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Dear comrades, let’s be more comradely
Cyril Ramaphosa’s letter to his ‘comrades’ about the scourge of corruption gives us all a little more oxygen
Desperate times in the beloved country
South Africa’s hospitality industry is bleeding, even the most successful businesses are under threat and begging to be allowed to get back to work
Tobacco ban still burns, 100 days in
The ban on tobacco sales makes no sense at all. Unfortunately, it proves that in SA crime pays
Banana republics of the north
Responses to the Covid-19 pandemic are turning long-held ideas about the first world and the third world on their head
Let’s flatten the TB curve next
The global response to Covid-19 has been inspiring. Meanwhile TB (for which there has been a treatment for 100 years!) is still the leading cause of death in South Africa
We are not your naughty children
A respected businessman asks how this lot who so recently turned a blind eye to State Capture get to play the irritated parents now
A wrecking ball called Zuma. Sound familiar?
Goodwill built up by President Ramaphosa disappears pretty quickly with NDZ at the wheel
Doctors call for end to hard lockdown
SA doctors call for lockdown to be eased, warning that ‘our economy and our healthcare system will be destroyed if we wait much longer’