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Ethical business practice in demand

Millennials are actively supporting businesses with sound ESG principles, and boycotting those without

Bitter pill for complementary medicine sector

Time for Africa to take control of its own health

Nigeria, South Africa and Kenya among 27 countries yet to sign the treaty for the establishment of the African Medicines Agency.

Nigel Fernsby holds up a bat at the University of Pretoria’s Groenkloof campus in Pretoria, South Africa. (Photo by Gallo Images / Foto24 / Lisa Hnatowicz)

Zoonotic viruses: Protect bats to protect people

Bats are potential carriers of zoonotic viruses and the destruction of their environment spells danger for humans.

Rights and responsibilities: Some protesters feel wearing a mask or having a vaccine impedes their free will, but religious people defer to the will of God as a rule. Does God not want us to protect one another, wonders our columnist? Photo by Rodger Bosch/AFP

Vaccine conundrums to keep one up at night

Why do religious leaders feel no compunction to harm their followers, when they could ‘pray for the destruction of a satanic vaccine’ instead?

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Public shaming of alleged Covid rule breakers sparks backlash in China

Four masked suspects in hazmat suits — carrying placards displaying their photos and names — were paraded Tuesday in front of a large crowd in Guangxi region’s Jingxi city.

Scientists hopeful future Covid variants will be less severe

The lower severity of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 indicates that a stronger immune response has been built over time

South African mining magnate Patrice Motsepe gave the green-light to the AfCon, originally due to be staged in 2019, after talks with Cameroon president Paul Biya.

Motsepe confirms Afcon is on despite ‘enormous challenge’ of Covid surge

The 2021 tournament dates have changed twice, first because of fears that torrential seasonal rains could affect the tight schedule, and then because of the pandemic.

Peter Tonon prays over the body of his mother Lieselotte Tonon, 85, at a socially-distanced viewing at the Clayton and McGirr Funeral Home on June 09, 2020 in Freehold, New Jersey. (John Moore/Getty Images/AFP)

US life expectancy saw huge drop in 2020 due to Covid

Overall, Covid-19 was the third-leading cause of death, accounting for 350 000 fatalities, just over a tenth of all registered deaths, said a CDC report.

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How your body can protect you from getting sick with Omicron

Omicron’s many mutations allow it to duck our body’s natural defence, but the immune system has a some tricks to prevent you from getting severely ill

Spreading a measure of safety: Healthcare workers wait for doses to start vaccinating people with Pfizer vaccines at the Bertha Gxowa Hospital in Germiston. (Michele Spatari/AFP)

How quickly Omicron is spreading in South Africa?

The Omicron variant’s spread across South Africa has already surpassed the peak of the Delta-driven third wave. Here’s what the data tells us so far about how quickly Omicron…

Spectators barred from South Africa-India matches

CSA says in a statement that a joint decision had been taken with the Board of Control for Cricket in India to bar spectators from the ground

Africa braces for high-stakes Davos meet

World Economic Forum ‘will defer’ Davos meeting over Omicron fears

The high-powered meeting scheduled for January 17-21 will instead be held in “early summer”, the organisers said.

President Cyril Ramaphosa on the campaign trail in October 2021. (Photo by Sharon Seretlo/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

Ramaphosa returns to work after recovering from Covid-19

President Cyril Ramaphosa encourages citizens to vaccinate and continue to practice safety measures

Still running: The high-speed rail network is being saved from financial difficulty by a confidential patronage guarantee agreement Bombela struck with the Gauteng government. Photo: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty

Covid-19’s work-from-home plans hit Gautrain

Bombela says a rebound hinges on vaccine and return-to-work developments and that money from government to cover the shortfall is capped

IT guru Bryan Fisher (left) keeps the tablets up to date for learners such as Dilshaad Lentjies, Daniel and Abigail Simons (above, from left).
Photo: David Harrison/M&G

Simons says School in a Box helps him get top marks

The School in a Box device allows children to learn in a fun way even if they don’t have internet or electricity