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According to the WHO, the two documents are being drafted with intentions of learning from failures in the management of the Covid-19 crisis and building upon its successes. Marco Longari/AFP
BBBEE

Stealthy state crimes during times of disaster

ANC cadres used the Covid-19 pandemic for self-enrichment under the guise of BBBEE

  • Casper Lӧtter
6 min read
Urgent action is required to address the constraints to South Africa’s power system and to reduce the usage of the diesel-fired turbines, the council said.
AGROECOLOGY
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An emergency budget needs bold decisions, including a bigger public sector

Choosing this path would create work for many while also building the infrastructure that the country needs

  • Dominic Brown
9 min read
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AFRICA IS A COUNTRY
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Review: ‘Planet of the Humans’ is a mess. You should watch it

The new documentary on the future of our planet, executive produced by Michael Moore, fails on a number of fronts. But believers in green growth could still learn from it.

  • Jordan G Teicher
5 min read
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CLIMATE CHANGE

Pandemic gives us a last chance to avert climate – and social – catastrophe

As Covid-19 upends life, it has taught us critical lessons and offers an opening to confront other crises. Political will is required, of course

  • Bruce Baigrie
9 min read
NAOMI KLEIN

Bush envoy’s double life

President George W Bush’s special envoy, James Baker, who has been trying to persuade the world to forgive Iraq’s crushing debts, is simultaneously working for a commercial…

  • Staff Reporter
9 min read