Covid-19
Deaths from Covid-19 are more than double the official count
Researchers have suggested how government can help fix the numbers
By Michael Cherry and Nathan Geffen
Science | 12 August 2021
Some people haven’t received their disability grants since the start of the year
Frustrated temporary disability grant beneficiaries say SASSA offices are not coping
By Liezl Human
News | 11 August 2021
Covid-19: A glimpse behind the scenes at Groote Schuur Hospital
Doctors describe innovation, adaptation - and despair
By James Stent
News | 11 August 2021
“We don’t want handouts. We want land”
Western Cape farm workers picket outside parliament
By Liezl Human
Brief | 11 August 2021
Vaccine denialism kills: Mail & Guardian has let down its readers
Those who dispute that the Covid vaccines used in South Africa are safe and effective are just wrong
By Nathan Geffen and Mia Malan
Opinion | 10 August 2021
Elderly people waited in vain for hours for vaccines at Gqeberha site
Health department excuse is nonsense, according to researcher tracking vaccine supply
News | 10 August 2021
Elderly getting Covid vaccine have message for young people
“The youth should stop spreading lies on social media about the vaccine. It has not killed me. Instead, I feel safe”
Brief | 3 August 2021
The Human Rights Commission is wrong: vaccines are not always optional
The Commission is undermining the state’s vaccine programme
Opinion | 29 July 2021
R350 Covid grant is too little and excludes too many, research report finds
Grant is used up on basic services that should be free
News | 28 July 2021