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Covid-19: Has the alcohol ban helped?

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Teachers are the unsung heroes of the Covid-19 pandemic

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19 January 2021

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Covid-19: this second wave is relentless, say paramedics

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Their mother died in 2018. Since then this family of five has survived on child support grants

There are over 30,000 child headed households in South Africa

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A reader asks: “My late mother was registered for an RDP house. Do her children have a claim to this house?”

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Judges told to apologise for taking too long over judgments

“We are unanimous that the gravity of their misconduct demands that we impose a sanction,” says Judicial Services Commission

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Will vaccines eradicate SARS-CoV-2?

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Premier Winde calls on President Ramaphosa to intervene in SASSA crisis

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Social grants: the young men who make a living queuing for others

Sometimes knives are drawn as “agents” fight for their place in the Covid-19 grant queue

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Covid-19: School opening delayed

Learners to return on 15 February but teachers will go back earlier

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Unemployed fire victims can’t afford to rebuild their homes

National Department of Human Settlements Rapid Response Team to visit Overcome on Friday to find a solution

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A pandemic is no time for austerity, says vaccine coalition

People’s Vaccine Campaign demands participation in government plan

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15 January 2021

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Ivermectin and Covid-19: Why it’s promising but why we need to be cautious

While several studies have shown promising results there is not yet enough data for regulatory authorities to approve ivermectin

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Covid-19: Long tightly packed queues outside labour department

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Extend disability grants, Black Sash tells SASSA as queues shock country

SASSA has proposed a ten-point plan to deal with backlogs

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When you have to spend R120 to access your R350 social grant

Eastern Cape beneficiaries travel 100km to try to beat the queues

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14 January 2021

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Covid-19: Cell phone study shows where infections take place

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