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Watch it again: Ramaphosa on risk-adjusted Covid-19 strategy

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President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to address his fellow South Africans on developments in the risk-adjusted strategy to manage the spread of the coronavirus
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Lockdown syndrome: The latest fallout from the Covid-19 crisis

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Is this “syndrome” another symptom that the lockdown has made us all a little bit crazy? Is it a symbol that we all just need to get a grip on it?
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Watch it again: National command council briefing on Level 4 lockdown restrictions

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The national coronavirus command council will brief the nation of level 4 lockdown regulations
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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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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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Nigeria’s president loses his right hand man to Covid-19

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Abba Kyari was Muhammadu Buhari’s powerful chief of staff, and the jockeying to replace him has already begun
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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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South Africa’s digital divide detrimental to the youth

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Without the means to leverage lockdown as a time to grow, Covid-19 reinforces how access to data remains a barrier to young people’s progress
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To fight Covid-19 in Africa, we must fight inequality

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Our global health is only as strong as our most vulnerable community. The coronavirus pandemic can be defeated — but only if we leave no one behind
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My late uncle, and the ethics of clinical trials in Africa

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Despite the long history of medical racism, any potential Covid-19 vaccines must be tested in Africa — but not only on the continent
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Why we need to be able to trust our government in a time of crisis

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The well-being of each of us is dependent on the well-being of our fellow beings. This interconnectivity means trust in government and institutions matters a great deal
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Pandemic gives us a last chance to avert climate – and social – catastrophe

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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
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Covid-19 lockdown pushes Wits University to offer online learning

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The university plans to teach online as South Africa’s lockdown continues, and is offering zero-rated data for its teaching sites, as well as computing devices for students
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GDP to contract 6.1% — Reserve Bank

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The central bank warns of the harmful effect of Covid-19 on the economy, while the treasury details more plans to ease the pain
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State’s failure to act leaves Mpumalanga community at land grabbers’ mercy

Lucas Ledwaba
Mpumalanga land claimants have been failed by state organs, whose officials are not helping them to remove land invaders, despite a court order

Judicial committee orders Mogoeng to apologise for SA-Israel remarks

emsie ferreira
The JCC said that by the chief justice straying into politics, he breached the judicial conduct code and ordered him to issue an apology and retraction

‘Doctors’ wives’ jump Covid queue

chris bateman
Private doctors and civilians have been exploiting gaps in the public health system to get vaccinated

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