President Biden on Wednesday ordered US intelligence agencies to report to him in the next three months on whether the Covid-19 virus first emerged in China from an animal source or from a laboratory accident.
The butterfly effect illuminates how even the slightest change in conditions can have massive ramifications down the line
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.
A year after the outbreak started, WHO experts are due in China for a highly politicised visit to explore the origins of the coronavirus, in a trip trailed by accusations of cover-ups, conspiracy and fears of a whitewash. Under the global glare, Beijing delayed access for independent experts into China to probe the origins of […]
Mail & Guardian pictures editor Paul Botes presents some of the most striking images
of 2020
The recent news of evictions and mistreatment of African students in China during the Covid-19 pandemic is rooted in a history of violence and discrimination
Many African governments have paid little more than lip service to their citizens stranded all over the world
As information about the coronavirus emerged, the Chinese government and Chinese society began to organise an immense campaign against its spread
Research at Stellenbosch University looks at the link between viral infections and cardiovascular disease
As Covid-19 upends life, it has taught us critical lessons and offers an opening to confront other crises. Political will is required, of course
South African Wuhan evacuee speaks about his nine-week ordeal
After testing negative for Covid-19, 112 South Africans quarantined in Limpopo can now go home
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A religious and nationalist agenda has replaced the promise of development and left India ill-equipped to manage the pandemic
South Africa had kept Covid-19 from entering the country for a long time. But in recent days, the number of confirmed cases has increased
If nothing changes and infections continue to increase at the current rate, South African healthcare facilities could be further overwhelmed
The cost of placing South African evacuees from Wuhan in quarantine in Limpopo will cost an estimated R6.7-million
Free State to suspend bursaries of students repatriated from Wuhan
The 122 South Africans repatriated from the disease epicentre in Wuhan, China are expected back in the country on Friday
In 1918, 6% of the population died from the Spanish flu.This could have been avoided had soldiers returning from World War I been strictly quarantined
A long-delayed flight to repatriate South African citizens from Wuhan will depart tonight and return on Friday the 13th, before a 21-day quarantine
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Medical treatment and traditional public health measures are important but early, frequent and transparent community engagement is the key to responding to any major outbreak
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South Africa’s mining and manufacturing sectors are predicted to be down for the first quarter of 2020 because of low demand from China
They have not been diagnosed with the coronavirus and the health department says there’s no need for citizens to panic
In South Africa we must learn to value different types of social capital to make the economy — and society — more inclusive
Government was alerted that 12 South Africans were among the crew members on board the ship only at the end of their quarantine
The government is expected to evacuate citizens from Wuhan, where the coronavirus outbreak originated
The stream of about 100 000 Chinese tourists to South Africa each year has dried up for now, MPs told