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‘COVID-19 had a major impact on freedom’

Some residents of the Northern Cape say COVID-19 has had a major impact on their freedom. They say although government was compelled to impose a hard lockdown on the country to combat the spread of the coronavirus, they can no longer live normally. Residents say they’ve lost their freedom to earn a living, while some businesses have been forced to shut down. South Africa is celebrating 27 years of independence […]

today27 April 2021

International News

France hid impact of French Polynesia nuclear tests, report says

France has concealed the levels of radioactivity that French Polynesia was exposed to during French nuclear tests in the Pacific from 1966 to 1996, during which almost the “entire population” of the overseas territory was exposed, according to a report. Online investigation site Disclose said on Tuesday that it had analysed some 2,000 pages of French military documents declassified in 2013 by the defence ministry concerning nuclear tests on the […]

today10 March 2021

News

Covid-19 impact on small business is ‘devastating’

The reality of Covid-19 on South Africa's weak economy is devastating. So says Abdul Aziz Davids, head of research at Kagiso Asset Management, commenting on the financial pinch being felt on small and medium businesses in the wake of the coronavirus. Currently, South Africa has 402 confirmed cases of Covid-19 - an increase of 128 since yesterday. President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to address the nation later today on measures […]

today23 March 2020

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