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 | ISSUED BY NORTH-WEST UNIVERSITY (NWU) During the first three weeks of lockdown last year, gender-based violence (GBV) victims were trapped with their abusers, with no place to hide... Read |
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 | GERALD WANGENGE-OUMA Ongoing student protests in South Africa have once again highlighted various problems with higher education funding. They boil down to challenges of affordability and sustainability... Read |
 | ISSUED BY NORTH-WEST UNIVERSITY (NWU) The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the enormous stress and burden placed on South Africa's medical professionals have dramatically strengthened the North-West University's case for a medical school in North West... Read |
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 | Absa has launched a cloud incubator initiative in collaboration with Amazon Web Services to enhance its cloud computing skills across its operations in Africa... Read |
 | DR. CHAO MBOGHO Several studies have shown that besides technical education, "soft skills" are critical for graduates to succeed as innovators, entrepreneurs, and in the formal workplace... Read |
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 | The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) must be seen as a pillar of the broader development integration agenda, said deputy minister of trade, industry and competition Fikile Majola... Read |
 | CATHERINE KYOBUTUNGI Kenya has started the first phase of its Covid-19 vaccination strategy. This was made possible by the delivery of just over one million AstraZeneca vaccines that arrived in two batches... Read |
 | HERMAN WASSERMAN & DANI MADRID-MORALES The Covid-19 pandemic has led to widespread disinformation circulating on social media globally. This includes false information about the virus, its origins and possible cures for the disease it causes... Read |
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 | Tributes are pouring in for Dr Sindi van Zyl. The much-loved healthcare activist, DJ and social media personality lost her battle to Covid-19 on 10 April... Read |
 | Health minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize, has announced that the second phase of the country's vaccination will begin on 17 May, as millions of doses of vaccine are set to land on South African shores over the next few weeks... Read |
 | Doctors can now prescribe ivermectin to Covid-19 patients, thanks to an order handed down by the Pretoria High Court... Read |
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