The pandemic has helped to expose the dire state of Sudan’s healthcare system, which lacks both equipment and medical personnel
The 10 scientists will investigate the origins of the new virus in a politically fraught mission that comes more than a year after the pandemic began, with accusations Beijing has tried to thwart the project.
Medical science has developed hugely powerful technologies that can be used for social purposes. But to achieve this, it needs to be clearly on the side of the people
Although South Africa’s variant of Covid-19 does not cause more severe illness, the country, according to the president, must be ‘diligent, vigilant and compliant’
The vaccine can break the surge cycle, if the poor and the newly poor are prioritised
More needs to be done to ensure that we raise children in a healthy ecosystem. Our children are our future and there is no other investment that could be more important
The president is set to speak on developments in relation to the country’s response to the coronavirus pandemic
The health regulatory authority has not approved the antiparasitic drug to treat Covid-19, despite calls on the government to approve its use, as there is no data to support its effectiveness
The South African law does not make it mandatory for citizens to be vaccinated, and the same will apply for Covid-19 immunisation. But experts say people still have the responsibility not to act recklessly — and they should follow Covid-19 health protocols
Most of the coronavirus deaths were in Peru, Brazil, India, Mexico, Ecuador, Bangladesh, Italy and the United States
The new year started with a crucial step towards free trade between countries on the continent
The acute nature of the pandemic has galvanised civil society to demand better accountability
Pharmaceutical companies are yet to register their vaccines with the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority, boding ill for its delivery to the public
The government would do well to realise that these two disasters can’t be tackled separately
By building online courses backwards, the necessary skills can be taught in stages
In the January 8 statement, Ramaphosa says those who bring the ANC into disrepute will no longer be tolerated
Viewing January 8 off the screen instead of from the middle of a stadium should be the way of the future
Just days after Minister Zweli Mkhize came under fire for the government’s apparent slow take on securing the vaccine, he announced to Parliament that the first batch of dosages would be arriving this month
Misinformation and a history of health scandals have led to a powerful anti-vax movement, presenting France with a fresh challenge in the pandemic
The tobacco company has counter-filed for leave to appeal December’s tobacco ruling, should the government’s application for leave to appeal be successful
Despite the media’s wish for a neat story, the African continent’s response to Covid-19 is all over the map
A fresh legal wrangle and jostling at the courts over the ban could run for much of the life span of the pandemic itself
Good leaders build trust which is essential to health – the foundation of prosperous economies
Medical aid schemes and businesses will help the government with the cost of acquiring enough vaccines for the South African population to achieve herd immunity
Covid-19 puts the brakes on the governing party again, as 20 regional and provincial elective conferences need to be rescheduled
Steven Brandenburg destroyed vials of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine because he believed that they were dangerous and could alter human DNA.
A year after the outbreak started, WHO experts are due in China for a highly politicised visit to explore the origins of the coronavirus, in a trip trailed by accusations of cover-ups, conspiracy and fears of a whitewash. Under the global glare, Beijing delayed access for independent experts into China to probe the origins of […]
The government plans to vaccinate a minimum of 67% of the population (about 40-million people) to achieve herd immunity — when most of the population is resistant to an infectious disease — by the end of 2021.
Despite being the ‘Good Things Guy’, I am also human and have had to deal with anxiety, lockdown rules and heartbreaking requests from ordinary South Africans
Mail & Guardian pictures editor Paul Botes presents some of the most striking images
of 2020
The pandemic hit journalists hard when credible news was most vital. The M&G spoke to newsroom leaders, researchers and stakeholders, who said the only way to sustain the industry is by investing in quality journalism
We need a profound rethinking of the meaning of sustainability in sport — the global commercial model is neither environmentally nor socially sound