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By Sabdiyo Dido The COVID-19 pandemic is arguably one of the biggest disruptors to modern day life as we know it. The economic and social disruption caused by the pandemic is devastating; millions of people have lost their lives, tens of millions of people are at risk of falling into extreme poverty and nearly half of […]
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2nd African Congress on Sickle Cell Disease holds virtually from 25th to 29th May 2021, according to the health guidelines established by the WHO and other health authorities. The Congress which has established itself as the foremost inclusive community and impact-driven event on sickle cell disease in the African […]
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By Nana Asamoah The last several months have seen a ghastly number of deaths all around the world from the raging pandemic. Clearly, some parts of the world have suffered more deaths than others. But it is not just the deaths even though losing loved ones is chiefly painful. It’s also the associated lockdowns, measures […]
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As the economy sheds jobs and business closures mount because of the COVID-19 pandemic, South Africa has its work cut out in attempting to expand the tax base. This would be difficult but not impossible to achieve, says Robyn Berger, Executive: Tax at leading African law firm, Bowmans. Taxing the digital economy and the informal […]
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More time online, less education, a problem for SA’s teens Safer Internet Day is being celebrated in South Africa on Tuesday, February 9th, with the theme of bringing various stakeholders ‘Together For A Better Internet’. Humanity is at its most advanced point of access to smart technology, data, games, apps and social media platforms, which has […]
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The latest annual Democracy Index report from The Economist Intelligence Unit finds that the coronavirus pandemic led to a huge rollback of democratic freedoms, causing the global average score in the Index to fall to an all-time low. Government-imposed lockdowns and other disease-control measures led to the withdrawal of civil liberties on a massive scale, […]
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There’s no question that the COVID-19 pandemic has sent global energy markets reeling. Oil and gas has undeniably been one of the hardest-hit industries, with prices still struggling to rebound from the collapse in demand during the first quarter of 2020. Coupled with increasing concerns about climate change and its effect on conventional energy production, […]
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By Dr. Claire Chaumont With over 96 million cases confirmed and over two million deaths over a period of about one year, COVID-19 has established itself as a truly global pandemic affecting all the countries in the world and several aspects of human life, including other core global health issues such as neglected tropical diseases […]
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By Franck Kuwonu African countries opened their markets on 1st January under the continental free trade agreement and duty-free trading of goods and services across borders is now underway despite the COVID-19 pandemic and other teething problems. The new market, created under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement is estimated to be as large […]
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By Karen Nadasen, CEO of PayU, South Africa It has been a year of reckoning: a year that lit a fire beneath online payments in South Africa, transforming eCommerce while creating immense economic pressure. As the global pandemic waged war on government process, merchant sales and consumer behaviour, companies were faced with tough decisions and mercurial markets that […]
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