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  By: Sylvester Raraza Email: sylvesterraraza@gmail.com Twitter: @Sylvester_tut More than two years into the covid-19 pandemic, the impact of the virus’ presence is still being felt here at home and across the continent and the globe, debate continues how the South African government should handle the effects that came with this widespread disease. Thousands of people have died, millions have lost their jobs, and some are beginning to get fired from work because they refuse to vaccinate. Some employers are starting to enforce covid-19 vaccine jabs on their employees, and those who resist getting inoculated get dismissed from work. Whether this method by employers will work or not remains to be seen. On the other hand, employees who refuse to be vaccinated will find it hard to successfully challenge their dismissals at the Commission for Conciliation and Arbitration (CCMA). Some Twitter users' reaction to the CCMA ruling. The CCMA has on two different occasions ruled in favour of em

By: Sylvester Raraza Email: sylvesterraraza@gmail.com Twitter: @Sylvester_tut The stage was set, and all systems were a go for the biggest two-day music, fashion and art event in South Africa. The occasion, held on the 23 rd and 24 th of April, saw a line-up of more than 100 musicians whom Ricky Rick had worked and collaborated with throughout his career. Some of the biggest names on the line-up were rappers AKA, A-REECE, Cassper Nyovest and the popular Amapiano duo Amaroto, Gqom pioneers Destruction Boyz, legendary muso and Osama hitmaker Zakes Bantwini among others. Ricky Rick successfully started Cotton Fest in 2019 and the recent one was no different, its production and sound was well put together and event organisers did justice to the man’s legacy. The concert convened at The Station on Mandela Bridge in Newtown, Johannesburg. Concertgoers were visibly excited as they were walking into the venue, most of them dressed in style (eating cotton as Ricky would say), a  young wom