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Gaza: South Africa must urgently return to the International Court of Justice
Thought Leader
/ 11 April 2025

Gaza: South Africa must urgently return to the International Court of Justice

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

By Raji Sourani, Issam Younis & Shawan Jabarin
Cost of funerals in South Africa a grave concern
National
/ 7 August 2022

Cost of funerals in South Africa a grave concern

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

By Eunice Masson
Mpumalanga boys ‘kidnapped for forced initiation’
National
/ 24 May 2022

Mpumalanga boys ‘kidnapped for forced initiation’

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

By Masoka Dube
Unfit for office: The perils of reporting on the president’s health
Africa
/ 21 March 2021

Unfit for office: The perils of reporting on the president’s health

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

By Aanu Adeoye, Simon Allison and Kudzai Mashininga
Post-election violence mars otherwise calm poll
Africa
/ 10 December 2020

Post-election violence mars otherwise calm poll

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

By Agence France Presse
Construction sites are a ‘death trap’
National
/ 4 December 2020

Construction sites are a ‘death trap’

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

By Bongekile Macupe
Air pollution link in 15% of global Covid-19 deaths
Coronavirus
/ 28 October 2020

Air pollution link in 15% of global Covid-19 deaths

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

By Sheree Bega
‘Jobs vs health’: What will shape public-health policies after Covid-19?
Coronavirus
/ 31 August 2020

‘Jobs vs health’: What will shape public-health policies after Covid-19?

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 how the effects of the coronavirus are framed

By Yandisa Ngqangashe
South African universities record 22 deaths from Covid-19
Coronavirus
/ 23 July 2020

South African universities record 22 deaths from Covid-19

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

By Bongekile Macupe
Hard-hit municipalities brace for more deaths
Coronavirus
/ 16 July 2020

Hard-hit municipalities brace for more deaths

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

By Sarah Smit
Gauteng responds to grave concern
Coronavirus
/ 9 July 2020

Gauteng responds to grave concern

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

By Sarah Smit
Looking after the Covid-19 dead to protect the living
Coronavirus
/ 14 May 2020

Looking after the Covid-19 dead to protect the living

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

By Kiri Rupiah

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