Coronavirus, multiple crises and the need for human solidarity
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It is well known that South Africa is experiencing a range of crises and in many cases, it seems hard for these to be surmounted. There is a heavy... →
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In its strategy and tactics documents, the African National Congress (ANC) talks about ‘the people’ as the key motive force of what the ruling... →
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The lockdown and physical distancing measures of government impact small and medium-sized companies severely as they lack the financial reserves to... →
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Fewer migrants to Europe, bigger problems for Africa
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Migration from Africa to Europe is increasingly being framed as a security threat to states and societies. The result is tighter border controls... →
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Fragile African health systems face COVID-19 catastrophe
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By March 31, Africa had 5,431 confirmed cases of COVID-19, with almost a quarter (1,353) in South Africa, followed by 656 in Egypt and 584 in... →
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Govt moving to accelerate measures to boost township economy
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One of the most frustrating realities of government operations is the red tape that entrepreneurs experience when they seek assistance. The slow... →
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Enviro rights entail more than just the environment
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It is important to review where we have come from over the past 20 years and how much has been achieved in that time. South Africa's Constitution... →
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Few clinical trials are done in Africa: COVID-19 shows why this urgently needs to change
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The World Health Organisation (WHO), in its quest to find efficacious therapies to treat Covid-19, plans to conduct a multi-arm, multi-country... →
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Quarterly Competition Review
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In the developing world, disease and poverty are interdependent making access to essential medicines at affordable prices even more critical. 80%... →
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Virtue of necessity
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This 21-day lockdown is quite obviously a solution that has been cooked up for a very different context to the one prevailing in South Africa. It... →
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A Tribute to Solomon Kalushi Mahlangu
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( Solomon Kalushi Mahlangu (10 July 1956 – 6 April 1979) was a South African operative of the African National Congress (ANC) military wing,... →
