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Now that 2020 is behind us, we can reflect on the year that has been. Covid-19 won’t magically disappear but with a new year comes new hope. Hope of recoveries, of scientific breakthroughs, of access to vaccines. As a nation we have been through apparently insurmountable challenges in the past and yet we have triumphed many times: at the polls, in the streets, in the stadiums, on global stages, in study, quietly, loudly, privately, publicly. We’re the three-time rugby World Cup champions. (Important not to forget that…)
Extraordinary things are possible when South Africans come together. We know this because we have first hand experience of it. Almost 16,000 of our readers have joined Maverick Insider to support our cause. People who raised their hands saying: “I’ll help. I want to be part of the solution”. Their support has helped us survive 2020, further invest in our newsroom and add some of the most experienced editorial staff in the country so we can deliver more high impact journalism that can make the country a better place. They have also empowered us against the other twin pandemics that raged this year: misinformation & disinformation.
The pandemic has underscored just how dangerous misinformation & disinformation are. Real journalism has real journalists going to the real experts for the facts that reflect reality. It’s a lot more than an opinion on Facebook or a misleading post in sheep’s writing.
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