Covid-19: Making sense of “R”
It’s a useful but much misunderstood concept for explaining the course of the epidemic
By Max Price
Science | 19 May 2020
Covid-19: Sanitation is a struggle in Kleinbegin in the winelands
People in Tulbagh informal settlement demand water tanks
News | 19 May 2020
Water tanks run dry in Motherwell informal settlements
“Residents spend time in long queues waiting to fetch water” says community leader
Brief | 19 May 2020
SASSA’s big test: When will the emergency Covid-19 social grant be paid?
Many South Africans have no income
Analysis | 19 May 2020
Glebelands Eight trial postponed to October
Accused to remain in prison due to lockdown restrictions
Brief | 19 May 2020
Homemade alcoholic brew finds a market as prices soar
“People are bored of sitting at home doing nothing”
By Mpumi Kiva
Brief | 19 May 2020
“The City needs to stop destroying shacks, at least until the lockdown is over”
City of Cape Town demolishes shacks built by people evicted by their landlords in Strand
Brief | 18 May 2020
New HIV prevention injection shown to be very effective
“Cabotegravir dosed every two months can successfully reduce HIV acquisition in at-risk MSM and transgender women”
By James Stent
News | 18 May 2020
Doubts over Compensation Fund’s ability to pay out for Covid-19 claims
However, the Fund’s glitchy computer system is at last showing some improvement
By Liezl Human
Brief | 18 May 2020