Philip Machanick

Those of us living in relatively comfortable homes may have been rattled and shaken up but the real deep problem in this country is inequality

The vaccines being used to fight the pandemic take at least two weeks after inoculation to become effective — and nonpharmaceutical interventions remain crucial

Because the government ignores legitimate complaints and softer forms of protest, and only protest action yields results, we have learned that power trumps the law, despite what the constitution claims. A human rights court could be an answer

The unfolding of events at recent protest in Makhanda ended up scoring cheap political points for a select few, while ignoring the real grievances

Is Gates a superhero or a supervillain? That’s the wrong question. The right question is: How it is that one person can have so much influence over world health?

Keeping the airline going is worth it for the jobs and related businesses that will be affected if it goes down

It is no good waiting for a vaccine or ivermectin or other miracle cures, we just need to do what we can do now

People’s powerful belief in their views, in defiance of specialists in a subject, are amplified by social media and are then viewed as fact — when in fact it’s false

There’s more than enough to be suspicious about with Big Pharma, but know your enemy

Some people believe a drug used to treat parasites is a Covid cure. But science, not social media, is the only way to determine its efficacy

US President Donald Trump may have less than a fortnight left in office, but he’s not done yet — he may well be remembered for destroying the Republican party

As Covid vaccines near the manufacturing stage, a look at two polio vaccines provides valuable historical insights