When he sits down for this interview, Wayde van Niekerk is a walking billboard for the soul-searching that seems to have taken over his life in recent times. The tops of his sponsored running shoes have the words “heart” and…
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CAR REVIEW South Africa doesn’t get much tamer than the Cape winelands. Endless rows of uniformly-spaced vines stretching deep into the horizon; old whitewashed buildings that somehow always seem spotless. There’s a sense of cultivation you simply don’t get elsewhere…
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The Motsepe Foundation, together with companies it is associated with, has pledged R1-billion to fight the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) in South Africa, as well as its related challenges that are confronting the country. Announcing this on Saturday, businessman Patrice Motsepe…
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The Motsepe Foundation, together with companies it is associated with, has pledged R1-billion to fight the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) in South Africa, as well as its related challenges that are confronting the country. Announcing this on Saturday, businessman Patrice Motsepe…
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The inevitable came on Friday night, with credit ratings agency Moody’s listing South Africa’s credit rating as junk. This means institutional investors that own the country’s debt but are not allowed to buy or hold risky debt will be forced…
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Western governments, following the example of China, have adopted broadly similar approaches to tackling the Covid-19 pandemic. After initial hesitation, and when infection rates and deaths have reached sufficiently alarming levels, they have enforced countrywide lockdowns. Lower-income countries are beginning…
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With the national lockdown in full effect since midnight on Thursday, the streets of Johannesburg are already in a quieter, more sombre mood than usual. Police are patrolling in vans to ensure that people adhere to the rules and don’t…
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President Cyril Ramaphosa has formally informed Parliament of the deployment of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to all nine provinces during the 21-day national lockdown. On Friday morning, South Africa embarked on the stay-at-home campaign to help curb…
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