He produced images of many of South Africa’s turning points, including the shooting deaths of 69 unarmed demonstrators in Sharpeville in 1960, the Rivonia trial of Nelson Mandela and other leaders of the African National Congress in the early 1960s, and the uprising by high school students in Soweto in 1976.
The system that built a coronavirus vaccine in record time relies on robust intellectual property protections.
By Thomas Cueni
Dec. 10, 2020
A Covid-19 vaccine trial in Soweto, South Africa, in June.Credit.Pool photo by Siphiwe Sibeko
South Africa and India have petitioned the World Trade Organization to suspend some intellectual property protections from Covid-19 drugs, vaccines and diagnostic technologies. In support of the effort, Doctors Without Borders began a social media campaign urging governments to “put lives over profits,” warning of “pharma profiteering” and urging support for “#NoCovidMonopolies.” The W.T.O., which governs trade rules among its 164 member nations, considered the proposal at its Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights meeting Thursday.