SAFEGUARD TOMORROW WITH SAFETY MEASURES TODAY
As the country continues to grapple with a global pandemic that has dealt so many heartbreaking blows and oftentimes feels unrelenting, we must not lose sight of the measures that can alleviate the country’s turmoil and steer us onto the path of recovery. This is the...
Military not a magic bullet: South Africa needs to do more for long term peace
South African Defence Force troops on patrol in Alexandra, Johannesburg, following recent violence and looting. EFE-EPA/Kim Ludbrook Lindy Heinecken, Stellenbosch University In a show of force unprecedented since South Africa became a democracy in 1994, the South...
COVID-19 in children: the South African experience and way forward
From the outset, communities were concerned about the impact of SARS-CoV-2 on children. Roger Sedres/Gallo Images via Getty Images Tendesayi Kufa-Chakezha, National Institute for Communicable Diseases; Cheryl Cohen, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, and...
O&L LEISURE IMPLEMENTS RESCUE MEASURES TO SECURE BUSINESS CONTINUITY
“The devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the tourism industry in particular, and the commensurate mitigating measures taken by governments around the world whereby industry revenues collapsed, can be described as worse than the worst-case scenarios...
BANKING INDUSTRY TO LAUNCH A NEW ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER SYSTEM CALLED NAMPAY
A new Electronic Funds transfer system has been gradually introduced into the Namibian market, with all stakeholders in the banking industry collaborating on the wide ranging impacts, which stand to benefit banking clients. The Bank of Namibia (“BON”), in...
Testing Times: Sorting Samples in the COVID-19 Laboratory in Namibia
While many people know what it is like to be tested for COVID-19, only a few people know what happens to the samples once the swab has been taken. Due to the recent surge in cases in Namibia, staff from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...
Delta variant makes it even more important to get a vaccine, even if you’ve already had the coronavirus
Infection from the coronavirus can produce weaker immunity than vaccination. Wenmei Zhou/ DigitalVision Vectors via Getty Images Jennifer T. Grier, University of South Carolina As someone who studies immune responses to respiratory infections, I’ve watched news of the...
How African countries can reform education to get ahead after pandemic school closures
Without urgent action, short-term learning losses could stunt the next generation of students for a lifetime. Shutterstock Noam Angrist, University of Oxford The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a historic shock to education, shuttering schools for over 1.6 billion...
1 in 3 countries are not taking action to help students catch up on their learning post-COVID-19 school closures
Around one in three countries where schools are or have been closed are not yet implementing remedial programmes post-COVID-19 school closures, according to a UNESCO, UNICEF, World Bank and OECD global “Survey on National Education Responses to COVID-19 School...
Using the South African army to fight crime is a bad idea: here’s why
Reuters Theo Neethling, University of the Free State South Africa’s police minister, Fikile Mbalula, has stirred controversy by calling for the involvement of the country’s military in fighting crime. Although there might be short term gains from deploying the South...