
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...
Due to the coronavirus outbreak, many countries now require people to wear face masks in public. We examine how these regulations differ, an...
How can fact-checkers and the public stand up to health crises, conspiracies, and inaccurate everyday health advice while nurturing trust?
The data currently available points to a bizarre trend. It is contrary to everything we know about the expected disease outcomes for smokers...
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 ...
South Africa’s government has warned people to avoid alcohol because it reduces the body’s ability to fight infections such as Covid-19. Res...
Writing in the Vanguard daily, Atiku Abubakar said the current government is making a hash of things, compared to his time in office. We fac...
The East African country’s president’s views on the pandemic continue to make headlines.
A top pharmacist says the continent’s largest economy has been reduced to a bystander in the race to counter the coronavirus pandemic. Are s...
Headlines in national media heralded a ‘breakthrough’ by Nigerian scientists, while social media went share-crazy. But many jumped the gun.