'It's about the elections': Scientists decry Ramaphosa's Covid-19 gamble

Experts say politics behind decision to allow huge crowds in midst of a pandemic

03 October 2021 - 00:05 By AMANDA KHOZA, TANYA FARBER and PAUL ASH

An early fourth wave of Covid-19 infections, thousands of avoidable deaths and the possibility of spending the festive season under hard lockdown...

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