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South Africa will enter a nationwide lockdown for 21-days with effect from midnight on Thursday 26 March 2020, President Cyril Ramaphosa said... read
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EVAN-LEE COURIE
Amidst the panic and fear spread across the globe of the coronavirus pandemic, news outlets across the world have shared stories of hope and encouragement, showing us global citizens that in fact, things do get better! Read
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JAMES STENT & NATHAN GEFFEN
Testing people suspected of Covid-19 and then tracing who they have had contact with is vital to controlling the epidemic. But the test for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, is both expensive and logistically time-consuming... Read
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AKEBE LUTHER KING ABIA
The novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, recently declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation, has taken the world by surprise... Read
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ALEX BROADBENT AND BENJAMIN T H SMART
Suppose you had the choice between two health policies, A and B. Policy A would result in the death of a lot of elderly people... Read
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As the Covid-19 virus continues to spread around the world, the Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Foundation have announced they will be donating medical supplies to Africa... Read
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AMY PIETERSE, ISSUED BY GINKGO AGENCY
Human Rights Day is cause for celebration, a recognition of the progress South Africa has made. Our rights make us who we are. But as the spread of coronavirus shows, it is our right to health that is at the crux of everything... Read
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LIEZL HUMAN
The Cape Town Together Community Action Network is an initiative that has been setup to help communities respond to Covid-19... Read
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Gift of The Givers is crowdfunding via the BackaBuddy platform in support of the medical staff and facilities on the frontline of the Covid-19 pandemic, who will be treating the affected... Read
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Healthcare
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XIAOFENG WANG
The Covid-19 outbreak is taking a toll on the global luxury industry that is heavily dependent on the spending of Chinese shoppers at home and abroad... Read
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Pick n Pay will open all its supermarkets and hypermarkets an hour earlier every Wednesday for the exclusive use of elderly customers who need to shop for their groceries... Read
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LAUREN HARTZENBERG
Retailers have attempted to quell fears surrounding stock shortages as footage of panic buyers and empty supermarket shelves filter through social media... Read
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Government gazetted regulations on the national state of disaster have directed that taverns, restaurants and clubs must be closed by 6pm... Read
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Medical Technology
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ANDY MCBAIN,
In recent years, wearables such as smartwatches and fitness wristbands have grown in popularity among consumers and gained traction within the healthcare industry as hospitals have put greater focus on improving patient care levels and clinician productivity... Read
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Obstetrics & Gynaecology
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ANTHONY IDOWU AJAYI
Each day, 159 women die during childbirth and as a result of pregnancy in Nigeria. This translates to one death every nine minutes... Read
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Paediatrics
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Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest infection rates of Streptococcus agalactiae, or "Group B strep", in the world - and one in five babies will not survive the illness... Read
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Pharmaceuticals
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ISSUED BY CIPLA
At a time when South Africa desperately needs some good news, Cipla's upgraded Mirren facility will not only be able to meet the high demand of critical medical needs but also help grow the beleaguered economy... Read
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ISSUED BY CIPLA
Since the inception of the South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG) 26 years ago, one of the most powerful and impactful tools used to reach all South Africans has been the media... Read
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ELMARIE GRANT
You have now been tasked with navigating a new world: working from home. This may sound great until you are suddenly faced with all forms of new and unexpected interruptions - all while doing your job and keeping your customer happy... Read
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Applications are now open for the Design Innovation Seed Fund (DISF)... Read
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We need fast action to make thousands of small businesses throughout South Africa more resilient to coronavirus-related economic disruptions... Read
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Following the coronavirus outbreak, South African companies are hurriedly putting social distancing policies in place to keep employees safe... Read
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