Substandard and counterfeit medicines can be extremely dangerous. They are fraudulently manufactured to deceive buyers about the product’s quality, authenticity and effectiveness. These medicines don’t meet quality and regulatory standards.
Although South Africa was an early adopter of clean energy policies, only its highly credited energy auction instrument finally turned the tide, by adding more than 5GW of clean energy to the national grid.
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted schools and universities across the world. UNESCO figures state that the worldwide average time lost due to COVID-19 related school closures has been two thirds of an academic year.
Water outages in the western areas of Johannesburg negatively impact schools and hospitals as well as the households around them.
There are as many as 130 gangs in Cape Town, South Africa. They have the tightest grip on those parts of the city where poverty and insecurity have pushed an estimated 100,000 young men and women into a struggle over ...
An overview of new and old treatments and medicines for Covid-19 and why we should be getting the vaccine.
In September 2021, I collected data on the total vaccinations per 100 people for 10 of the 44 countries of Europe and 12 of the 54 countries of Africa.
Qunu villagers with no tap water were forced to dig their own small dam around a spring as municipalities leave Eskom bills unpaid and damages unrepaired.
South Africa’s 2021 medium-term budget policy statement was more of the same old narrative. It didn’t speak to the high expectations that the impact of poverty and inequality would feature strongl
In the opening days of the COP26 international climate conference, a financing partnership was announced between South Africa and a consortium consisting of France, Germany, the UK, the US and the European Union (EU).
The African continent is heating up more, and faster, than other regions in the world according to the recently released State of Climate in Africa Report.
Global renewable energy auctions have regularly delivered prices like these or even lower in the past two or three years. Examples can be found in Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, Portugal, Chile, Abu Dhabi, the US, Brazil and Uzbekistan.
Across the country hundreds protest for increases in grants and as well as stable jobs and realistic incomes.
PRASA finds themselves liable for injuries sustained to a passenger after he was allegedly thrown out of the open doors of a moving train.
South Africa has a high number of deaths from noncommunicable diseases, which are largely linked to diet and lifestyle. Under particular scrutiny are the so-called ultra-processed foods, such as soft drinks, potato chips, chocolate and sweetened breakfast cereals.
The COVID-19 pandemic has put a financial strain on businesses, households and individuals. It’s leading more older adults to retire early, according to recent research. This means retirees could be making increased claims on social security benefits.
The public is urged by civil society organisations to unite against corruption and participate in the upcoming December corruption week.
Many low and middle-income countries face a myriad of challenges. But policies that can address them are few and far between. The challenges include high and rising inequality, budget crises and the ongoing pandemic.
Protestors accuse COP of not taking proper action against climate change, endangering the lives of farming generations to come.
South Africa might be banking on the fact that a large percentage of the population – estimates are between 70% to 80% – might have been infected already.
The late 1950s was an era of growing resistance to the apartheid’s state’s application of discriminatory laws in South Africa. The resistance, led by the African National Congress (ANC) and Pan Africanist Congress (PAC), was met with harsh state suppression.
South Africa’s historic 2021 local elections have highlighted a deep hole in its party politics – the governing party is in decline, but most voters will not vote for its rivals.
There could be many reasons for the lack of votes in the elections, although resentment for corrupt political leaders is likely a key factor.
We have become the villain of climate change. Some researchers claim that 14.5% of all human-derived emissions come from livestock, either directly or indirectly.
