Covid-19 variants are new versions of the virus that are smarter at surviving. But before we can understand what these changed forms mean for vaccines, we first need to go back to the basics. We take you through the evolution of the virus and what this means for your body’s defences.
‘The global trend towards private vehicles … is a recipe for transport congestion that will bring cities to a standstill’
Vital that the government and private sector create jobs and invest in youth as their numbers rise.
Being the white mother of a black child has been a salutary lesson in race awareness for Belinda Beresford.
Lebo Ramafoko of Soul City has been enduring years of abuse from an ex-partner. She has decided to ‘walk the talk’ and be open about her experiences.
Asymptomatic patients and poor sanitary conditions increase the risk of cholera spreading beyond Zimbabwe, writes Belinda Beresford
HIV is thought to have a kill rate of close to 100%, higher than even the notorious haemorrhagic diseases such as Ebola.
Rarely in South Africa can a minister have come to power carrying such a weight of expectation as Barbara Hogan.
The tie between health and wealth has held true for most of the world, and for as long as there appear to have been economists to notice it.
One of the most lethal viruses known to science has made its appearance in Africa, but naming it has been held up by political sensitivities.