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2020 had several silver linings; one was computational biology
Along with mRNA vaccines, driverless and electric vehicles also had a year of great advances
By Tyler Cowen
What we’ll buy in 2021, apart from less sweatpants
Vaccines give hope for a more fashionable future, but men are likely to need less suits and women may stick to comfort ...
By Andrea Felsted
The 10 most-read editorials of 2020
Covid-19, corruption and commissions were the subjects occupying readers’ minds the most by far
ISAAH MHLANGA: Blowing on the sparks of life in the economy
Sceptics look for areas where change is not happening and miss the positives
Isaah Mhlanga
Columnist
EDITORIAL: Caught between a rock and hard lockdown
These are difficult decisions and all leaders take them with great reluctance
RYAN NOACH: SA’s Covid-19 hotspots are growing, and holidaymakers are ...
Initial pathology reports indicate that more than 80% of individuals tested after the post-matric events in Umhlanga ...
By Ryan Noach
KOREA HERALD: Kim’s sister takes offence at South Korea’s Covid claims
Foreign minister Kang Kyung-wha says it is hard to believe North Korea’s claim it has no coronavirus cases
Organisational ethics likely to remain high on the agenda after the ...
Remote working brings a wide range of ethical challenges for organisations, which social and ethics committees seem to ...
By Deon Rossouw
Wage subsidy has the potential to curb the downward spiral of the economy
But we would need to be wary that a wage subsidy programme would not masquerade as a locomotive of corruption
By Jenika Gobind
JONATHAN COOK: Finding hope in the holidays after an extraordinary year
It is important to make time for restorative activities such as walking in nature and spending quality time with loved ...
Jonathan Cook
Columnist
Africa cannot afford to be all talk and no action on integration
Power supply and cannabis are two examples where policymakers fail to face practical realities
By James Maposa
MICHAEL FRIDJHON: Liquor under the searchlight again as infections rise
Hotels, restaurants and shebeens will again be made to pay for the failures of the state
By Michael Fridjhon
Opinion Editor's Choice
LUKANYO MNYANDA: Fingers crossed but it’s not looking good
As the year-end approaches, the question is where to from here?
Lukanyo Mnyanda
Editor: Business Day
Opinion Editor's Choice
STUART THEOBALD: ANC fails to use evidence in policymaking decisions
Saving the doomed SAA has done damage to the government’s fiscal outlook
Stuart Theobald
Columnist
Opinion Editor's Choice
Smaller than expected outflows show there is life, and liquidity, after ...
SA’s ejection from the FTSE World Government Bond Index did not hammer the market, but the mix of investors has shifted
By Martin Richardson and Varushka Singh
African tech companies are having a good year
Tech start-ups on the continent have fared well regardless of the pandemic-stricken year
By Evon Jeewan
Getting the right vaccine shouldn't be a competition
The smug one-upmanship of which country gets, or which regulator approves, the vaccine first helps nobody in the long ...
By Lionel Laurent
This time, the government needs to properly think through any lockdown ...
With Covid-19 infection rates rising again, difficult decisions have to be made once more
By Sixolile Ngqwala
Pandemic puts gig-economy workers in even more precarious financial ...
The income of about three-quarters of participants in a survey plunged between March and August
By Ameya Upadhyay
ISMAIL LAGARDIEN: Interventions needed to help poor countries rebuild ...
While the IMF has called on policymakers to grow investments, struggling nations would benefit from fiscal support and ...
Ismail Lagardien
Columnist & essayist
EDITORIAL: Localised lockdowns have to be proportionate
The restrictions touted for Covid-19 hotspots are sensible as SA cannot afford to turn the economy on and off
HOW THE MARKETS ARE REACTING
Global shares close to record up 70% from March lows
Euro hits its highest level since April 2018 versus US dollar
By Carolyn Cohn
Oil rises but both benchmarks will end 2020 down over 20%
Oil gained ground on the back of a weaker dollar, a decline in US crude oil inventories and as Britain approved another ...
By Shadia Nasralla
Gold steady as US Senate dithers over Trump’s pandemic cheque boost
US dollar close to two and a half year trough adds support
By Nakul Iyer
Asian stocks jump as investors stick to bullish view
MSCI’s gauge rises to record high led by gains in Chinese shares
By Hideyuki Sano
The Covid-19 pandemic is a major threat to physical health, but it has also become a significant challenge for mental health. The pandemic and lockdown have had many negative consequences, including what some therapists call a 'loss of identity' in South Africans. Clinical social worker Carin Marcus shares some insights and ways of dealing with stress and anxiety brought on by the pandemic..
South Africans wasted no time to get their share of booze and smokes as lockdown level 2 started on August 18 2020. But for bottle store owners and employees, the day was an opportunity to get back on their feet, earning an income to put food on their families' table and job security. Here's what the first day back at work was like for a Pretoria bottle store.
A clinical research centre in Cape Town called TASK has begun a vaccine clinical trial on 500 health workers to determine if the Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine can prevent people from contracting the coronavirus or limit the severity of Covid-19 symptoms.
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South Africa's treasury says it will take up a $1bn (about R19bn) loan from the New Development Bank (NDB) - formerly known as the Brics Development Bank - to fight the Covid-19 pandemic.
South Africa's 21-day lockdown initially prohibited any movement between provinces, other than essential services. This presented problems for people wanting to hold or attend burials and funerals across the country. The regulations have since been amended however to allow people a chance to pay their last respects. Here is what you need to know about regulations concerning movement to attend funerals.
The Covid-19 coronavirus, targets human cells with ACE2 receptors, which are found in the respiratory system. The immune response can trigger potentially deadly inflammations and the virus can spread from the lungs to other organs. Here’s a visual representation of how Covid-19 infects and damages the human body.
With many small businesses taking a financial hit during SA's 21-day lockdown, personal trainer Abdullah Bayett, who runs SKR Martial Arts & Fitness Academy in Lenasia, Johannesburg, is trying to see the lockdown as a new challenge. He has been recording a combination of fitness routines and sharing the videos with his members via WhatApp to ensure they stay fit during the lockdown.
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