Covid 19

COVID-19 clawbacks, spending caps and a cut – what House Republicans got in return for pushing the US to the brink of default

House Republicans pushed the U.S. to the edge of a fiscal crisis because they wanted deep cuts in government spending. So, based on the tentative deal announced on May 27, 2023, how did they do?

Raymond Scheppach Professor of Public Policy, University of Virginia·11 months ago

COVID-19 has shown that following the same road will lead the world over a precipice.

Despite the tragic deaths, suffering and sadness that it has caused, the pandemic could go down in history as the event that rescued humanity. It has created a once-in-a-generation opportunity to reset our lives and societies onto a sus...

Phumzile Mavimbela·almost 3 years ago

As the malaria season begins in Southern Africa, COVID-19 complicates the picture

Two of the nine global public health awareness days are associated with malaria: World Malaria Day, observed on 25 April, and World Mosquito Day, which commemorates the discovery by Sir Ronald Ross on 20 August 1897 that Anopheles mosqui...

Jaishree Raman & Shüné Oliver·over 3 years ago

What's On Everyone's Lips: SA's Biovac Will Manufacture Pfizer COVID-19 Jab In SA.

Pfizer and its German vaccine partner, Bio-NTech, have signed a letter of intent with the Biovac Institute, a company partially owned by the South African government.

Phumzile Mavimbela·over 2 years ago

What complexity theory can teach leaders of South African universities today

Universities are complex, dynamic organisations which must adapt in ways that aren’t always planned or predicted. For some university leaders, such challenges present an opportunity to lead for great change within the sector. For others,...

Cyrill Walters P·over 3 years ago

Mobile phones can enable learning during school disruptions. Here’s how

The COVID-19 pandemic placed enormous pressure on education systems worldwide. At the peak of the crisis, school closures forced over 1.6 billion learners out of classrooms

Noam Angrist- Executive Director, Youth Impact, fellow, University of Oxford·almost 2 years ago

What's On Everyone's Lips : 7 270 People Have Been Arrested In KwaZulu Natal For Contravening Lockdown Level 3 Regulations

The KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Khombinkosi Jula has expressed his concern that citizens in the province are still being arrested on a daily basis for not complying with the adjusted alert Level 3 Lockdown ...

Phumzile Mavimbela ·about 3 years ago

COVID pandemic created immunisation gaps in Africa. Over half a million children are at risk

A recent World Health Organization (WHO) report showed that the pandemic fuelled the largest sustained decline in childhood vaccine coverage rates

Edina Amponsah-Dacosta- University of Cape Town·over 1 year ago

What's On Everyone's Lips: Ramaphosa Set To Deliver SONA 2021 This Evening.

The president's speech is set to kick off at 19:00. In strict adherence to the National State of Disaster regulations, this year’s SONA will take the form of a hybrid joint sitting, with no more than 50 Members of Parliament, representat...

Phumzile Mavimbela·about 3 years ago

A nagging cough can hang on for weeks or months following a respiratory illness – and there is precious little you can do about it

When was the last time you walked into a public space and didn’t hear someone coughing? After three years of flinching at the sound, it can be disarming to hear so many people coughing – and embarrassing if it’s you.

Kyle B. Enfield Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Virginia·about 1 year ago

Want to know about vaccine rollouts in Africa? Click on a country here and find out

There has been a lot of focus on COVID-19 vaccine inequalities between high-income and low- and middle-income countries. For instance, it is estimated that up to 70% of all vaccines to be produced in 2021 were pre-booked by a handful ...

Catherine Kyobutungi·over 2 years ago

Nigerian academics weigh in on the faults and frustrations of managing COVID-19

The Conversation Africa recently held its first policy dialogue session where seasoned academics in Nigeria and the country’s Minister of State, Health, Dr Adeleke Mamora, discussed the country’s handling of COVID-19 so far as well as it...

The Conversation Contributors ·over 2 years ago

Despite the Obstacles Brought by Covid 19, DBE Says It Is Satisfied With The First Week Of Marking The 2020 Matric Examination Papers.

The Department of Basic Education is satisfied with the progress made in the first week of marking of the combined matric examination scripts for the class of 2020. In addition to the staggered marking which already started in December 2...

Phumzile Mavimbela·over 3 years ago

Department Of Basic Education Begins COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout For Teachers.

The Minister of Basic Education, Mrs Angie Motshekga will today join Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi at the Rabasotho Community Hall in Tembisa to mark the start of the vaccination programme in the basic education sector. More than...

Phumzile Mavimbela·almost 3 years ago

COVID-19 pandemic has triggered a rise in hunger in South Africa

The recent political and social unrest across parts of South Africa has again brought to the fore the deep structural problems faced by the nation. These include high levels of poverty for an upper-middle income country, largely due to e...

Servaas van der Berg and Leila Patel P·over 2 years ago

South Africa’s way forward: abandon old ideas, embrace bold experimentation.

Foundation essay: our foundation essays are longer than usual and take a wider look at a key issue affecting society. In the preface to his great book, The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money, written in the 1930s at the ...

Brian Levy ·over 2 years ago

Treasury Addresses The Processes And Approach To Preservation And Access To Retirement Savings.

In response to the many media queries, National Treasury wishes to provide more details on the approach and planned timelines concerning the proposal to allow for greater preservation with limited pre-retirement withdrawals from retirem...

Phumzile Mavimbela·over 2 years ago

Repeal of COVID-19 regulations a significant step towards upping economic activity

The Johannesburg Multi-Party Government welcomes the decision by the National Department of Health to repeal the current COVID-19 Regulations

Joburg Post·almost 2 years ago

Asymptomatic COVID-19 is linked to a gene variant that boosts immune memory after exposure to prior seasonal cold viruses

A common genetic variant explains why some people are asymptomatic after being infected with the virus that causes COVID-19, according to our recently published study in the journal Nature.

Jill Hollenbach Professor of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco·9 months ago

Long COVID symptoms can improve, but their resolution is slow and imperfect

Around 5–10% of people who get infected with SARS-CoV-2 will experience symptoms that persist way beyond the initial acute period, a clinical syndrome we are learning more about, known widely as long COVID.

Suman Majumdar Chief Health Officer, Burnet Institute·8 months ago

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