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The number of children living in poverty has now soared to nearly 1.2 billion.Image: REUTERS
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Covid-19 lockdown a disaster for children’s growth as poverty deepens

The UN has sounded an alarm on what Covid-19 has done to children globally, with South Africa no exception. It has released a report stating that “the number of children living in poverty has now soared to nearly 1.2 billion”, a 15%…

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Higher taxes for individuals and on booze? Both are being mulled by government to help fund Covid-19 vaccines.Image: 123RF/LEON SWART
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‘You cannot expect people to carry on like this’: Organisation calls for lockdown to end

An organisation claiming to represent thousands of businesses has called on the government to call off the lockdown, which it says has left many with no means of putting food on the table. The group “End Lockdown SA” made the call on…

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President Cyril Ramaphosa.Image: Picture: ESA ALEXANDER
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Ramaphosa to address SA at 8pm

President Cyril Ramaphosa will address SA at 8pm, the Presidency announced on Sunday afternoon. Earlier, Ramaphosa was in a meeting with his cabinet ahead of the address. In a statement, the Presidency said the announcement “follows a…

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