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Editor at large Jackie Cameron spoke to energy expert Chris Yelland, about the electricity crisis that South Africa currently faces.
Pfizer and BioNTech built the case that their Covid-19 vaccine will protect against the new variant of the coronavirus that emerged in the UK.
‘The annual R8 billion being lost in unpaid ‘sin’ taxes would pay to vaccinate half of all South Africans against Covid-19’, says Tax Justice SA.
The ANC has dropped the ball on vaccine procurement and there is little evidence that a rollout can begin in the next few weeks.
Herman Mashaba tells BizNews about the 40,000 medical professionals who want to help fight Covid-19 – but can’t find jobs.
Editor at large Jackie Cameron talks to Monica Singer about blockchain technology – which has the potential to kill corruption in South Africa.
Energy expert Ted Blom warns that Eskom is understating the country’s electricity shortfall and that South Africans should brace for disaster.
Data has shown that the new 501.V2 strain – which was identified last month – is not ‘more likely’ to cause hospitalisation or death.
Eustace Davie, health policy expert at the Free Market Foundation, explains why politicians are in breach of the Constitution by banning Ivermectin in SA.
‘In my view the proposed Covid-19 strategy is not a strategy, but rather an aspirational goal. And an unrealistic one at that’, writes Professor Madhi.