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Jude Pare and his partner, Diane Tix, live in rural Minnesota until temperatures dip below freezing, when they take refuge in Arizona for the winter. While away, their mail is forwarded. But Pare, 77, said he didn’t receive any warning from his Medicare prescription drug plan that his $0 monthly premium was about to increase.

Protesters in London gathered in support of the Move One Million movement. A mass demonstration, organised by Move One Million, took place in towns and cities across South Africa.Thousands of South Africans, as well as residents overseas, took part in the call for unity.The movement has demanded the government address issues like corruption and gender-based…

An estimated 17 000 people gathered in Berlin to protest coronavirus restrictions.The demonstration followed a rallying call from Michael Ballweg, an entrepreneur and political outsider who is running to become mayor of Stuttgart.Police ended the main demonstration after determining that organisers were not able to ensure health and safety regulations were being followed.Thousands of people have marched…

A new Oxfam report has warned that South Africa is joining the list of global hunger epicentres. The organisation estimates that by the end of the year, 12 000 people across the globe could die each day from hunger linked to Covid-19.The report painted a grim picture of SA's rapidly rising food insecurity, flagging a spike…

Schools such as Wynberg Girls High have to turn away hundreds of hopeful pupils and parents. (Steve Kretzmann, GroundUp) There doesn't appear to be space for at least 2 504 hopefuls looking for a place in Grade 8 at high schools in Cape Town.There are 59 761 Grade 7 pupils currently finishing their last year of…