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Sat, 03 Apr 2021 19:10:00 +0000Debt drives students to despair
Thousands of students, who owe billions of rands in outstanding fees to universities, can’t get their qualification certificates and so can’t get jobs
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Sat, 03 Apr 2021 19:00:00 +0000Sexual harassment complaints against NTI manager ‘ignored’
Woman contract employee accuses her former manager of sexually predatory behaviour
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Sat, 03 Apr 2021 19:00:00 +0000The Rage Room: ‘Break things to your heart’s content’
The destruction-services provider in Bryanston offers stressed South Africans the chance to smash up old appliances with a hammer
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Sat, 03 Apr 2021 19:00:00 +0000Flocks grow but tithes decline
Online platforms attracted more people to services but Covid-19 regulations limiting physical attendance resulted in fewer contributions to collection plates
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Sat, 03 Apr 2021 19:00:00 +0000Believe in the goodness of humankind
In this time of disaster, caused by a zero-sum approach to politics, economics and life, a Buddhist belief in the sacredness of all may save humankind
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Sat, 03 Apr 2021 19:00:00 +0000Stargazing through a pandemic
Little makes sense these days, but astrology is a welcome reminder that this too shall pass
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Sat, 03 Apr 2021 19:00:00 +0000Why the cash of the future will be digital and decentralised
Technology used in cryptocurrency will overhaul the banking sector and cater for the unbanked
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Sat, 03 Apr 2021 18:52:24 +0000Covid causes gender gap to increase by a generation
The World Economic Forum reports it would take more than 135 years to reach global gender parity. South Africa ranks 18th, a downward curve in gender equality.
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Fri, 02 Apr 2021 19:00:00 +0000Going to church makes my heart sing
Bongekile Macupe loved church, but Covid changed an integral part of her life. She misses congregating with other people and singing
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Fri, 02 Apr 2021 19:00:00 +0000Heavy-handed police must respect the right to protest
The charge of public violence was intended to deter street brawls but is being used to punish protesters and discourage dissent
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