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One of the greatest impediments to the irradiation of polio in Africa, for instance, was the association of vaccines with many traditional or cultural superstitions, including an inherent distrust for western medicine in a newly decolonising continent.

Eradication?

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Can South Africans be forced to get a Covid-19 vaccine before coming into work?

The Covid-19 vaccine race culminated with the much-anticipated rollout of a vaccine in the United Kingdom and Bahrain in the first week of December.
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Familiar name gets millions in Lotto money

A former actress and talk show host, who was linked to the controversial ICT Indaba, has received over R7 million from the Lottery without clarity on what the money was used for.
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First paragraph under the heading Carol Bouwer a familiar name:

"Bouwer is no stranger to the spotlight and has been involved linked to controversial projects for years."

Should be "involved with or linked to"
 
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Familiar name gets millions in Lotto money

A former actress and talk show host, who was linked to the controversial ICT Indaba, has received over R7 million from the Lottery without clarity on what the money was used for.
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First paragraph under the heading Carol Bouwer a familiar name:

"Bouwer is no stranger to the spotlight and has been involved linked to controversial projects for years."

Should be "involved with or linked to"
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Here are the companies that applied for new spectrum

ICASA said it has received six applications in response to the Invitation to Apply for the IMT spectrum issued on 2 October 2020.
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Mahlangu warned that if the spectrum licensing process were to continue as is, ICASA would mess up the industry for 20 years.
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Telkom's Mahlangu mentioned there without explaining that this Mahlangu is in some way associated with Telkom.
 
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New ID numbers for South Africa planned

The Department of Home Affairs’ new draft identity management policy aims to introduce a new ID system in South Africa.
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6th paragraph: "... There is currently no way to reliably verify that a child who presents a birth certificate as proof of identity during interactions with the department."

That "that" should not be there.
 
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SARS still using discontinued Adobe Flash Player despite security risks

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) is still using Adobe Flash Player on its eFiling online portal despite the platform being discontinued at the end of 2020.
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8th paragraph: "This advice is given despite the fact that Adobe itself as stated the reason Flash Player is no longer supported is that it is outdated and no longer considered secure."

Should be "has".
 
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SARS still using discontinued Adobe Flash Player despite security risks

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) is still using Adobe Flash Player on its eFiling online portal despite the platform being discontinued at the end of 2020.
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8th paragraph: "This advice is given despite the fact that Adobe itself as stated the reason Flash Player is no longer supported is that it is outdated and no longer considered secure."

Should be "has".
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Why Cell C is moving its contract customers to Vodacom​

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Why Cell C is moving its contract customers to Vodacom

Cell C has dismissed speculation that it has sold its contract subscriber base to Vodacom, adding that its user migration has nothing to do with its financial position.
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"Though Through this deal, Vodacom would gain"
"there could be some costumer customer inconvenience"
 
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Why Cell C is moving its contract customers to Vodacom​

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Why Cell C is moving its contract customers to Vodacom

Cell C has dismissed speculation that it has sold its contract subscriber base to Vodacom, adding that its user migration has nothing to do with its financial position.
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"Though Through this deal, Vodacom would gain"
"there could be some costumer customer inconvenience"
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Why Cell C is moving its contract customers to Vodacom

Cell C has dismissed speculation that it has sold its contract subscriber base to Vodacom, adding that its user migration has nothing to do with its financial position.
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Suspected typo in the title, was the title supposed to be this?:
Why is Cell C moving its contract customers to Vodacom?
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Eskom’s path to destruction

Eskom used to be the most efficient power producer in the world, but is now struggling to keep the lights on. Here is how it was destroyed.
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4th paragraph:

"The company showed incredible growth as the demand for electricity increased and built a transmission system [] lines linking all major cities in the country."

Insert "with" (or leave out the word "lines").

Edit: or leave out the "a" ?
 
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Allegations, denials, and contradictions in multi-billion MTI saga​

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Allegations, denials, and contradictions in multi-billion MTI saga

Two leaders of Mirror Trading International, Clynton and Cheri Marks, have denied allegations that the company’s leadership conspired to locate and kidnap its missing CEO, Johann Steynberg.
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"provisional liquidators were appointed on 12 January 2020 2021"

Otherwise, I will echo all the other compliments, excellent article @Jan.
 
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Machines that can make water from air

Humidity harvesting machines could be one of the solutions used to combat the ever-present threat of droughts and water shortages in South Africa.
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Underneath 'How it works', in the last sentence, just above the graphic:

The image below illustrates the entire process fr0m drawing the air to ejecting water.

That 0 should probably be an o
 

Bloodhound rocket-powered supersonic car for sale

Bloodhound rocket-powered supersonic car for sale The Bloodhound Land Speed Record project has announced that it is looking for a new owner for its rocket-powered supersonic vehicle. The vehicle is powered by a state-of-the-art jet engine and a next-generation rocket motor.
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This is not a South African car. It is British. Everything about it is British. Literally everything, save for the location they were going to run it at, which was in SA. Sies @Jamie McKane
 
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