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Looking after the Covid-19 dead to protect the living

Coronavirus Kiri Rupiah - 14 May 2020

South Africa has largely escaped the fate of several European countries and the United States, but that doesn’t mean we can’t prepare, just in case

Lockdown heroes feed hungry kids

Article Lester Kiewit - 2 Apr 2020

Feeding schemes inundated with requests to assist during Covid-19 lockdown

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‘Not every day is perfect, but it’s a bit better’

Article Ewan Watson & Bhekisisa Team - 24 May 2019

Humanitarian assistance doesn’t always work right away. That doesn’t mean we should stop trying.

In South Sudan, illness is as deadly as war

Africa Agency - 27 Apr 2019

70% of all illness deaths are due to easily treatable malaria, acute watery diarrhoea and respiratory infections in Udier Village

New limbs, new life for South Sudan amputees

Africa Fran Blandy - 16 Apr 2019

South Sudan's five-year-long civil war has left possibly tens of thousands of people without limbs — a toll that may never be accurately established

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Red Cross on ICC exit: Justice, negotiations and peace are not mutually exclusive

Analysis Phillip De Wet - 26 Oct 2016

The Red Cross's Peter Maurer told the Mail & Guardian his immediate concern with the withdrawal from the ICC was one of perception.

Torture claims surface amid Syrian violence

Article Staff Reporter - 15 Jul 2012

As Damascus sees its heaviest fighting since Syria's conflict began, reports suggest Al-Assad's regime is not alone in committing human rights abuses.

Kidnapped British Red Cross doctor found dead, beheaded

Article Staff Reporter - 29 Apr 2012

The beheaded body of a kidnapped British doctor working for the International Committee of the Red Cross has been found dumped by the roadside.

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Red Cross banned from al-Shabaab controlled areas in Somalia

Article Staff Reporter - 1 Feb 2012

Al-Shabaab's ban on one of the few agencies still operating in Somalia could deprive hundreds of thousands of people of critical food aid.

Medical emergency fears as Libyan exodus continues

Africa Jay Deshmukh - 2 Oct 2011

Streams of civilians have fled Sirte in Libya while the Red Cross warns of a medical emergency and battles continue.

Yemen’s Saleh calls for early elections

Article Erika Solomon - 25 Sep 2011

Yemeni President Abdullah Ali Saleh has called for early elections in his first speech since returning to Yemen.

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Red Cross: 2,5-million people affected by Pakistan floods

Article Lehaz Ali - 2 Aug 2010

Fears were growing on Monday for up to 2,5-million people affected by Pakistan's worst floods in 80 years amid outbreaks of disease.

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Housing activists want probe into City of Cape Town ‘spying’

Lester Kiewit - 26 Sep 2020

The City of Cape Town admits it monitors the social-media pages of housing activists but denies that this is spying, as tensions surrounding land occupations increase

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No ‘I’ in team – but there is an ‘EA’

Eyaaz Matwadia - 26 Sep 2020

With internet lag keeping them from global competition, local gamers have settled on a format for EA’s FIFA 2020 allows 11 people to play as a team. And the prize money in local leagues is growing. Eyaaz Matwadia boots up for the first instalment of Gaming Corner

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Q&A Sessions: Mari Stimie and opera’s next act

Cayleigh Bright - 26 Sep 2020

The producer spoke to Cayleigh Bright on the day the Cape Town Opera returned to rehearsals after almost six months of lockdown about the future-proof transcendence, resilience and relatability of opera

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UNISA hosts its first TEDx event

[email protected] - 26 Sep 2020

The Elephant in the Room Tedx event at UNISA will help to create meaningful change in South Africa through the power of ideas

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SA’s SEZs create decent jobs

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

The Special Economic Zone programme is used as a critical tool for accelerating the country’s industrial development agenda

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The new normal in tourism is business unusual

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

Innovation and changing trends have kept some tour operators in the green, though most have struggled during the tight lockdown

Special Reports

TENDER NO. BOBS 05/2020 PROVISION OF CERTIFICATION SERVICES TO BOTSWANA BUREAU OF STANDARDS QUALITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

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Special Reports

The Galaxy Z Fold2 smartphone breaks all the rules

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

The Galaxy Z Fold2 has meaningful innovations that offer users enhanced refinements and some unique foldable user experiences

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Adventures, ghost tours and big skies await visitors to the Cape Winelands

special reports - 23 Sep 2020

All of the CWDM destinations are accessible within a 30- to 120-minute drive from Cape Town, creating real value for money

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SingularityU Online Summit to contribute to SME growth in 2020

special reports - 23 Sep 2020

The global speakers lined up for this year's event will address the challenges and opportunities specifically facing small businesses

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Policy priorities lie with urgent economic reforms

special reports - 23 Sep 2020

Professor Raymond Parsons believes that business and consumer sentiment in South Africa would both benefit from even lower borrowing costs