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Census 2023: an opportunity to reflect and accept reality

A quick look at the graph shows how many people in South Africa have the most important household items, such as cellphones, stoves, refrigerators and television sets.

My grandparents never had the five items in their home, some of which did not exist back then. The infant mortality rate and the under-5-year-old mortality rates have halved over the past decade and we must give credit to our hospitals, doctors and medical staff, who

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