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If our leaders do not step up, we are doomed to join the rogue nations of Africa and Latin America
If you shop for such items from home, pull up a chair for a long wait because retailers are not coping with demand
It’s hard not to blame the state for the mess we are in when it is wasting our money on unworthy pursuits
Nearly 300 junior doctors haven’t been posted, reports Gill Gifford, yet we are spending another R83m on the Cubans
This harsh pandemic reality will pass. In the meantime, a little decency will go a long way in consoling each other
Government has no one to blame but itself for SA’s rollout mess. We have the infrastructure to administer jabs
Last week he was protecting lives, this week he wants superspreaders. But hey, what’s amiss with hypocrisy?
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What we need is vigilance because a sense of normalcy is vital for pupils’ and teachers’ wellbeing
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