Hospitals are under strain, nurses are burning out and infections are on the rise, but there are limited Covid-19 vaccine doses available
Thursday was the first time acting health minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane appeared before the committee, but she did not have many answers for MPs
The health department has issued new guidance on how South Africa’s Covid-19 vaccination sites should handle ‘walk-ins’.
After a dramatic surge in Covid-19 infections, President Ramaphosa has brought the country back to level three restrictions
Six ways to invest in health systems and be better prepared for the next pandemic as Africa responds to Covid-19
An estimated two-thirds of malaria deaths are among children under the age of five, most of them in Africa.
There is ample evidence that trickle-down economics do not work
The South African Reserve Bank governor believes the state has to spur growth, restore the country’s public finances and arrest debt to escape the economic slump
MPs from opposition parties agree that the sub judice reason for the health minister not appearing before the committee is not valid
South Africa’s stop-start roll-out is not the only reason herd immunity is unrealistic for 2021. A constrained vaccine supply and new variants also play a role
A person who has himself been accused of corruption — more than once — is not the right person to steer the ship of national health insurance for South Africans
Parliamentary committee laments that corruption ‘screws citizens over twice,’ Scopa chair says
The environment often becomes an afterthought, but World Environment Day is a chance to focus on changing our behaviour to restore the natural world
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that South Africa could count on him to fix the inequalities associated with combating the virus
Increasing seroprevalence in South Africa could help curb the disastrous effects a third wave could have on communities. But no one is out of the woods yet
President Biden on Wednesday ordered US intelligence agencies to report to him in the next three months on whether the Covid-19 virus first emerged in China from an animal source or from a laboratory accident.
The need for medical oxygen to treat Covid-19 patients in low- and middle-income countries has more than doubled in the past two months, and many of these countries faced oxygen shortages before the pandemic
Testing and isolating the infected are still the most effective response to the pandemic
Journalists’ voices should be the very loudest in calling for the culling of the corrupt among us
Nora Grose is accused of using R170 000 intended for a food relief project in Cape Town for personal gain
The only way to book an appointment for a Covid-19 jab is to register on the government’s electronic vaccination system
Education department implements the ban with immediate effect and will monitor the situation until outbreaks cease
With no cases of Covid-19, a Zimbabwe informal settlement’s residents are more concerned about making ends meet – and their imminent eviction
Fight the equity divide so that African families have adequate food, social protection and access to technology
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?
After many delays, this coming week’s first vaccine recipients can only expect to have immunity by 4 June at the earliest.
But Big Pharma and the world trade body haven’t shifted on sharing vaccine intellectual property
The number of Covid-19 cases in the country has increased by an average of 46% over seven days
The SADC states have failed to deliver on their human rights obligations by not securing vaccines
The Colombian government’s violent repression of political dissent is dangerous
The Covid-19 B.1.617 variant, first detected in India, is now listed as one of concern, but the World Health Organisation says it does not doubt the efficacy of global vaccines
Soon, South Africa will start with its mass vaccine roll-out. We take a look at what to expect when you get vaccinated.