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...
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ANALYSIS: What does the law say about face masks in South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya?
Due to the coronavirus outbreak, many countries now require people to wear face masks in public. We examine how these regulations differ, an...
Health misinformation: How we can push back on conspiracies and unverified advice during a crisis
How can fact-checkers and the public stand up to health crises, conspiracies, and inaccurate everyday health advice while nurturing trust?
ANALYSIS: What we know about Covid-19 and smoking so far
The data currently available points to a bizarre trend. It is contrary to everything we know about the expected disease outcomes for smokers...
ANALYSIS: ‘Close to a million’ smokers quit under South Africa’s Covid-19 rules? Limits to lockdown research
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 ...
Is South African president Ramaphosa correct about country’s ability to make vaccines?
South Africa is capable of manufacturing vaccines, and has extensive expertise in testing them, but is not currently producing any from star...
No, EFF: Death of 10 South African children doesn’t ‘completely disprove’ low risk of young people contracting Covid-19
When the South African government announced opening up schools in the wake of Covid-19, a political party claimed the death of 10 children p...
No, WHO hasn’t ‘unequivocally’ said South Africa is not ready to lift Covid-19 lockdown
In criticising the speed of South Africa’s easing of lockdown restrictions, an opposition party member claimed the WHO had declared the coun...
Covid-19: Widely read newspaper incorrect that 2 in 5 Kenyans are obese
Obesity was implicated in many of the hospitalisations and deaths from the new coronavirus, the Daily Nation reported. We took a closer look...