In July, South Africa suffered the worst violence since the 1990s. Highways were blocked and businesses, warehouses and other property looted and set alight. More than 300 people died.
Resistance occurs when the effectiveness of a drug is reduced and it no longer provides a full cure against the targeted infection.
Daily headlines showed it was not true that no country had avoided a severe epidemic. Many had done just that including South Korea, which faced rapid spread of the virus but avoided a severe outbreak, showing that it was possible ...
The global COVID pandemic not only heightened interest in the field of disaster risk management, but in several instances required the use and implementation of emergency laws. South Africa was no exception.
The planned seismic survey off South Africa’s Wild Coast by energy company Shell has unleashed public outrage in the country and beyond.
Hybrid warfare is gaining traction globally as the preferred option for conducting malicious statecraft in the grey zone between peace and war.
Just over 17 million South African adults are fully vaccinated, out of an adult population of about 40 million.
The creative and cultural sector exists in a complex ecology. Its economic environment requires demand for creative and cultural output, be these products or services.
This year South Africa is predicted to register 96,000 deaths due to diabetes and an estimated US$7.2 billion rise in diabetes-related health expenditure. This is a huge hit to the country’s economy and equates to $1,700 per person.
South Africa’s current VAT system is based on New Zealand’s VAT system. It was and introduced in South Africa in 1991 at a rate of 10%, replacing the general sales tax system which was levied at 12%.
Probiotics are health-promoting bacteria that naturally occur in the intestine of any animal with a gut.
Workplaces are adopting new forms of advanced automation at a rate that suggests a digital revolution in the making.
Saldanha Bay harbour on the west coast of South Africa has long been an important point for global shipping routes.
The trouble with metropolitan cities, or metros, is that, even in the best of times, they are hellishly difficult to govern.
Academics and residents are working together in two Limpopo villages, Ga-Komape and Ga-Manamela, to find out more about the areas’ groundwater resources.
A South African man is being investigation by British transport police for alleged racism.
A global target for the elimination of mother to child transmission of HIV globally was set in 2015.
Mandatory vaccination will soon apply to certain industries and locations.
Alert Level 1 will remain in place for a week, Ramaphosa said.
Hunting for variants requires a concerted effort. South Africa and the UK were the first big countries to implement nationwide genomic surveillance efforts for SARS-CoV-2 as early as April 2020.
Skin lightening products have been popular for more than 40 years among sub-Saharan African populations.
The author’s choice of 1902 as his starting point is presumably because from then on South Africa was under one political ruler – first, the British imperial government; then white settlers; and since 1994, majoritarian democratic rule.
South Africa will be in touch with the UK to persuade it to life the travel ban.
Potsdam Road and Table View surrounds are a no-go zone for motorists, police warn.
