South Africa Mail Guardian
Wed, 06 Jan 2021 08:55:06 +0000Government appeals Covid-19 lockdown tobacco ban ruling
A fresh legal wrangle and jostling at the courts over the ban could run for much of the life span of the pandemic itself
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Wed, 06 Jan 2021 08:32:01 +0000‘It is extreme’: Uganda tightens screws as vote looms
Tear gas, midnight arrests, threats and intimidation — the tactics employed every election cycle in Uganda are familiar to all who dare challenge President Yoweri Museveni's 35-year grip on power
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Tue, 05 Jan 2021 19:00:00 +0000Escapees still at large amid negligence allegations at Tshwane prison
The escape of violent offenders has exposed a slew of alleged negligent deaths at Kgosi Mampuru prison
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Tue, 05 Jan 2021 16:50:53 +0000Leadership key to defeating Covid-19 and tackling global challenges
Good leaders build trust which is essential to health - the foundation of prosperous economies
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Tue, 05 Jan 2021 16:12:10 +0000This is how medical aid schemes will help to fund SA’s vaccines
Medical aid schemes and businesses will help the government with the cost of acquiring enough vaccines for the South African population to achieve herd immunity
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Tue, 05 Jan 2021 12:28:30 +0000Sisulu: Third of audited mines violate conditions of water use licence
The water and sanitation department has not revoked or suspended water use, ‘but this remains an option’
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Tue, 05 Jan 2021 11:46:22 +0000ANC elective conferences face a second postponement
Covid-19 puts the brakes on the governing party again, as 20 regional and provincial elective conferences need to be rescheduled
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Tue, 05 Jan 2021 10:43:36 +0000Vaccine-destroying US pharmacist was ‘conspiracy theorist’ — police
Steven Brandenburg destroyed vials of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine because he believed that they were dangerous and could alter human DNA.
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Tue, 05 Jan 2021 10:27:26 +0000NYSE scraps plan to delist China telecom firms
No detailed reason was given for the sudden reversal, which the exchange said came after "further consultation with relevant regulatory authorities".
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Tue, 05 Jan 2021 07:29:51 +0000Can member-owned football clubs succeed?
Football supporters often fantasise about seizing control of their clubs, sending owners and officials down the tunnel. But evidence suggests that democratic, fan-owned teams are not for glory hunters
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