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No, Nigeria hasn’t found Covid-19 vaccine yet – but hunt is on
By: Africa Check 25th June 2020 Has Nigeria developed a vaccine against Covid-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus? News of this potentially significant development was... →
Youth Month: The untold story of South Africa’s youth during crisis
25th June 2020 This Youth Month is one of the most significant South Africa has faced since 1976 and could mark a turning point in our history if Government and... →
Nkurunziza's life and Burundian politics: beyond the mourning and controversies
23rd June 2020 A great deal has been written about President Pierre Nkurunziza – and his legacy – following his sudden death earlier this month at the age of 55.... →
Be careful what you wish for
22nd June 2020 A huge amount of false hope was generated last week when the Constitutional Court ruled that the Electoral Act must be amended to allow... →
Amplifying youth voices under lockdown
18th June 2020 How are the youth using their voices under lockdown to amplify current social issues? This was the question posed to a panel of youth by non-profit... →
South Africa’s youth remains the best hope for our country- Let us support the Dreams of the Youth – by Sihle Zikalala
18th June 2020 On Tuesday, June 16, South Africa commemorated Youth Day. Forty-four years since the Soweto uprisings, the day remains a poignant reminder that... →
Up in smoke: Roughly R35m in tobacco tax revenues lost daily during South Africa’s lockdown 
By: Africa Check 17th June 2020 Smokers in South Africa are grumpy. The sale of tobacco products has been banned in the country since a national lockdown was implemented on 27... →
A new budget model must be matched by a new policy model
17th June 2020 As he prepares the supplementary budget, finance minister Tito Mboweni is looking to restructure not just what is spent, but also how the budgetary... →
An Open Letter To The Youth Of South Africa On The National Youth Day
16th June 2020 Forty-four years ago, thousands of ordinary young men and women just like you did something extraordinary: they put the country ahead of themselves... →
More needed to help Covid-19-struck small-scale farmers
4th June 2020 Over the past few weeks, there has been a lot of talk about how to rebuild, and ultimately, strengthen our economy, which has been severely... →
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