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  Published almost two years ago, Rutger Bregman’s ‘Utopia for Realists’ is timely now. Bregman’s vision is worth paying attention to when our world needs a fresh understanding of justice and how it might be meted out across nations and people, writes Chris Chatteris SJ.
  
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Shrikant Peters

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Shrikant Peters is a medical doctor and lecturer, specialising in Public Health Medicine at the Western Cape Department of Health and the University of Cape Town. He holds a BA in Politics, Philosophy & Economics from the University of South Africa. He has worked at Addington, Mahatma Gandhi, Eerste River and Hillbrow Hospitals. He has a special interest in the improvement of quality in the public healthcare sector and writes in his personal capacity. He is a practicing Catholic (but could always use some more practice).

Opinion

COVID-19 and the devil’s peak

Shrikant Peters - Tue, 30 June, 2020 0

The numbers of COVID-19 cases continue to increase daily and medical facilities in several provinces have already announced that they have reached...

Analysis

COVID-19 and the blame game

Shrikant Peters - Tue, 26 May, 2020 0

Shrikant Peters continues his series looking at the impact of COVID-19 on the country's medical resources. In this piece, he examines the...

Opinion

COVID-19 and the original sin of South Africa

Shrikant Peters - Thu, 21 May, 2020 0

Although the South African government implemented very strict lockdown measures, the number of new COVID-19 cases during this period have increased exponentially....

Opinion

Finding peace during lockdown

Shrikant Peters - Wed, 25 March, 2020 0

South Africa will wake up to a nationwide lockdown on 26 March and many other countries around the world are already facing...

Analysis

The influence of economics on health

Shrikant Peters - Tue, 10 March, 2020 0

Many South Africans had hoped that the 2020 Budget Speech on 20 February would provide greater clarity on plans for the National Health Insurance...

Human Rights

The uncommon cold – a healthy response to the coronavirus

Shrikant Peters - Mon, 17 February, 2020 0

The recent outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has, understandably, created a lot of anxiety, especially among those whose immune systems may be...

Human Rights

The National Health Insurance — vision and practical implications

Shrikant Peters - Thu, 12 December, 2019 0

The proposals for a state-funded National Health Insurance (NHI) policy have generated a great deal of media reporting and reaction. While many...

Church

The Catholic origins of healthcare in South Africa

Shrikant Peters - Wed, 23 October, 2019 0

All South Africans today have access to health care. For some, it is world class. For others it is barely adequate. Nevertheless,...

Africa

IN-DEPTH — Why the Ebola outbreak in the DRC should be everyone’s concern

Sarah-Leah Pimentel - Mon, 12 August, 2019 0

One year after an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the crisis is far from over. Sarah-Leah Pimentel...

Church

Catholic Pride

Shrikant Peters - Fri, 12 July, 2019 0

Recalling the flames that recently devoured a section of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, Shrikant Peters reflects on the universality of the Catholic faith that transcends all national boundaries and cultures, and reveals itself in ordinary, everyday situations.

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