The rise of the scary-sounding variants, a South African third Covid-19 wave that was much worse than the first or second for most of the country, and the introduction of multiple vaccines has confused many of us. Uncertainty about the future is always frightening. This is especially so when sc.
Brian Sokutu Sceptical about the impact of ivermectin, Dr Emmanuel Taban, a pulmonologist at the Mediclinic Midstream in Midrand, has claimed that two out of every three patients being admitted at the hospital were taking ivermectin. A general view of the drug Ivermectin on January 27, 2021 in Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo by Gallo Images/Ziyaad Douglas) As third wave-driven Covid is set to intensify in the coming weeks in South Africa, the use of ivermectin as a drug to cure the globally spreading virus has been brought back to the mix. Yesterday, SA Medical Association president Dr Angelique Coetzee yesterday conceded the subject has divided the medical profession into two. While some have championed its use, others have levelled criticism at the drug, claiming ivermectin – meant for animals – offered no ben
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Brian Sokutu Medical experts were quick to advise mourners to adhere to coronavirus protocols to avoid the spread of the virus. The late King Goodwill Zwelithini. Picture: Gallo Images Given the Covid-19 devastation in South Africa, the body of the late King Goodwill Zwelithini will not lie in state for public viewing. Since last Friday’s death of the 72 year old, the longest-serving Zulu monarch, the king’s Khethomthandayo home in kwaNongoma, has seen an influx of people arriving to pay their last respects. Medical experts were quick to advise mourners to adhere to coronavirus protocols to avoid the spread of the virus, which has already infected over a million people. Tygerberg hospital infectious disease specialist and University of Stellenbosch academic Dr Jantjie Taljaard warned: “If Covid-19 protocols ar
The sixth World NGO Day will be commemorated on Saturday, 27 February in more than 89 countries. An NGO is non-profit and is run by citizens outside of any government structure. There are an estimated 10 million NGOs in the world, employing about 50 million people. The number of NGOs is expected to double in the next decade.
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Wednesday, 24 February, the digitalisation of South Africa’s social grant payments system will come under the spotlight. The Digital Welfare State and Human Rights Project will interview Lynette Maart, the director of Black Sash, on how it came to be that the country became dependent on just one company for the payment of grants. Listen in at 10am here.