Antibody tests aren't a COVID-19 panacea. But they're a useful additional tool: MSF nurse, Bhelekazi Mdlalose, performs a swab test for coronavirus on a health worker in Johannesburg. As the COVID-19 pandemic escalates, South Africa is struggling to keep up with the demand for testing. This has pushed laboratory professionals and clinicians to consider using alternative tests … [Read more...] about Antibody tests aren’t a COVID-19 panacea. But they’re a useful additional tool | The Conversation
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Why giving South Africans title deeds isn’t the panacea for land reform | The Conversation
Why giving South Africans title deeds isn't the panacea for land reform: DSCThe land reform debate in South Africa has become increasingly polarised since Parliament resolved to consider amending the country’s Constitution to allow for the expropriation of land without compensation. But the slow pace of land reform – a process that aims to address … [Read more...] about Why giving South Africans title deeds isn’t the panacea for land reform | The Conversation
Why urban agriculture isn’t a panacea for Africa’s food crisis | The Conversation
Food security efforts need to look beyond urban agriculture. Jane BattersbyUrban agriculture is widely promoted as the solution to the growing problem of urban food insecurity in South Africa and in Africa more broadly. It is said to provide livelihoods and social cohesion, and have environmental benefits. But it’s also promoted as having additional food security benefits. It … [Read more...] about Why urban agriculture isn’t a panacea for Africa’s food crisis | The Conversation
