COMMENT: South Africa's poverty and income statistics fall victim to Covid-19
With South Africa’s government forced to review its budget due to the pandemic, an already cash-strapped Stats SA has had to cut a vital pov...
With South Africa’s government forced to review its budget due to the pandemic, an already cash-strapped Stats SA has had to cut a vital pov...
Tobacco sales have been outlawed under South Africa’s Covid-19 lockdown since March 2020. Has the ban made a million or so smokers quit the ...
The data currently available points to a bizarre trend. It is contrary to everything we know about the expected disease outcomes for smokers...
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Due to the coronavirus outbreak, many countries now require people to wear face masks in public. We examine how these regulations differ, an...
Under the lockdown to prevent the spread of Covid-19, South Africans are only allowed outside their homes to exercise for three hours in the...
In a live broadcast, Tanzanian president John Magufuli, zeroed in on steam inhalation, claiming that inhaling steam treats Covid-19.
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