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 | NATHAN GEFFEN & ELSABÉ BRITS Ivermectin has been touted as the wonder drug solution to the Covid-19 crisis. But the largest trial yet comparing ivermectin to placebo has found no statistically significant benefit from ivermectin but possible harm from the drug... read |
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 | RUSSELL RENSBURG South Africa has a two-tiered, and highly unequal, healthcare system. The public sector is state-funded and caters to the majority - 71% - of the population...read |
|  | MICHAEL CHERRY A study, led by authors from the South African National Blood Service, estimates that by May 2021 47% nearly half the population, between 15-69-years-old had already had a previous SARS-CoV-2 infection...read |
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 | ISSUED BY BIZCOMMUNITY.COM This Mandela Month, you can align your company or brand with worthy causes that address social injustice... Read |
| Covid-19 |
 | In an attempt to speed up the vaccine rollout, the Department of Health has made a policy change, which means that people without medical aid can now go to private sector sites for their Covid-19 vaccination... Read |
 | ALEX VAN DEN HEEVER, IMRAAN VALODIA, SHABIR A MADHI & WILLEM VENTER South Africa's approach to its Covid-19 vaccine programme has been characterised by a large number of missteps. In aggregate it has left the country behind many others on the continent... Read |
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 | GÉRARD CHARL FILIES & JOSÈ FRANTZ Good communication and understanding of the roles of other disciplines in a healthcare team has been found to result in fewer medical errors, reduced medical costs and a better patient care experience... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY ACDOCO SA The new RespiClear Decongestant range from OBEL boasts steroid-free nebs, petroleum-free vapour rub and preservative-free drops for inhalation... Read |
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 | DAYNIA BALLOT A fire at one of the biggest public hospitals in Johannesburg, the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, and the delay in reopening the facility has brought infrastructural issues into sharp focus. Read |
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 | PRATIMA DESAI & HELEN REID The Democratic Republic of Congo is expected to start buying cobalt from artisanal miners within eight weeks as it aims to become the only legal buyer from miners in the informal sector... Read |
 | MANUEL MUCARI The central bank of Mozambique has fined Africa's biggest lender, Standard Bank, $4.6m for engaging in fraudulent activities... Read |
 | EMILY STANDER Moky Makura, the executive director of Africa No Filter, tells us about bird - a newly launched story agency designed to shift narratives about Africa... Read |
 | Noël N'guessan, a chemical engineer from Côte d'Ivoire, has been named the winner of the Royal Academy of Engineering's 2021 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation... Read |
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 | The Consumer Goods Council of SA has echoed President Cyril Ramaphosa's warning that the ongoing destruction of property and looting of retail stores threatens supply chain continuity... Read |
 | The violence and looting under the guise of protests against former president Jacob Zuma's incarceration pose a risk to the present economic recovery... Read |
 | MASEGO MAFATA Looting and protests from the weekend continued in Alexandra, Johannesburg, on Monday. Reports initially linked the protests to calls for the release from prison of former President Jacob Zuma... Read |
 | Government has decided to avail the Covid-19 Ters to sectors hardest hit by the Adjusted Alert Level 4 Covid-19 restrictions... Read |
 | LAUREN HARTZENBERG Encouraging event attendees to capitalise on the e-commerce growth trajectory, Ecommerce Challenge speakers shared their insights, lessons and tips for online and entrepreneurship success... Read |
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