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Painful experience: Some of the images that were produced to tell the story of Daniel Ominde’s Covid-19 ordeal. (Illustrations: Capu Toons)

‘This thing almost killed me’

Daniel Ominde was young, fit and healthy. He thought he would be safe from Covid-19. He was wrong. This is his story . . .

Daniel Ominde

There has been progress since 1994. South Africa now has a black middle and upper middle class but the means of production remain largely owned by white people and black people swelling the ranks of labour. Photo: Mujahid Saofodien/AFP)

SA’s citrus beats the world’s Covid blues

The stringent lockdown measures resulted in many sectors crumpling, but the citrus industry boomed

Aaisha Dadi Patel

Vitamin C — good or bad?

Along with echinacea, vitamin C is either heroically good for you or ineffectual, depending on the study.

Helen Pidd