Anna-Maria van Niekerk is Bhekisisa’s news editor. She joined the centre after six years as the managing editor of the investigative television show, Carte Blanche. Anna-Maria has an extensive career ...

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The Bertha Centre for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship at UCT, in collaboration with the Mastercard Foundation, is ...

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