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.
Infections numbers are surging around the world, especially in Europe where nations have been forced to ramp up virus restrictions even as vaccines are rolled out.
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
The anti-Black Lives Matter backlash in South Africa highlights the growing ideological convergence between the far right and conservatives
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’
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 vaccine can break the surge cycle, if the poor and the newly poor are prioritised
Don’t be too quick to dismiss reports of visitors to Earth – perhaps they can help us
The president is set to speak on developments in relation to the country’s response to the coronavirus pandemic
Studies in informal settlements show transparent communication is key to trusting the government and adhering to restrictions
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
Despite fighting so hard for it, South Africans don’t seem to understand how democracy works
Most of the coronavirus deaths were in Peru, Brazil, India, Mexico, Ecuador, Bangladesh, Italy and the United States
What started as hate speech ended in violence at the Capitol
The acute nature of the pandemic has galvanised civil society to demand better accountability
For 13 years, United Nations and African Union peacekeepers have been stationed in the Sudanese region of Darfur.
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
The Presidential Climate Change Coordinating Commission is tasked with shifting the economy to a ‘low-carbon, climate resilient economy and society’
The education body Umalusi was correct in calling for swift and decisive action after two exam paper leaks were discovered. Instead, the decision to rewrite the exams was challenged in court, which is detrimental to school-leavers
In the January 8 statement, Ramaphosa says those who bring the ANC into disrepute will no longer be tolerated
Pharmaceutical companies stand to make billions from the Covid-19 pandemic, but the vaccines they have developed are the fruits of the collective labour of all of humanity.
Òlòtúré, a new Netflix series, is about how a Nigerian journalist walked the streets to uncover the trade
The December 27 presidential election, which coincided with legislative polls, took place as a coalition of armed rebel groups renewed an offensive that left thousands unable to cast their ballots.
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
Egged on in an extraordinary rally across town by an aggrieved Trump, a flag-waving mob broke down barricades outside the Capitol and swarmed inside, rampaging through offices and onto the usually solemn legislative floors
As the humanitarian crisis unfolds at the Beitbridge border post, Hatebridge opens for business on Twitter
The case of Andile Lungisa illustrates the need for more accountability and discipline within political parties
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