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28 Oct 2020 | 'Complacency' leads to new Covid-19 infections | Citypress
Emphatic warnings by Health Minister Zweli Mkhize regarding increasing new daily cases of Covid-19 have ignited fears of a second wave of infections i...
28 Oct 2020 | The global pandemic could become an opportunity to build an equitable, inclusive education system
The coronavirus pandemic created an unprecedented challenge for teaching and learning, but it may have done us some favours as well. The lockdown brou...
27 Oct 2020 | Growth in 'Pandemic Fatigue' and non-compliance - Study
A recent study revealed a worrying trend pointing to lower public compliance with health safety measures and ‘Pandemic Fatigue’ as South A...
27 Oct 2020 | Survey shows strong support for extending social grants
Survey participants were provided with a set of 13 policy proposals and asked to indicate which they favoured. From this list, food parcels (70% suppo...
26 Oct 2020 | One in 3 South Africans don't wear masks | Survey | Dr Stephen Rule
One in 3 South African adults don't wear masks when leaving home. That's according to a #COVID19 democracy survey. Marcelle Gordon talks to Dr Stephen...
23 Oct 2020 | 4 in 10 South Africans believe COVID-19 threat exaggerated - survey
The University of Johannesburg and the Human Sciences Research Council have released findings of its COVID-19 democracy survey. A recent survey has sh...
23 Oct 2020 | Pandemic fatigue and complacency during lower lockdown levels increase likelihood of second wave
By Ben Roberts, Narnia Bohler-Muller, Ngqapheli Mchunu and Martin Bekker Relaxed attitudes about Covid-19 distancing, mask wearing and other preventa...
22 Oct 2020 | Continental dialogue on 20 years of African women's participation in peace and security
According to the Human Sciences Research Council’s Prof Cheryl Hendricks, African women have played a formative role in shaping the agenda, rais...
22 Oct 2020 | Survey shows growing pandemic fatigue, complacency and unnecessary risk of exposure to Covid-19 during lower lockdown levels
Survey shows growing pandemic fatigue, complacency and unnecessary risk of exposure to Covid-19 during lower lockdown levels ...
22 Oct 2020 | Transforming Africa's knowledge production using intersectionality theory
An intersectional framework in research and grant-making can help to address persisting gender inequality and interconnected oppressions....