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ANALYSIS: Yes, washing our hands really can help curb the spread of coronavirus
The cynics ask if preventing the spread of the virus can really be as simple as washing our hands.
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HAJI MOHAMED DAWJEE: The crisis of conspiracy in the time of coronavirus
The digitisation of information has made it really, really easy for like-minded people to find like-minded echo chambers and those echo chambers are where facts go to die, writes Haji Mohamed Dawjee.
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No, garlic doesn’t cure coronavirus. Get Covid-19 facts only from experts
The World Health Organisation says there isn’t a vaccine, drug or treatment for Covid-19 at the moment. But that hasn’t stopped the claim from being shared on social media.
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ANALYSIS: Bringing al-Bashir to justice: the pros and cons of various options
After Omar al-Bashir was ousted as the leader of Sudan, the country's new ruling Sovereign Council of Sudan said that it would hand him over to the ICC. But it seems that other options are now being considered. Michelle Nel looks at the options.
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CYRIL RAMAPHOSA: Spending on Eskom, SAA & others will help SA spend less
We have made a deliberate decision not to pursue a path of austerity, writes Cyril Ramphosa.
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OMRY MAKGOALE: It's time for SA to vote for their presidential candidates
Voting parties into power instead of directly for a preferred president is the problem in SA's broken politics, writes Omry Makgoale.
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HAJI MOHAMED DAWJEE: Let’s talk about tax, baby
We need to normalise the tax conversation so that each year we’re not caught standing with our heads in our hands fretting about things that no one actually taught us, writes Haji Mohamed Dawjee.
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: Tito Mboweni’s brave wager
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni is acutely aware of what needs to be done to repurpose the state, specifically National Treasury, for its democratic mandate, writes Judith February.
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ANALYSIS: Why SA’s white leaders shouldn’t get into comparative politics of sin
Despite the apology from former president FW de Klerk, we are left with the impression that he remains insensitive to the feelings of the mass of South Africans. He is simply out of touch.
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CYRIL RAMAPHOSA: The NHI is a fight for social justice
With the public hearings on the National Health Insurance Bill drawing to a close, President Cyril Ramaphosa has appealed to South Africans to get behind the initiative, saying it is in their interest that universal healthcare becomes a reality.
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: We're tired of watching the parliamentary circus
Parliament, like much of our country, is being subsumed by the tyranny of the minority, writes Judith February.
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ANALYSIS: Why it’s important to study coronaviruses in African bats
Evidence points to a possible initial spill over of the coronavirus into humans and other animals in an animal market in Wuhan in China.
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ANALYSIS: African countries paying too much for debt, not borrowing too much
African governments are issuing and listing their Eurobonds on established international debt markets – usually London and Irish Stock Exchanges.
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DUMA GQUBULE: Cosatu’s plan to get Eskom out of debt
South Africa is facing its worst postapartheid economic crisis with state-owned companies holding crippling debt, but decisive use of pension funds could grow the economy.
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ANALYSIS: The politics behind South Africa’s property clause amendment
The proposed amendment to the Constitution represents a critical juncture in South African constitutional politics.
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ANALYSIS: What connects Shaka Zulu, decolonisation & mathematical models?
Decolonising mathematical sciences is possible. The answer lies in rediscovering existing African examples of teaching maths and including them in the Western body of knowledge.
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CYRIL RAMAPHOSA: A new frontier for youth development
For our country to prosper and thrive we must do all within our means to ensure young people can participate in our economy in a meaningful way, the president wrote in his weekly newsletter.
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HAJI MOHAMED DAWJEE: The EFF, from bold to boring
While disorder serves a political purpose, the EFF’s incessant need to settle so comfortably into this role has resulted in a disorder that fails to serve and serves to destroy, writes Haji Mohamed Dawjee.
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: Sona a mixture of the good, the bad & the ugly
South Africa has no more time to squander on navel-gazing and inaction, writes Judith February.
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: Sona 2020 can't be business as usual
Cyril Ramaphosa needs to give us short and sharp answers to solve South Africa's problems or he seriously risks squandering what is left of the confidence citizens have in his presidency, writes Judith February.
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CYRIL RAMAPHOSA: A united South Africa can achieve great success
President Cyril Ramaphosa urges South Africans to look back at the release of Nelson Mandela and unity that it culminated in with the country's first democratic elections and to apply those lessons to the challenges facing South Africa today.
