Medical Research Council Of South Africa
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Excess deaths increase but we are ‘still in the dark’
The data shows 17 000 more people have died than usual since May, but only 6 000 deaths have officially been attributed to Covid-19
‘Manana will at best get a suspended sentence or a fine’
Fikile Mbabalula, Bathabile Dlamini, Mduduzi Manana. They all served in same cabinet – where two ends of a vicious circle meet.
South Africa at dagga crossroads
A Western Cape court ruled in March that a ban on dagga use by adults at home was unconstitutional, effectively decriminalising it in the province.
They suffer the cruelty of our care
SA society continues to betray traumatised young women who spiral into a life of drugs and abuse.
Get up, stand up, stand up for your cardiovascular might
Going to gym twice a week isn’t enough to counter the effect of sitting on your backside all week.
Cheers to safer drinking
New campaign targets alcohol-related violence and wants alcohol-free zones near places of learning.
Microbicide trial failure deals blow to Aids war
An anti-Aids gel that had reached the final phase of testing was unable to prevent the transmission of HIV, research NGO and non-profit organisation the Population Council said…
Have we tapped miners’ knowledge?
Nolwazi Mbananga, from the Medical Research Council of South Africa, said that the country’s mines should become "knowledge-based organisations". "We often hear of miners who are…