The willingness of the executive to pre-empt criticism by amending COVID regulations has arguably strengthened its position.
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Associate Director and Researcher at the Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit (DPHRU), University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor of Law, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Urban Governance, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor, School of Law, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Herpetology, Environmental Physiology and Physiology, Ecology and Evolution, University of the Witwatersrand
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Science Communication Officer, GENUS, University of the Witwatersrand
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Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, University of the Witwatersrand
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Adjunct Professor, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate professor, Finance, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Ecology, University of the Witwatersrand
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GENUS Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor, School of Public Health, University of Gothenburg Sweden, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor in the SAMRC Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science - PRICELESS SA (Priority Cost Effective Lessons in Systems Strengthening South Africa), University of the Witwatersrand
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Postdoctoral Fellow, University of the Witwatersrand
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Researcher in Systems Ecology, University of the Witwatersrand
