344 results found
MARCO LONGARI / AFP
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.
Steaming with Zam-Buk and onions in your socks won’t cure Covid-19
Bayers said Zam-Buk ointment was for external use only. They did not recommend using it for steaming.
LUCA SOLA / AFP
Fact-checked: 9 claims about South African schools from Ernst Roets
A member of management for the Afrikaner-rights group AfriForum rubbished the state of South African education. We sorted the wheat from the...
MARCO LONGARI / AFP
FACTSHEET: Excess deaths in South Africa explained
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