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![Literacy crisis deepening in South Africa, says new report](https://biz-file.com/c/2302/686902-120x120.jpg?5)
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Marketing & Media
Ithuba campaign raises troubling questions for Twitter
James Stent and Nathan Geffen 26 Aug 2022
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Healthcare
Nearly 85,000 older South Africans have probably died from Covid-19
James Stent 26 Jan 2021
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![This graph published by the MRC shows how much worse the second Covid-19 surge is than the first one that peaked in July.](https://biz-file.com/c/2101/592849-120x120.png?2)
Healthcare
Record number of South Africans died in first week of 2021
James Stent and Nathan Geffen 14 Jan 2021
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Healthcare
#Covid19: Blood tests to be conducted on 19,000 people in nine provinces
James Stent 11 Dec 2020
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Healthcare
Vaccinating tens of millions of people will be very difficult
James Stent & Nathan Geffen 27 Nov 2020
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![This is the HIV combination treatment pill of choice (though this is only one of several brands) for newly diagnosed HIV patients in South Africa. The regimen has proven very effective at suppressing HIV, and patients tolerate it well, but it is associated with obesity in women.](https://biz-file.com/c/2010/578471-120x120.jpg?2)
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ESG & Sustainability
Community Chest houses homeless group in its office for winter
Lucas Nowicki and James Stent 22 Jun 2020
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Healthcare
Covid-19: Why "test, test, test" is easier said than done
James Stent & Nathan Geffen 18 Mar 2020
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