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Rich one, poor one
By Derek Davey
After a year of immense change, the divide between the haves and the have nots remains frustratingly the same
By Zubeida Jaffer
In 1902 she fought for emancipation, including that of women, and was the first black South African to graduate with a BSc
The Big Brain of Apartheid would not approve of the neat neighbourhood that still bears his name
By Daniel le Roux
The work-from-home genie is out of the bottle, and technology to automate processes has been adopted far faster than under normal circumstances. Students should think carefully about what this means for their studies
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By Derek Davey on 15 February 2021
Imagine a plant that has so many uses and is so easy to grow that it could yank the average South African out of poverty and set the country on course to fulfilling a number of the United Nations’ sustainable development goals.
Now imagine that what’s holding back this rosy scenario is 1) an outdated prejudice about people getting high; 2) inadequate legislation that leads to 3) illegal sales, confusion about the law and ongoing arrests of often innocent people.
Okay, now suspend your imagination, because all of the above happens in South Africa, despite views and laws related to cannabis have changed in the past few years. For example, in December 2020 the UN removed cannabis from the schedule 7 category of the most dangerous drugs. It followed a World Health Organisation recommendation that “cannabis and cannabis resin should be scheduled at a level of control that will prevent harm caused by can
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