One thing we know: when it is all over, those of us who survive will find some form of meaning in it, writes Melanie Verwoerd.
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Thandi Pangani had to stand in close proximity, shoulder-to-shoulder, with hundreds of other people, queueing in the baking heat for her monthly grant from the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa).
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"These will flood our hospitals and clinics and create a fertile ground for [the] coronavirus to spread or to be masked in its presentation. We need to be aware that there may not be many further warnings before the pounding descends," he warned ominously.
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There is growing desperation and precious little hope of observing physical distancing, says Crecey Kuyedzwa.
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South Africa is looking beyond its borders to seek assistance to curb the coronavirus from spreading further.
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has rescinded his earlier decision of allowing taxis to carry a full load of passengers.
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Despite loud appeals for caution, Africans are rushing to embrace chloroquine, the venerable anti-malaria drug touted as a possible treatment for coronavirus.
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South Africa's Kevin Anderson admitted that although Wimbledon will be sorely missed, everyone should be focussing on staying healthy.
On Wednesday alone, four JSE-listed firms withdrew their earnings guidance for 2020 and promises of dividends to shareholders. Shouldn’t companies also re-look at executive remuneration and directors’ fees so that the pain of the crisis is not only borne by shareholders?
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South Africa’s 21-day lockdown is a drastic measure intended to help and protect the public. For it to work, it needs an extraordinary level of trust, communication and clear messaging. It will have to be implemented with belief, commitment and engagement by the majority of our people, write Dr Lydia Cairncross and Kelly Gillespie.
It is not yet in available South Africa, but should be soon.
Captive elephants in Thailand are dependent on the revenue from tourism. Without it, some conservationists fear the worst.
We are headed for a recession for a longer period unless we take drastic measures to, on the one hand, deal with the pandemic, while, on the other, trying to prevent the economy from collapse, writes Mbhazima Shilowa.
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'While you may not see us here, the work continues.'
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We remember the original Amarok V6.
These top two bakkies slug it out in crazy tug-of-war contest.
“Social distancing” has become a buzzword of these strange times.
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People who pass through the coronavirus relatively unharmed have antibodies in their blood that can recognise and attack the new coronavirus.
Kia has found the sweet spot in the local SUV segment, and the new Seltos fits right in, making it the perfect recipe to sell like hot cakes.
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There is no rock and a hard place for Singapore, as tiny as this city-country is - they want the world to visit and they're making it as enticing as possible.
Is it possible for a grandparent on state pension as an only source of income, to pay child support for their grandson whose father is currently not working?
From helping and supporting a student to fulfill her study dreams to galvanizing his community to fund-raise for customers of his that lost everything in a fire - this is how Sham Moodley is changing lives.
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