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ANALYSIS: Why an antidepressant could be used to treat COVID-19
Fluvoxamine is an SSRI, the first-line medicine of choice for treating depression, not viral infections, and is also commonly used to treat obsessive compulsive disorder. So why might it work in a respiratory disease?
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ANALYSIS: The COVID 'longhaulers' behind a global patient movement
The novel coronavirus, which has killed at least 1.4 million globally, can leave even otherwise-healthy young people with lingering symptoms for weeks or months.
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PHUMLA WILLIAMS: SA's new anti-corruption strategy, NACS, explained
The adoption of the National Anti-Corruption Strategy shows that SA is dedicated to rooting out corruption, writes Phumla Williams.
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ANALYSIS: What history teaches us about shaping SA’s new cannabis laws
Policy makers need to protect and promote the interests of people whose indigenous knowledge and toil developed a thriving national cannabis economy - in the face of harsh police crackdowns.
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ANALYSIS: Fight against Aids hold valuable lessons for managing COVID-19
The HIV/Aids response played out over a much longer trajectory than COVID-19. But it is, in some respects, a shining example of what can be achieved when countries and people work together.
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PHUMLA WILLIAMS: Media freedom and the Thuma Mina WhatsApp group
In an era of instant information sharing it becomes even more important that we guard against false narratives or fake news, writes Phumla Williams.
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YONELA DIKO: Gender-based violence & the difficulties profiling an abuser
It might not be easy to spot an abuser from far off, but we have more insight into our family and friends' behaviour than we acknowledge, writes Yonela Diko.
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CYRIL RAMAPHOSA: This year, World Aids Day takes place in difficult conditions
While we have reduced HIV-related deaths and new infections, we still are far from reaching our goal, writes President Cyril Ramaphosa.
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: Jacob Zuma is in contempt of us all
Jacob Zuma’s entire presidency was an exercise in constitutional vandalism and his actions at the Zondo Commission were a low point, even for Zuma and his band of opportunistic lawyers, writes Judith February.
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ANALYSIS: Trump’s legacy in Africa and what to expect from Biden
The Trump administration's policies affected Africa in detrimental ways.
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FACT CHECK: Are there really 15 mln ‘undocumented foreigners’ in South Africa?
Africa Check takes a closer look at this recent claim by South African politician and businessperson Herman Mashaba.
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Africa’s oldest surviving party's Achilles heel: ANC's broken branch structure
The mess that is the ANC's branch structure is best exemplified by the collapse of branches in the North West province.
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Mbeki and Obasanjo: case studies in the use of soft power in Africa’s interests
How soft power has rubbed off on Nigeria and South Africa – during and after Olusegun Obasanjo and Thabo Mbeki's presidencies.
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River of bacteria: a South African study pinpoints what’s polluting the water
Getting sick from infected drinking water is almost 100% guaranteed, a South African study has shown.
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ANALYSIS: Why the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine is now a global game changer
Oxford and AstraZeneca have previously made their own commitments to provide a billion doses of their vaccine for low- and middle-income countries, with a commitment to provide 400 million doses before the end of 2020.
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TESSA DOOMS: Leadership - not money - will solve our youth unemployment problem
Many programmes focus on getting youth ready for the world of work; perhaps it is time for the world of work to adapt to the youth, writes Tessa Dooms.
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ANALYSIS: Why Judge Zondo made the right call to not recuse himself from inquiry
Justice Raymond Zondo found that the test for recusal had not been met.
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YONELA DIKO: Did Malawi win the Bushiri communication battle?
The Malawian government has done better with its public relations regarding the Bushiri debacle than its South African counterpart, writes Yonela Diko.
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HAJI MOHAMED DAWJEE: 2020 - the year of the Karen and complaining
Have we finally run out of real things to be upset about? No. Wait. There’s toast, writes Haji Mohamed Dawjee.
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REVIEW: Midnight Oil and terror in Australia
The band’s first new studio album in almost twenty years, The Makarrata Project, is a radical critique of Australian society made in collaboration with Indigenous Australian artists.
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How transfers negatively affect Nigerian footballers’ wives
The economic importance of footballers’ wives needs to be highlighted in pop culture.
