Articles for GroundUp Staff

Treating Covid: What works? What doesn’t? And what might work?

A simple guide

Another win for Lottery investigation team

GroundUp and Limpopo Mirror win journalism award

Debate: Should SA’s cricketers have to take the knee?

Here’s a summary of the arguments

If you’ve had Covid, should you get vaccinated?

Yes, the evidence shows vaccination reduces your risk of getting reinfected

Anti-vaxxers are making a false claim about the first vaccine dose. We debunk it

Contrary to what misinformers claim, the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine does give you protection against Covid, and a second dose gives even more

Video: How do we know vaccines work?

And how do we know some medicines don’t?

Covid-19: a promising new treatment, a failed treatment, new evidence on masks and the push for compulsory vaccination

Over 4 million vaccines administered, as rollout goes full steam ahead

Evidence accumulates that Covid-19 vaccines are saving lives across the planet

Alcohol bans reduced deaths, study finds

UCT and MRC researchers found that dozens of deaths a day were averted by restrictions