No, South Africa didn’t deploy 70,000 soldiers during Covid-19 lockdown
Several news sites have unfavourably panned the recent deployment of ‘a mere’ 2,500 soldiers to deal with recent unrest.
Several news sites have unfavourably panned the recent deployment of ‘a mere’ 2,500 soldiers to deal with recent unrest.
The number of excess deaths may be a more accurate and concerning measure of the Covid pandemic than the daily death toll. But how are exces
Covid has trained a spotlight on causes of death and how deaths are recorded across the world. We disentangle what paperwork has to be filed...
Experts say recent claims that getting the Covid vaccine will render your life insurance policy invalid are false and scaremongering.
This slogan from a recent protest in South Africa’s largest city may grab attention, but little data there is so far firmly contradicts it.
Chief administrative secretary Mercy Mwangangi cut an elated figure when she compared Kenya’s vaccination progress to other countries. But t...
Like in many other countries, Covid-19 vaccines are dominating the public debate in Kenya. But how are vaccines and other drugs given the gr...
A long-winded statement from the Kenya Catholic Doctors Association raised eyebrows – and sparked concerns about fuelling vaccine hesitancy....
Africa’s most populous nation is experiencing an increase in cervical cancer cases because of the Covid-19 pandemic, said a prominent oncolo...
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