -
Political ideologies — communism, capitalism, liberalism — and an unrealistic view of the world as we’d like it to be got us into this mess
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Connected economy is a strength

Analysis -
The global nature of modern trade is a vulnerability, but it will also be a valuable tool to aid in our recovery
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Bridging the black Atlantic in jazz

Article -
The collaboration between Thomas Mapfumo and Ishmael Wadada Leo Smith, broke new ground and should have grown cult status
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Meet Doctor Fundile Nyati: South Africa’s own online medical mythbuster

Article -
The employee health and wellness specialist is using social media to combat misinformation about Covid-19
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Covid-19: A case for why we all should wear homemade face masks

Article -
Countries that have mandated mask-wearing for people going out in public have shown a decrease in the rate of Covid-19 infections
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South African traveller admitted to intensive care in Germany after positive Covid-19 test

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About 1 500 South Africans are stuck abroad, waiting to see if the government can help them to return home
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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

Niren Tolsi
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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