By: Rob Reddick, The Conversation M-Foto/Shutterstock Since the early days of the pandemic, attention has focused on producing a vaccine for COVID-19. With one, it’s hoped it will be able to suppress the virus without relying purely on economically challenging control measures. Without one, the world will probably have to live with COVID-19 as an endemic disease. It’s unlikely the coronavirus will naturally burn itself out. With so much […]
By: Brian J Purnell, Bowdoin College; Morgan Marietta, University of Massachusetts Lowell, and Neta C. Crawford, Boston University President-elect Biden promises a new White House agenda and style. AP Photo/Andrew Harnik The American public has had its say and for the first time in a generation denied a sitting president a second term. President Donald Trump’s tenure lasted just four years, but in that time he dragged policy on […]
By: Rob Reddick, The Conversation M-Foto/Shutterstock Since the early days of the pandemic, attention has focused on producing a vaccine for COVID-19. With one, it’s hoped it will be able to suppress the virus without relying purely on economically challenging control measures. Without one, the world will probably have to live with COVID-19 as an endemic disease. It’s unlikely the coronavirus will naturally burn itself out. With so much […]
Don't miss the Phakama Africa #BlackExcellence Webinar. Theme: We come from African Black Excellence - Our Humanity and Boldness A campaign to celebrate and reset our collective mindset back to UBUNTU, while highlighting the legacy of great South Africans and to make known the stories of their lives; it is intended to inspire generations with the title of a hymn written by Charlotte Maxeke: Phakama Africa / Africa Arise! The […]
By: Leila Patel, University of Johannesburg A women receives bread at the ‘Hunger Has No Religion’ feeding scheme run by Muslims in Johannesburg, South Africa. EFE-EPA/Kim Ludbrook Leila Patel, University of Johannesburg Since the year 2000, South Africa has made big strides in lowering levels of both child and adult hunger, as well as improving food security for many poor families. Research has shown that these improvements were largely driven […]
By: Siyabulela Christopher Fobosi, University of Johannesburg A policeman stands guard during a protest by minibus taxi operators against a new bus service for Johannnesburg. Alexander Joe/AFP via Getty Images The South African government has initiated a process to formalise and regulate the country’s large, yet informal minibus taxi industry, with a view to making it viable and free of violence. The government envisions the industry being restructured “along […]
Berita is a multi-award winning singer-songwriter, guitarist and music producer. Berita is the founder of her own recording and talent management company Assali Music. Berita was introduced to South Africa in 2012 with a stunning debut ‘Thandolwethu’, now revered as a classic South African ballad. Berita has gone on to release three studio albums to critical and commercial acclaim, earning platinum sales and multiple coveted awards. 2020 began with […]
By: Nhlanhla Mpofu, Rhodes University This pandemic has taken the familiar, collaborative classroom and predictable timetables from teachers and replaced it with uncertainty. Shutterstock As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, schools were on lockdown in South Africa from March 2020. They only partially reopened in June, despite teacher unions’ concerns about the timing and lack of adequate protection for teachers and learners. The unions’ objections about having […]