Articles for Nathan Geffen

Covid-19: Sixteen practical suggestions for easing the lockdown

No one knows with certainty what we should do, but we hope this stimulates public discussion

By Francois Venter, Kathy Mngadi, Nkuli Mashabane, Di Cooper, Nathan Geffen and Samanta Lalla-Edward

Opinion | 21 April 2020

Tim Noakes interview is dangerously misleading

And it contains elementary errors

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Science | 13 April 2020

Covid-19: What do South Africa’s numbers mean?

We explain confirmed cases, death rates and more

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Science | 8 April 2020

How many people could die of Covid-19 in South Africa?

Researchers estimate deaths based on Chinese and Italian data. But we can take action to stop the worst outcomes

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Science | 29 March 2020

Covid-19: Why “test, test, test” is easier said than done

Both money and logistics are barriers to scaling up the number of tests for the novel coronavirus

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Science | 17 March 2020

Covid-19: Washing hands is not easy when you have no running water

“It’s easy to keep your hands clean when you stay in a house because you have a tap inside, but it’s difficult when you have to walk long, tiring distances to fetch water”

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News | 12 March 2020

Does Sunday World want to do journalism or be a defender of corruption?

Newspaper’s attack on our reporter is malicious

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GroundView | 25 November 2019

City of Cape Town refuses to respond to activist prank

Organisers of Monday’s zombie rally sent out a spoof press release that claimed the City had agreed to their demands

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Brief | 3 October 2019

HIV drug studies offer patients more choices

But new regimens are not problem-free

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Science | 26 July 2019

Billions spent on railway contracts. Yet Metrorail collapses

Roy Moodley, who is implicated in a leaked forensic report, says that criminal charges have been laid against GroundUp reporters

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News | 16 November 2018

Judge Hlophe fails to explain why judgments are extremely late

Sixteen judgments at the Cape High Court have been outstanding for more than half-a-year. Six have been outstanding since 2016.

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News | 29 June 2018

Stop the drought conspiracy theories

Hateful messages by ideologues can harm Jewish-Muslim relations

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Opinion | 26 February 2018

Drought: Has Cape Town planned properly for Day Zero?

There are several unanswered questions

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Analysis | 6 December 2017

Herbex misleads after legal setback

The Advertising Standards Authority can issue rulings on the adverts of non-members

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Law | 6 October 2017

Takedown of Black Opinion website exposes poor SA internet law

Internet Service Providers should not have to decide which websites are kosher

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Opinion | 18 July 2017