Articles for Nathan Geffen
How bad has the foot-and-mouth disease epidemic been?
We’d know more if the statistics were better collected
Chart by The Outlier. Text by Nathan Geffen.
Charts | 13 November 2026
Your call is being recorded – and broadcast to the internet
IT company exposes thousands of telephone recordings, many dealing with confidential medical and financial matters
By Nathan Geffen and Joel Cedras
News | 6 November 2026
Border? What border? This is what South Africa’s frontier with Zimbabwe looks like
Trucks, elephants, donkeys and humans cross the Limpopo River freely
By Nathan Geffen, Ihsaan Haffejee and Maanda Bele
Feature | 29 October 2026
A new study suggests HIV prevention has stalled. But there may be a silver lining
Infections dropped sharply in the 2010s, but progress since 2019 is unclear. More studies are needed across the country
By Marcus Low and Nathan Geffen
Science | 27 October 2026
Too much of a good thing: private doctors often take risks with pain medicines
While the public system suffers from too few resources, private doctors often give patients more medication than is safe
Opinion | 21 October 2026
A brilliant example of the state succeeding
Limpopo agriculture department is making a big effort to tackle foot-and-mouth disease
By Nathan Geffen, Maanda Bele and Ihsaan Haffejee
Feature | 15 October 2026
Local companies to be asked to make foot-and-mouth disease vaccines
Agricultural Research Council cannot meet demand, Minister of Agriculture tells Parliament
News | 22 September 2026
Farmers and state clash over response to cattle disease
The Agricultural Research Council has not sent foot and mouth disease samples to an international centre since January
News | 15 September 2026
The broken system behind our worst cattle epidemic
The state neglected its duties and this led to foot and mouth disease spreading across the country
Text by Nathan Geffen. Photos by Ihsaan Haffejee.
Feature | 9 September 2026