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The basic education department has clearly outlined why school must not be skipped
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Experts studying the new variant are surprised by its substantial and unexpected mutations but are confident that current vaccines will be effective against it
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To achieve a deeper democracy, it is necessary to confront the tensions that have existed between the media and successive presidents since 1994.
Risk of next pandemic greater than ever, scientists say, but world can act
The latest unemployment figures show deepening joblessness and continuous setbacks
Wars and pandemics have managed to reduce global emissions in the past but delegates to COP 26 in Scotland will need to find other solutions
All indicators, including the employment statistics released this week show how black women bear the brunt of unemployment. Here are their stories
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Paddy Harper isn’t the only one who’s broke: everyone from Zuma to Luthuli House, never mind the chronically unemployed, is feeling the pinch these days
Only 18 countries are using dexamethasone, while tocilizumab and sarilumab can cost hundreds or thousands of dollars a dose
Viewing black women as strong and resilient does them a disservice
The technology industry is crucial for rebuilding South Africa’s economy
Treasury officials will model the effect of the grant on the fiscus if the need arises
Global demand for timber and a huge increase in deaths means the soaring cost of a decent burial is beyond the reach of many impoverished South Africans
Companies falsely claimed that onsite oxygen plants could kill patients
South Africa added more than half a million workers to its unemployed labour force in the second quarter of 2021
Side-effects are common when you receive any type of vaccine, a senior vaccine researcher says
The scientific process is like a hamburger. By examining the quality of each ingredient, you can see how good the end product is. You wouldn’t want mouldy bread or wilted lettuce ruining a perfectly good meal — and similarly you don’t want bad science ruining what could otherwise be a perfectly good vaccine. We look at whether Sputnik V could make it onto the menu.
Russia’s COVID vaccine, Sputnik V, is plagued by a series of red flags and question marks surrounding its clinical trials and results. Here’s how the jab took a shortcut and created sceptics about its underlying science.
Cosatu pushes back against ‘treasury bureaucracy’ for not allowing civil servants emergency access to their retirement funds as a form of Covid-19 relief
Vaccine acceptance has risen to 72%, but inequality remains the biggest stumbling block for poor people’s access to the jab
The rise in crime levels is reduced to single-figures when compared with stats for 2019
The past seven days show an 18.2% increase in new infections, compared with the previous week, says health minister
Hesitancy is this week’s theme: from white men who don’t want a jab, to Bushy Maape, who doesn’t seem all that keen on his new job
A March 2020 directive from the Gauteng premier is at the centre of an SIU civil case to recover money lost due to alleged unlawful procurement
The fired cop’s arbitration hearing was postponed to next month just as police put forward video material
Previously, the government had said people aged between 18 and 35 years would be eligible to be vaccinated only from September
Africa’s particular logistical challenges require inventive solutions for keeping vaccines cold while not relying on the electricity grid
In court papers, former Gauteng health chief financial officer Kabelo Lehloenya shifted blame onto premier David Makhura for his alleged failure to prevent unlawful contracts.
‘Red light’ as numbers getting vaccinated dips because most don’t people don’t have medical aid or are victims of misinformation — and health department needs to ‘improve user experience’
People aged 35 and over without a medical scheme can benefit from free walk-ins at easy to reach private-sector pharmacies
We ask the infectious diseases specialist 18 questions about the Covid-19 pandemic: from how to counter vaccine hesitancy to whether life will ever return to ‘normal’