Lockdown is riling black and white South Africans: could this be a reset moment?: A police officer at a 24-hour roadblock in Cape Town, South Africa after the country went into lockdown. Photo by Roger Sedrus/Gallo Images via Getty ImagesThe South African government seems to have gone from an absence of data coupled to a firm but sensible strategy of lockdown to delay the pain … [Read more...] about Lockdown is riling black and white South Africans: could this be a reset moment? | The Conversation
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South Africa’s COVID-19 testing strategy needs urgent fixing: here’s how to do it | The Conversation
South Africa’s COVID-19 testing strategy needs urgent fixing: here's how to do it: A Johannesburg resident receiving a testing swab for COVID-19 at a screening and testing drive. Luca Sola/AFPviaGettyImagesThe COVID-19 epidemic in South Africa is now in its exponential phase. Cases are rapidly increasing in many areas. This is most apparent in the Western Cape province, which … [Read more...] about South Africa’s COVID-19 testing strategy needs urgent fixing: here’s how to do it | The Conversation
Ghana’s football fans love the English league. Here’s how the brands were built | The Conversation
Ghana's football fans love the English league. Here's how the brands were built: English football clubs spend a lot of money to reach African fans Wikimedia CommonsGiven that most football clubs are now global brands, it is surprising that very little literature has focused on how football clubs’ brands are built over time. Controversy exists in the current marketing … [Read more...] about Ghana’s football fans love the English league. Here’s how the brands were built | The Conversation
Choices in a fog of uncertainty: lessons for coronavirus from climate change | The Conversation
Choices in a fog of uncertainty: lessons for coronavirus from climate change: Getty ImagesGovernments around the world, driven by the threat of overburdened health systems and mass mortality resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, are being forced to make decisions that have enormous, long-lasting consequences for lives and economies. They are doing … [Read more...] about Choices in a fog of uncertainty: lessons for coronavirus from climate change | The Conversation
South Africa has raised social grants: why this shouldn’t be a stop-gap measure | The Conversation
South Africa has raised social grants: why this shouldn't be a stop-gap measure: Social grant recipients rally outside parliament in Cape Town calling for increases to grant rates in 2017. Photo by Christopher WebbSouth African president Cyril Ramaphosa recently announced a significant package of social and economic measures to address the fallout from the country’s COVID-19 … [Read more...] about South Africa has raised social grants: why this shouldn’t be a stop-gap measure | The Conversation
