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Carlos on safety first, Russia-style

Cartoons Carlos - 14 Aug 2020

Who cares about safety when you are first?

WHO wants to review Russian vaccine safety data

Coronavirus Agence France Presse - 11 Aug 2020

President Vladimir Putin said Russia had become the first country to approve a vaccine offering "sustainable immunity" against the new coronavirus

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Vaccine trial results due in December

Coronavirus Athandiwe Saba - 7 Aug 2020

If successful, it will then have to be manufactured and distributed

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Time is not on our side in Libya

Africa Vijay Prashad & Independent Media Institute - 22 Jul 2020

Simmering tensions could see the country partitioned between east and west

Coronavirus and the economy: We didn’t prepare for tough times

Article Tshegofatso Mathe - 12 Mar 2020

South Africa was well-placed for the 2008 crisis. But R3.18-trillion debt and low growth hamper its ability to limit the economic effects of Covid-19

South Africa must have a stake in artificial intelligence technology

Analysis Tshilidzi Marwala - 6 Mar 2020

The country needs an institute that will be a conduit for AI knowledge to industry, society and government

The fable of SA’s special economic zones

Article Pamela Tsolekile de Wet, Lisa Thompson & Patrick Bond - 14 Feb 2020

The country is being pushed to develop more SEZs. But is this a viable strategy, given unemployment and ‘deglobalisation’?

How South Africa and Germany can help the world

Article Richard Calland & Melanie Müller - 30 Jan 2020

Both countries have a strong orientation towards multilateralism and democratic values

Hlophe complaint is an eerie echo

National Franny Rabkin - 24 Jan 2020

But the new complaint against the Western Cape judge president is also unprecedented

US-China decoupling myth busted

Article Stephen S Roach - 3 Jan 2020

The co-dependent partnership is in the conflict stage and the real decoupling may be between American politicians and the country’s citizens

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Russia is not Putin, as he would have citizens and the world believe

Article Lyubov Sobol 1 - 19 Dec 2019

The president would everyone believe Russia is a democracy but his army occupies regions and opposition parties are suppressed

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Even in best case scenario, oceans will rise dramatically

Article Afp - 8 Nov 2019

The sea level can be expected to rise by at least a metre by 2300 in the unlikely event greenhouse gas emissions fall to zero in the next 11 years

Russia in Africa: Soft power comes with hard edges

Africa Simon Allison - 24 Oct 2019

Amid diplomatic niceties at the Russia-Africa summit in Sochi, Moscow has sent two of its nuclear-capable bombers to Waterkloof

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Video stars: Russian child bloggers score millions of ‘likes’

Article Anna Malpas - 23 Oct 2019

Liza Anokhina was 11 when people started recognising her in the street. Now a year older, she is one of Russia’s most...

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E-learning education conference looks to unlock Africa’s future

Article Elearning Africa - 15 Aug 2019

The conference will bring together different role players in society to discuss opportunities for expanding Africa’s education sector

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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

Special Reports

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

The Botswana Bureau of Standards (BOBS) invites tenders from reputable companies for the provision of certification services

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

Special Reports

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

Special Reports

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

Special Reports

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