Articles for Nathan Geffen
Tim Noakes interview is dangerously misleading
And it contains elementary errors
Science | 13 April 2020
Covid-19: What do South Africa’s numbers mean?
We explain confirmed cases, death rates and more
By Marcus Low and Nathan Geffen
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
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
By James Stent and Nathan Geffen
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”
By Vincent Lali, James Stent, Nathan Geffen and Thamsanqa Mbovane
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
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
By Drew Wayland and Nathan Geffen
Brief | 3 October 2019
Without appropriation art is sterile
A response to Jewish theatremakers speak out against cultural appropriation on stage
Opinion | 26 August 2019
HIV drug studies offer patients more choices
But new regimens are not problem-free
Science | 26 July 2019