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Durban food riots turn the wheel of history
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A guide to caring for patients with mild and moderate Covid-19...
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We urgently need to think beyond “self-care”
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Fact-checking influential TV presenter’s claims about child trafficking in South Africa
Published: 22 September 2020 12:07 | Last updated: 23 September 2020 02:59 (GMT)
FROM AFRICA CHECK
Claims
Two claims about human trafficking in South Africa.
Source: Lerato Kganyago, South African...
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COVID-19: Myth Busting Edition
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