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Q&A Sessions: ‘I should have fought harder for SA vaccine’ — Salim Abdool Karim

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Professor Salim Abdool Karim talks to Nicolene de Wee about his responsibility as head of the ministerial advisory committee tasked with guiding the government’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Excess deaths rise, starting in Covid hotspot Eastern Cape

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As the pandemic’s second wave spreads through the country, the number of excess deaths increases too
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How to escape the ‘era of pandemics’

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Any of 850 000 viruses could cause the next global crisis. Experts say we should focus on prevention
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The challenges of delivering a Covid-19 vaccine in Africa requires a new approach

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It is imperative that we train healthcare workers and participate in continent-wide collaboration
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The latest on the spread of covid-19, how it is affecting the world, and what efforts are being made to prevent the spread of the virus
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One case is no reason to panic, says communicable disease control

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But take the threat seriously and prepare for a community outbreak, says professor Cheryl Cohen
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Coronavirus reaction: Sinophobia with Western characteristics

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Western media has racialised the coronavirus outbreak, leading to increased Sinophobia in several countries. Such dehumanisation of a race has no place in functioning democracies
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This slashed rates of violence by 70% in some areas. Could it work in SA?

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In many ways, violence is like cholera, passing from person to person and treating it in similar ways is working to reduce it.
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Angola’s yellow fever outbreak: vaccines desperately needed

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Only six out of ten Angolan children have been vaccinated against yellow fever.
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Ebola and Zika epidemics are driven by pathologies of society, not just a virus

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Economic exploitation in the developing world has resulted in under-resourced and weak health systems that could not contain the spread of viruses.
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Scientists map African genetics to learn more about diseases

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Gene sequencing tools allows scientists to untangle the genetic roots of many diseases and they're looking at genetic variation in Africa.
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Suspected Ebola cases in Liberia, Canada

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Liberia suspects numerous infections and five deaths are from the Ebola virus spreading from neighbouring Guinea, with one suspected case in Canada.
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New chip could become a disease game-changer

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A cheap, highly portable blood test has proven to be as accurate as expensive hospital-based analyses in detecting infectious diseases.
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In hot pursuit to defeat the enemy within

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The immune system has been found to target viruses inside cells, suggesting new strategies to fight infections -- including colds and gastroenteritis
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Tackling rabies in Africa

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With rabies and related viruses in Africa as the focus of her research, Dr Wanda Markotter has an interest in the viruses found in African bats.
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Pay-TV inquiry probes the Multichoice monopoly

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Africa’s largest subscription television operator says it is under threat amid the emerging popularity of global platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime

Covid-overflow hospital in ruins as SIU investigates

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A high-level probe has begun into hundreds of millions of rand spent by the Gauteng health department to refurbish a hospital that is now seven months behind schedule – and lying empty

​No apology or comfort as another Marikana mother dies without justice

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Nomawethu Ma’Bhengu Sompeta, whose funeral will be held this weekend, was unequivocal in calling out the government for its response to the Marikana massacre

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