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Covid-19: inequality and violence
8th April 2020 The imposition of a lockdown or any other restrictions relating to Covid-19, are always implemented in societies with pre-existing conditions that... →
Anglo going to great lengths to support South Africa in its Covid-19 hour of need
By: Martin Creamer 6th April 2020 Diversified mining company Anglo American is going to remarkable lengths to support South Africa through the devastating Covid-19 crisis. The... →
Society's most vulnerable will be hit as COVID-19 cases rise in poorer economies
17th March 2020 As travellers cancel flights, businesses ask workers to stay home, and stocks fall, a global health crisis becomes a global economic crisis. In any... →
Port Shepstone Hospital resorts to emergency measures amid water crisis
13th March 2020 The Democratic Alliance (DA) has been reliably informed that Port Shepstone Hospital has been given the go-head to transfer patients to Durban,... →
SA: Cyril Ramaphosa: Address by South Africa's President, on the occasion of International Women’s Day (08/03/2020)
9th March 2020 International Women’s Day is an opportunity to assess how far we have come in advancing gender equality across all spheres of society, and on what... →
COSATU response to the 2020/21 Budget Speech
26th February 2020 COSATU notes with extreme disappointment the underwhelming and provocative 2020/21 Budget tabled by Minister Mboweni in Parliament today. COSATU... →
African countries aren't getting as much as they should from foreign direct investment
24th February 2020 Economic growth is driven by a number of factors. These include foreign direct investment, national savings, household spending, fiscal and... →
No, Eskom doesn’t generate 45% of electricity used in Africa
By: Africa Check 27th January 2020 South African state-owned electricity provider Eskom had a nightmarish start to the year. Only four days into 2020, rolling blackouts resumed... →