Opinion
Congo Basin offers clues to HIV’s behaviour: how we're trying to crack its code
The epidemic is far from over. One of the main reasons is the diversity that the HIV group M (HIV-1M) virus exhibits. This affects both vaccine and cure...
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ANALYSIS: How to narrow the big divide between black and white farmers in SA
At the dawn of democracy, few probably thought that nearly three decades on, South Africa would still be battling with the phenomenon of “two agricultures”.
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ANALYSIS: Nigeria & SA have a love-hate relationship: Africa needs them closer
A meeting between Nigeria and South Africa is always a reminder of the cultural and social bonds that both countries have invested in over a long period, but have underutilised.
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ANALYSIS: How inequality drives HIV in adolescent girls and young women
While the prevention of mother to child HIV transmission, and provision of treatment as prevention, are great successes, there are still gaps.
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: A vaccine mandate is the only thing that makes sense
The sensible thing to do would be to impose a vaccine mandate to deal with vaccine hesitancy, writes Judith February.
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South African groundwater project shows the power of citizen science
Over the past three years, residents from the villages have been trained to capture groundwater data. This is what’s known as citizen science.
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Skin lighteners: Fashion and family still driving uptake in South Africa
South Africa has banned the import and sale of products containing skin lightening chemicals. Nevertheless, they remain available to consumers unlawfully because of the high demand for them.
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Why SA political parties must find a balance between rural versus metro support
In at least five of South Africa’s six largest metros, the challenges of governing are compounded by political fragmentation and uncertainties of governing as a minority or through a coalition.
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ANALYSIS: Four reasons why physically punishing school children doesn’t work
Corporal punishment is institutional child abuse, and for this reason, it is forbidden in many countries. However, according to 2019 statistics, only 53 countries actually ban corporal punishment formally.
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New book on SA’s history puts black people at the centre, for a change
Thula Simpson’s new book, History of South Africa: From 1902 to the Present, is an event-packed narrative history.
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SA isn’t doing enough to provide HIV prevention treatment for moms: why it must
Not offering preventive treatment to women not living with HIV but who are at risk of HIV acquisition undermines the efficacy of all of the South African efforts to eliminate mother to child transmission of HIV.
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The hunt for COVID variants: how the new one was found and what we know so far
Variant hunting, as exciting as that sounds, is performed through whole genome sequencing of samples that have tested positive for the virus.
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RAMAPHOSA: SA's fortunes inextricably tied to those of African neighbours
President Cyril Ramaphosa is hoping that his visits to Nigeria, Ghana, the Ivory Coast and Senegal will strengthen strategic partnerships with these countries, open new markets for businesses in both countries and help these economies recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Omicron is new COVID kid on the block: 5 steps to avoid, 10 to take immediately
In view of the new COVID variant, there are a few steps that governments shouldn’t be taking. And some they should be taking.
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YONELA DIKO | De Klerk Legacy: You had to be there!
The decision by De Klerk, to avoid that inevitable calamity 20 years earlier, became a decisive turning point in bringing about the democracy we enjoy today, writes Yonela Diko.
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Barney Rachabane: SA’s little giant who took an epic jazz journey
Barney Rachabane was a little giant, whose music and unique sound I got to know in my youth, and one that became pivotal in my later years, writes Chatradari Devroop.
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Defining what’s ethical in artificial intelligence needs input from Africans
Research and development of AI and machine learning technologies is growing in African countries. Yet very few African voices have so far been involved in the international ethical frameworks that aim to guide the research.
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South Africa faces a slowly worsening chronic fiscal crisis
An improved fiscal outlook that accommodates spending pressures is encouraging but there are caveats.
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Supplying COVID-19 pills at lower cost is only part of what poorer nations need
Successfully vaccinating the global population, especially in low-income countries, has been hampered by several challenges – notably vaccine inequity and weak health systems.
