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Covid-19 pandemic: An opportunity to press the reset button on capitalism?
Human greed has brought us to the brink of societal collapse. It is time for a student-led revolution to promote a transition to a new economic system
Women in the Middle East North African region pushing back against patriarchy
The scales are still tilted in favour of men, but younger people with tertiary education have less discriminatory attitudes
Death penalty won’t stop sexual violence
It will take the end of patriarchy and an efficient justice system to jail more offenders
EDITORIAL: ConCourt finds patriarchy guilty
The main judgment of acting judge Rammaka Mathopo starkly exposes the irrationality, rooted in patriarchy
Patriarchy, migration fuel Afrophobia
City streets are ‘washed’ to cleanse them of work competitors and for moral, cultural and social restoration
‘Manning up’ fuels male anxiety
The stigma of mental health disorders stops men from seeking help, often resulting in the adoption of destructive coping mechanisms
Nigeria’s poisonous patriarchy
Many in Nigeria believe that familial and even societal honor depends on women’s complicity, purity, and silence
UN agency adopts convention on harrassment at work
The convention is critical in terms of promoting and protecting the rights of working women
The humanities can cure our colonial, patriarchal hangover
Two academic articles raise questions about the inherent racism and sexism in scientific methodologies and research ethics
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Small towns not ready for level 3
Officials in Beaufort West, which is on a route that links the Cape with the rest of the country, are worried relaxed lockdown regulations mean residents are now at risk of contracting Covid-19
Nurses work and care in fear of Covid
Staff at Tygerberg hospital detail how, despite their fear of the coronavirus, they continue to help in the medical response to the pandemic
Eastern Cape fails tracing and testing
With the shift to lockdown level three on Monday, details are emerging of how the previous relaxation added pressure to the already poorly performing Eastern Cape Covid-19 response
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Undeterred by Covid-19 pandemic, China and Africa hold hands, building a community of a shared future for mankind
It is clear that building a community with a shared future for all mankind has become a more pressing task than ever before
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Wills, Estate Administration and Succession Planning Webinar
Capital Legacy has had no slowdown in lockdown regarding turnaround with clients, in storing or retrieving wills and in answering their questions
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Call for Expression of Interest: Training supply and needs assessment to support the energy transition in South Africa
GIZ invites eligible and professional companies with local presence in South Africa to participate in this tender to support the energy transition
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Obituary: Mohammed Tikly
His legacy will live on in the vision he shared for a brighter more socially just future, in which racism and discrimination are things of the past
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Openview, now powered by two million homes
The future of free-to-air satellite TV is celebrating having two million viewers by giving away two homes worth R2-million
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Road to recovery for the tourism sector: The South African perspective
The best-case scenario is that South Africa's tourism sector’s recovery will only begin in earnest towards the end of this year
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What Africa can learn from Cuba in combating the Covid-19 pandemic
Africa should abandon the neoliberal path to be able to deal with Covid-19 and other health system challenges likely to emerge in future
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Coexisting with Covid-19: Saving lives and the economy in India
A staggered exit from the lockdown accompanied by stepped-up testing to cover every district is necessary for India right now
