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As humanitarian needs soar, provisional measures are needed for the full cessation of hostilities in Gaza.

With the cost of living rising, many families can’t afford to bury their loved ones and assistance is needed

Traditional leaders blame those who fail to enforce the laws that govern the practice

Tanzanian president John Magufuli’s death came after weeks of denial, but reporting on the fitness of African leaders can be perilous for journalists

The Ghana Electoral Commission has declared the incumbent president, Nana Akufo-Addo, the winner of the 2020 elections

Four children died at Pretoria sites in just two weeks, but companies deny they’re to blame

Researchers have found that, because ambient fine particulate air pollution aggravates comorbidities, it could play a factor in coronavirus fatalities

Comorbidities, particularly noncommunicable diseases have been put into the spotlight during the Covid-19 pandemic. How we approach preventing NCDs in the future will depend on…

A Universities South Africa survey shows that 20 people — 19 staff members and one student — at local universities have died after contracting the coronavirus

South Africa’s Covid-19-related deaths have been comparatively lower than the rest of the world. But municipalities are preparing for the worst

The news of Gauteng’s grave site preparations raised alarm about the expected number of Covid-19-related deaths in the province

South Africa has largely escaped the fate of several European countries and the United States, but that doesn’t mean we can’t prepare, just in case