Masks
latest news & developmentsThe gloves (and masks) are off
Facemaskpreneurs and state capture agents are the only ones unhappy about Wednesday’s dual announcements
Repeal of remaining Covid rules on the way?
The President’s Coordinating Council will on Wednesday discuss the possible lifting of remaining pandemic regulations as SA exits fifth wave
People must use common sense says health department as mask mandate deadline approaches
Our focus should shift to preventing deaths and being ready for future health crises, say experts
Covid-19 in South Africa: Which approach should we take now?
The trick to tackling Covid-19 at this stage is to be adaptive. The government’s one-size-fits-all approach is broken; we need to be more flexible. But we should not throw away…
New year, same rules: The science behind masks, ventilation and keeping a distance
Wearing a mask, washing your hands, good ventilation and keeping your distance all help to lower your chances of getting infected by the virus that causes Covid-19
Malawi moves to Maggie Mkandawire’s beat
Empowering her people through music and education, Maggie Mkandawire fights the Covid-19 pandemic in her own unique way
President urges caution against more contagious Covid variant as SA moves to level 1
The curfew is shorter, alcohol sale times almost normal and more people can meet at religious, social, political and cultural gatherings
Inside George Mukhari hospital’s second wave
The Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism and James Oatway visited George Mukhari academic hospital to document the second-wave realities experienced by doctors and nurses
It’s time to fight Covid fatigue in Africa
There are signs that the continent’s population is relaxing risk-reducing measures (masks, physical distancing, washing hands), which could push 40-million people into extreme…
Covid-19 in classrooms: When a cough causes chaos
Despite the department of basic education’s announcement that teachers and learners were given orientation about the coronavirus, anecdotal evidence doesn’t bear this out
Lockdown level three brings waves of despair
Like all of us, Derek Davey is trying to put on a brave face as we live through a once-in-a-life-time disaster
Deciding whose lives really matter in a pandemic
Will it be assumed that those with disabilities do not deserve life-saving care?
What universities are doing in the fight against Covid-19
While teaching students during lockdown, institutions of higher learning are also using their expertise to make masks, develop vaccines and research labour abuses