âStop pussyfooting around funeralsâ says infectious disease professor
Science | 14 January 2021
11,000 of the nearly 20,000 deaths are considered excess deaths. The vast majority are likely due to Covid-19
By James Stent and Nathan Geffen
Science | 13 January 2021
HSRC releases details of nationwide survey
By James Stent
Science | 9 December 2020
But have we tested too few people, too late?
By James Stent
Science | 4 December 2020
But the current surge is not nearly as bad as July
Science | 29 October 2020
Latest Medical Research Council mortality report shows clear spike
Science | 22 October 2020
University fire engineering research shows that fire-resistant paint does not work
Science | 12 October 2020
80% of babies born with the disease are in sub-Saharan Africa
Science | 2 September 2020
By getting high-risk people into care immediately, even if they are not feeling ill, many deaths can be prevented
By Neal David
Science | 31 August 2020
Naming invasive species will help to destroy them, says conservationist
By Sarah Wild
Science | 24 August 2020
It is much more sensible to compare how many people have tested positive this week to last week
By Alex Welte
Science | 20 August 2020
SA team won a Google Earth grant to protect precious floral kingdom
Text by Sarah Wild. Photos by Jasper Slingsby.
Science | 28 July 2020
Regular cleaning with standard household products is sufficient
Science | 6 July 2020
A new study confirms that the âluxury effectâ is real
By Sarah Wild
Science | 23 June 2020
Itâs a useful but much misunderstood concept for explaining the course of the epidemic
By Max Price
Science | 19 May 2020
This may be little comfort to people facing hunger or crippling job losses because of the lockdown, but air pollution is nevertheless a major global killer
By Tony Carnie
Science | 8 May 2020