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Fauci faces scrutiny: Denies cover-up on Covid-19 origin

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No new Covid-19 variant, claims Health

13 May 2024

Source: AstraZeneca.

AstraZeneca admits to rare Covid-19 vaccine side effects in legal filing

30 Apr 2024

To suppress the Covid-19 pandemic, tens of millions of South Africans would have to be vaccinated. Nothing at that scale has been done here before. Photo: Armin Kübelbeck (CC-BY-SA via Wikimedia Commons)

Vaccinating tens of millions of people will be very difficult

James Stent & Nathan Geffen 27 Nov 2020

Informal traders must be included in policy decisions, says alliance

Informal traders must be included in policy decisions, says alliance

27 Nov 2020

Is Covid-19 a bacteria or a virus? Affinity Health explains the differences

Is Covid-19 a bacteria or a virus? Affinity Health explains the differences

Affinity Health 26 Nov 2020

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Prioritising wellness to retain young healthcare professionals

26 Nov 2020

68% of SA consumers shopping more online since start of pandemic

68% of SA consumers shopping more online since start of pandemic

26 Nov 2020

Tackling the last mile of the Covid-19 vaccine journey

Tackling the last mile of the Covid-19 vaccine journey

26 Nov 2020

Alcohol industry sponsors R30m worth of medical supplies in Eastern Cape

Alcohol industry sponsors R30m worth of medical supplies in Eastern Cape

26 Nov 2020

Many South Africans use traditional medicine. Paballo Thekiso/AFP via Getty Images

South African researchers are looking at medicinal plants for possible Covid-19 treatments

Depika Dwarka 25 Nov 2020

Why the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine is now a global game changer

Why the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine is now a global game changer

Michael Head 24 Nov 2020

Informal traders urged to apply for grant

Informal traders urged to apply for grant

23 Nov 2020

Creatives collaborate with scientists on webcomic series Planet Divoc-91

Creatives collaborate with scientists on webcomic series Planet Divoc-91

20 Nov 2020

Taverners Summit addresses responsible trading and social responsibility

20 Nov 2020

Some of the researchers in the study are based at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

High death rate in African Covid-19 intensive care units

James Stent 20 Nov 2020

Mitigating the spread of Covid-19 by managing mobile devices in the supply chain

Mitigating the spread of Covid-19 by managing mobile devices in the supply chain

Bidvest Mobility 19 Nov 2020

Health Minister Zweli Mkhize

Mkhize: E Cape Covid-19 outbreaks need aggressive approach

18 Nov 2020

Can mobile technology 'vaccinate' SA's private healthcare industry against Covid-19?

Can mobile technology 'vaccinate' SA's private healthcare industry against Covid-19?

Insight Survey 16 Nov 2020

What is shaping culture? The early days of Covid (pt 2)

What is shaping culture? The early days of Covid (pt 2)

Brett Rogers 16 Nov 2020

Will SA's short-term insurance industry weather the Covid-19 storm?

Will SA's short-term insurance industry weather the Covid-19 storm?

Insight Survey 16 Nov 2020

Prism Awards open entries for virtual 2021 event

Prism Awards open entries for virtual 2021 event

13 Nov 2020

Easing of alcohol sales restrictions a welcome relief for industry

Easing of alcohol sales restrictions a welcome relief for industry

12 Nov 2020

President Cyril Ramaphosa. Photo:

President announces Covid-19 resurgence plan, eases alcohol, travel restrictions

12 Nov 2020

A response led by scientists and researchers must be central to any current and future threats. Donwilson Odhiambo/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Strong leadership fought Covid-19 in Africa: the next step is to harness research

Monique Wasunna 12 Nov 2020

Path to regulatory approval of the Covid-19 vaccine in SA

Path to regulatory approval of the Covid-19 vaccine in SA

Zareenah Rasool, Rui Lopes and Darryl Bernstein 11 Nov 2020

Many countries around the world have launched digital contact tracing apps. Sean Gallup/Getty Images

