South Africa needs a post-lockdown strategy that emulates South Korea: South Africans practise social distancing while they queue outside a supermarket in Hillbrow, Johannesburg during the country's lockdown. Photo by Marco Longari/AFP via Getty ImagesWhat strategy should South Africa follow to contain the outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2 virus after the current 35-day lockdown? … [Read more...] about South Africa needs a post-lockdown strategy that emulates South Korea | The Conversation
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South Africa needs to end the lockdown: here’s a blueprint for its replacement | The Conversation
South Africa needs to end the lockdown: here's a blueprint for its replacement: An elderly man at a social grant paypoint in South Africa after the COVID-19 lockdown. (Photo by MARCO LONGARI / AFP) () Photo by Marco Longari/AFP via Getty ImagesThe public debate on strategies to tackle COVID-19 often unhelpfully positions health and economic considerations in a diametric … [Read more...] about South Africa needs to end the lockdown: here’s a blueprint for its replacement | The Conversation
The big asks Africa needs to table with the IMF and World Bank: here’s the list | The Conversation
The big asks Africa needs to table with the IMF and World Bank: here's the list: South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago chairs the International Monetary Finance Committee Getty ImagesThe coronavirus and its economic consequences have caused economic tsunamis in every country in the world. The scale of the onslaught will dominate discussions at the International … [Read more...] about The big asks Africa needs to table with the IMF and World Bank: here’s the list | The Conversation
Few clinical trials are done in Africa: COVID-19 shows why this urgently needs to change | The Conversation
Few clinical trials are done in Africa: COVID-19 shows why this urgently needs to change: More clinical trials in African countries can help ensure that any vaccines or treatments developed cater to the continent's genetic diversity. CELLOU BINANI/AFP via Getty ImagesThe World Health Organisation (WHO), in its quest to find efficacious therapies to treat COVID-19, plans to … [Read more...] about Few clinical trials are done in Africa: COVID-19 shows why this urgently needs to change | The Conversation
International study shows where South Africa’s education system needs more help | The Conversation
International study shows where South Africa’s education system needs more help: Reading scores, particularly in schools servicing poor communities, remain weak despite government investment and pro-poor policies. Getty ImagesThe Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) is an international comparative study that’s conducted in five-year cycles. More than 60 … [Read more...] about International study shows where South Africa’s education system needs more help | The Conversation
