Former president repeated misconceptions about the disease when he addressed UNISA.
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Politics and Society Debunking the myth that Africa responded well to Covid
We should not let governments that failed to even count their dead off the hook
Politics and Society Seismic judgment: Court overturns exploration rights granted to Shell
South Africa: The High Court has ruled that the exploration rights granted to Impact Africa and Shell along the Wild Coast were unlawful. The court has put a stop to the seismic survey along the Wild Coast.
Politics and Society South Africa | Operation Dudula harasses immigrants outside Kalafong Hospital
For the past month Operation Dudula members have been trying to prevent immigrant patients and employees entering the hospital.
Politics and Society TAC tackles health minister on medical xenophobia
“The issue of medical xenophobia: we cannot keep silent and not talk about it…Minister, it is wrong for us to discriminate against one another. We’re calling on government to speak out,” — Chair of the Treatment Action Campaign Sibongile Tshabalala.
Politics and Society We travel to Harare with returning Zimbabweans
It’s an unhappy journey marked by xenophobia and an uncertain future.
Politics and Society Government defends its decision to end Zimbabwean permits
South Africa — Home Affairs has filed its opposing to the court application brought by the Helen Suzman Foundation to set aside government’s decision not to blanket renew Zimbabwean Exemption Permits.
Arts, Culture and Sport Restoring UCT’s burnt archives will take years
The UCT Special Collections had arguably the most valuable collection of African history documents in the world. It consisted of over 85,000 books and pamphlets on African studies, one of the largest collections of African films in the world (about 3,500 films), 24,000 items in the audiovisual archives, and 1,600 archival collections.
Politics and Society Understanding the Zimbabwean permit case
Hundreds of thousands of Zimbabweans living in South Africa may find themselves undocumented on 1 January 2023. About 178,000 Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) holders will find themselves undocumented. The Helen Suzman Foundation is trying to stop this.