Stigmatisation

Blaming gay men for the spread of monkeypox is harmful

Calling the disease sexually transmitted is inaccurate, and has led to stigmatisation of men who have sex with men

Cassandra Roxburgh

Panic at the border: South Africa’s clever scientists discovered the Omicron Covid-19 variant last week; however, the country has now been ‘punished’ for this by countries around the world hitting us
with a travel ban. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

8 DEC 2021

Debunked: The cruel and racist logic of Omicron travel bans

Wealthy countries were quick to ban Southern African nations from entering their borders when the Omicron variant was identified, but did not do so to each other.

Mia Malan

8 min read

This pandemic will test our sanity. To maintain mental well-being we must allow ourselves to speak into our fears. It is okay to not be okay.
(Eduardo Soteras/AFP via Getty Images)

BORIS JOHNSON

2 MAY 2020

The ethics of Covid-19 status disclosure: To tell or not to tell?

The trick is to find the balance between people’s right to privacy and the need for contact tracing to limit the spread of the disease

Akpabio Akpabio
Utibe Effiong
Ido Aniekan

3 min read