Unpacking the legal and ethical aspects of South Africa's Covid-19 track and trace app

Marietjie Botes 11 Nov 2020

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Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine trial commences in South Africa

11 Nov 2020

Covid-19 vaccine proves 90% effective

Covid-19 vaccine proves 90% effective

9 Nov 2020

How The Plane Project is improving basic healthcare for thousands of Africans

How The Plane Project is improving basic healthcare for thousands of Africans

9 Nov 2020

Dr Matshidiso Moeti, regional head, Africa, World Health Organisation

Africa's fragile health system hit hard by Covid-19

9 Nov 2020

Insurance claims and the pandemic

Insurance claims and the pandemic

Maria Philippides & Patrick Holloway 6 Nov 2020

Introducing Kloof Street Village, Cape Town's new Covid-19 designed dining hub

Introducing Kloof Street Village, Cape Town's new Covid-19 designed dining hub

6 Nov 2020

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Is Covid-19 a bacteria or a virus? Affinity Health explains the differences

Is Covid-19 a bacteria or a virus? Affinity Health explains the differences

Affinity Health 26 Nov 2020

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Prioritising wellness to retain young healthcare professionals

26 Nov 2020

68% of SA consumers shopping more online since start of pandemic

68% of SA consumers shopping more online since start of pandemic

26 Nov 2020

Tackling the last mile of the Covid-19 vaccine journey

Tackling the last mile of the Covid-19 vaccine journey

26 Nov 2020

Alcohol industry sponsors R30m worth of medical supplies in Eastern Cape

Alcohol industry sponsors R30m worth of medical supplies in Eastern Cape

26 Nov 2020

Many South Africans use traditional medicine. Paballo Thekiso/AFP via Getty Images

South African researchers are looking at medicinal plants for possible Covid-19 treatments

Depika Dwarka 25 Nov 2020

Why the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine is now a global game changer

Why the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine is now a global game changer

Michael Head 24 Nov 2020

Informal traders urged to apply for grant

Informal traders urged to apply for grant

23 Nov 2020

Creatives collaborate with scientists on webcomic series Planet Divoc-91

Creatives collaborate with scientists on webcomic series Planet Divoc-91

20 Nov 2020

Taverners Summit addresses responsible trading and social responsibility

20 Nov 2020

Some of the researchers in the study are based at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

High death rate in African Covid-19 intensive care units

James Stent 20 Nov 2020

Mitigating the spread of Covid-19 by managing mobile devices in the supply chain

Mitigating the spread of Covid-19 by managing mobile devices in the supply chain

Bidvest Mobility 19 Nov 2020

Health Minister Zweli Mkhize

Mkhize: E Cape Covid-19 outbreaks need aggressive approach

18 Nov 2020

Can mobile technology 'vaccinate' SA's private healthcare industry against Covid-19?

Can mobile technology 'vaccinate' SA's private healthcare industry against Covid-19?

Insight Survey 16 Nov 2020

What is shaping culture? The early days of Covid (pt 2)

What is shaping culture? The early days of Covid (pt 2)

Brett Rogers 16 Nov 2020

Will SA's short-term insurance industry weather the Covid-19 storm?

Will SA's short-term insurance industry weather the Covid-19 storm?

