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Powerful duo: Anne von Gottberg and Cheryl Cohen are two of South Africa’s foremost scientists. But they’re also a family and married in 2007. (Delwyn Verasamy, Bhekisisa)
ANNE VON GOTTBERG

A mezuzah, a Christmas wreath and rooibos with milk: getting to know this NICD couple at home

Anne von Gottberg and Cheryl Cohen are two of SA’s foremost scientists on Covid-19. The powerful duo also love family time with their three kids

  • Sean Christie
11 min read
A Gauteng health department official collects samples from a man during a door-to-door COVID-19 coronavirus testing drive in Yeoville, Johannesburg, on April 3, 2020. (Marco Longari/AFP)
ANNE VON GOTTBERG

How to explain the Covid-19 ‘weekend effect’

Reported Covid-19 cases and the number of people tested typically fall over the weekend. But this doesn’t mean that the virus is taking a break

  • Sarah Smit
  • M&G Data Desk
4 min read