Read more about the article How deadly is the coronavirus? The true fatality rate is tricky to find, but researchers are getting closer
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How deadly is the coronavirus? The true fatality rate is tricky to find, but researchers are getting closer

Even if health officials had accurate pictures of the number of infections and deaths over time, they can’t just divide the number of deaths by March 15 by the number of infections by March 15. It can take weeks before an infected patient dies from Covid-19.

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Read more about the article South Africans should accept that the IMF is neither their worst enemy nor their saviour
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South Africans should accept that the IMF is neither their worst enemy nor their saviour

South Africans should not view the IMF either as the protagonist in its nightmares, or as its saviour. Instead the country should treat it as it would any other financial institution.

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Read more about the article Coronavirus: Three ways the crisis may permanently change our lives
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Coronavirus: Three ways the crisis may permanently change our lives

Coronavirus may well be such an external shock, fundamentally reshaping some areas of how we life our live. Rather than simply bouncing back and reverting to the pre-coronavirus state, some changes may be permanent.

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Read more about the article Electronic banking fraud in Nigeria: How it’s done, and what can be done to stop it
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Electronic banking fraud in Nigeria: How it’s done, and what can be done to stop it

While fraudsters continue to design new ways of working on customers’ vulnerabilities, Nigerian banks need to use the Cybercrime Act to prosecute offenders as a way to boost confidence in the banking sector and deter fraud in the future.

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Read more about the article African countries need to seize opportunities created by US-China tensions
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African countries need to seize opportunities created by US-China tensions

There are three arenas of challenges and opportunities for the African continent in the current geopolitical climate. The first involves technological frontiers, the second is global supply chains, and the third is trade integration and economic cooperation.

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