Insight Survey 16 Nov 2020

Prism Awards open entries for virtual 2021 event

Prism Awards open entries for virtual 2021 event

13 Nov 2020

Easing of alcohol sales restrictions a welcome relief for industry

Easing of alcohol sales restrictions a welcome relief for industry

12 Nov 2020

President Cyril Ramaphosa. Photo:

President announces Covid-19 resurgence plan, eases alcohol, travel restrictions

12 Nov 2020

A response led by scientists and researchers must be central to any current and future threats. Donwilson Odhiambo/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Strong leadership fought Covid-19 in Africa: the next step is to harness research

Monique Wasunna 12 Nov 2020

Path to regulatory approval of the Covid-19 vaccine in SA

Path to regulatory approval of the Covid-19 vaccine in SA

Zareenah Rasool, Rui Lopes and Darryl Bernstein 11 Nov 2020

Many countries around the world have launched digital contact tracing apps. Sean Gallup/Getty Images

Unpacking the legal and ethical aspects of South Africa's Covid-19 track and trace app

Marietjie Botes 11 Nov 2020

Picture supplied

Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine trial commences in South Africa

11 Nov 2020

Covid-19 vaccine proves 90% effective

Covid-19 vaccine proves 90% effective

9 Nov 2020

How The Plane Project is improving basic healthcare for thousands of Africans

How The Plane Project is improving basic healthcare for thousands of Africans

9 Nov 2020

Dr Matshidiso Moeti, regional head, Africa, World Health Organisation

Africa's fragile health system hit hard by Covid-19

9 Nov 2020

Insurance claims and the pandemic

Insurance claims and the pandemic

Maria Philippides & Patrick Holloway 6 Nov 2020

Introducing Kloof Street Village, Cape Town's new Covid-19 designed dining hub

Introducing Kloof Street Village, Cape Town's new Covid-19 designed dining hub

6 Nov 2020

Spatial applications show where the Covid-19 vulnerable populations and active cases are, where to find care, and where there are resource gaps. Bushko Oleksandr/Shutterstock

The 'science of where', or GIS, fortified Kenya's response to Covid-19. Here's how

Peter Macharia 6 Nov 2020

Mosquitoes and parasites do not respect country borders. CDC/James Gathan

As the malaria season begins in southern Africa, Covid-19 complicates the picture

Jaishree Raman & Shüné Oliver 6 Nov 2020

Henk Pretorius chats new horror film 'The Unfamiliar' and filmaking during Covid-19

Henk Pretorius chats new horror film 'The Unfamiliar' and filmaking during Covid-19

Daniel Dercksen 5 Nov 2020

A Covid-19 test in Utah. The country’s pandemic response has been politicised, making comprehensive changes to public health more difficult.
AP Photo/Rick Bowmer

Poor US pandemic response will reverberate in healthcare politics for years, health scholars warn

Simon F Haeder & Sarah E Gollust 4 Nov 2020

Cultural, creative industries called to apply for Covid-19 relief funding

Cultural, creative industries called to apply for Covid-19 relief funding

3 Nov 2020

Big franchise brands not better off during the pandemic

Bendeta Gordon 2 Nov 2020

Sustainability lessons from a pandemic

Sustainability lessons from a pandemic

MANGO-OMC 2 Nov 2020

KwaZulu-Natal community and medical staff benefit from the Beiersdorf International Aid Programme

KwaZulu-Natal community and medical staff benefit from the Beiersdorf International Aid Programme

Beiersdorf Southern Africa 2 Nov 2020

Covid-19: Excess deaths for second week running

Covid-19: Excess deaths for second week running

Marecia Damons 30 Oct 2020

850,000 animal viruses could be caught by humans, unless we protect nature - UN report

850,000 animal viruses could be caught by humans, unless we protect nature - UN report

Katie Woolaston and Judith Lorraine Fisher 30 Oct 2020

The increasingly well-coordinated global anti-vaccine movement has repurposed itself to challenge the very reality of COVID-19. Hasan Esen/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Covid-19: A global survey shows worrying signs of vaccine hesitancy

Scott C Ratzan, Agnes Binagwaho, Heidi Larson, Jeffrey V Lazarus, Kenneth Rabin & Lawrence O Gostin 29 Oct 2020

Mask-wearing the new normal, despite its discomfort

Mask-wearing the new normal, despite its discomfort

Andrea Rademeyer & Dr Amelia Richards, Ask Afrika 29 Oct 2020