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
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More questions than answers on schools, say teacher unions
More questions than answers on schools, say teacher unions: Cape Town – Teacher unions said they have been left with more questions than answers after an announcement on the reopening of schools by Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga. In an address last week, Motshekga announced a phasing in of classes, with schools reopening on June 1 for Grade 12 and Grade 7 pupils. … [Read more...] about More questions than answers on schools, say teacher unions
Book raises poignant questions about the future of Nelson Mandela’s party | The Conversation
Book raises poignant questions about the future of Nelson Mandela's party: The African National Congress fought against the evils of apartheid, but couldn't escape the sins of power itself. EFE-EPA/Yeshiel PanchiaMy instinctive reaction on first laying my eyes on Mcebisi Ndletyana’s new book, Anatomy of the ANC in Power: Insights from Port Elizabeth, 1990-2019, was to … [Read more...] about Book raises poignant questions about the future of Nelson Mandela’s party | The Conversation
COVID-19 testing: the answers to six simple questions | The Conversation
COVID-19 testing: the answers to six simple questions: John Paraskevas/Newsday RM vis Getty ImagesAs COVID-19 spreads throughout the world, the need for more extensive laboratory testing increases. Testing and diagnosing people who have the disease is critical to tracking cases and managing the pandemic. But countries around the world have been … [Read more...] about COVID-19 testing: the answers to six simple questions | The Conversation
TB, HIV and COVID-19: urgent questions as three epidemics collide | The Conversation
TB, HIV and COVID-19: urgent questions as three epidemics collide: Doctors Without Borders supporters march in protest to the American Consulate in Johannesburg in 2012 over lack of funding to fight HIV. Photo by Foto24/Gallo Images/Getty ImagesTuberculosis (TB) and HIV pose a significant burden on South Africa’s health system. There’s a close relationship between the two. … [Read more...] about TB, HIV and COVID-19: urgent questions as three epidemics collide | The Conversation
