What should South Africa's coronavirus endgame look like? Here are some options: Can social distancing and lockdown can work in South Africa’s townships and informal settlements? Getty ImagesSouth Africa has aggressively intervened to contain the local SARS-CoV-2 viral epidemic. But it is far from clear which strategic outcome is being pursued. Is it following the lead of … [Read more...] about What should South Africa’s coronavirus endgame look like? Here are some options | The Conversation
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Pasha 64: The history of drugs in southern Africa | The Conversation
Pasha 64: The history of drugs in southern Africa: shutterstock The history of drugs in southern Africa shows how pharmaceutical and illegal substances are intertwined. Understanding the history matters because a society inherits ideas about what is “normal” and what is morally right or wrong. This shapes the approach to care for people with drug addiction, for example. Policy … [Read more...] about Pasha 64: The history of drugs in southern Africa | The Conversation
Health and safety in the spotlight as South Africa’s miners go back to work | The Conversation
Health and safety in the spotlight as South Africa's miners go back to work: Workers from Kinross Gold Mine, South Africa. Brooks Kraft LLC/Sygma via Getty ImagesSouth Africa was put under strict social and economic lockdown on 26 March. By the end of April the government announced that it was easing some of the restrictions. This included allowing certain key sectors to begin … [Read more...] about Health and safety in the spotlight as South Africa’s miners go back to work | The Conversation
South Africa’s efforts to stabilise Lesotho have failed. Less intervention may be more effective | The Conversation
South Africa's efforts to stabilise Lesotho have failed. Less intervention may be more effective: Lesotho's embattled prime minister deployed troops onto the streets in April, ostensibly to 'restore order'. Molise Molise/AFP-GettyImagesLesotho has been plagued by political instability since its return to democracy in 1993. Throughout this period, South Africa, … [Read more...] about South Africa’s efforts to stabilise Lesotho have failed. Less intervention may be more effective | The Conversation
African countries are moving to make masks mandatory: key questions answered | The Conversation
African countries are moving to make masks mandatory: key questions answered: Community members wearing protective face masks as they queue for aid in Zandspruit informal settlement, north of Johannesburg. Phill Magakoe/AFP via Getty ImagesMany countries, including South Africa and Nigeria in Africa, are moving to make it mandatory to wear non-medical cloth masks when people … [Read more...] about African countries are moving to make masks mandatory: key questions answered | The Conversation
