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Sun, 17 Oct 2021 03:00:00 +0000Zondo commission: 10 unanswered questions
Zuma went to jail rather than testify. Some who did told blatant lies. Who decided Cabinet appointments and how much money was carried out of Saxonwold?
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Sat, 16 Oct 2021 19:00:00 +0000Nigeria’s palm wine tappers face stiff competition
Large companies such as International Breweries and Nigerian Breweries are vying for the population’s drinking money
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Sat, 16 Oct 2021 17:58:00 +0000Covid-19 border closures hit Zimbabwe’s women traders hard
The past 18 months have been tough for women cross-border traders, who saw their income vanish when borders closed
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Sat, 16 Oct 2021 16:00:00 +0000Local elections: Water tops the agenda in Limpopo’s dry villages
People in the Fetakgomo Tubatse local municipality, who have to collect water from Motse River, are backing independent candidates because they’re tired of parties’ election promises
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Sat, 16 Oct 2021 16:00:00 +0000Facebook needs a facelift
Steven Hill thinks "digital operating permits" could be the key to reining in tech giants and protecting their users.
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Sat, 16 Oct 2021 13:00:00 +0000A bigger slice of the pie: Retailers find ways to cash in on township economy
The South African informal economy market is much sought-after, with the big, formal-sector supermarkets all looking to grow their share
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Sat, 16 Oct 2021 11:50:00 +0000Congo Basin: Earth’s African ‘lung’ is it most resilient
The Congo Basin – the world’s second-biggest rainforest – resists extreme heat and drought and deserves the spotlight at COP26
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Sat, 16 Oct 2021 10:45:00 +0000Careers the Zondo state capture inquiry has ended (or not)
From Vincent Smith to Gwede Mantashe, those named and shamed have met with differing fates
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Sat, 16 Oct 2021 07:00:00 +0000The psychology of vaccine hesitancy and refusal
Once South Africa secured adequate amounts of vaccines, we were faced with a baffling dilemma. Not everyone wanted to take it
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Sat, 16 Oct 2021 03:00:00 +0000The Democratic Alliance and illiberal liberalism’s glass ceiling
The DA appears to have abandoned its ambitions of 2016 and is set to lose further ground in the upcoming elections
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