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20 Aug 2020 | Psychological 'facemasks' can save millions of lives
The physical impact of Covid-19 is being dwarfed by the overwhelming psychological ramifications of the pandemic. Numerous data sources are highlighti...
19 Aug 2020 | Confidence in President Ramaphosa nosedives across the population - survey
Support for President Cyril Ramaphosa’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic has fallen from a high of 85% to 61% - a level similar to his populari...
19 Aug 2020 | COVID-19: Nurses have highest levels of distress among health-care workers
In the early phases of the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses were less confident in their COVID-19 training and had a higher perceived risk of infection than ...
19 Aug 2020 | Masks - Who wears them and Why it matters
To what extent are South Africans complying with government regulations and World Health Organisation advice on wearing masks? This question was explo...
18 Aug 2020 | How Covid-19 funeral rules caused disruption, anxiety in Eastern Cape
Lockdown restrictions and regulations on how funerals must be conducted have caused considerable disruption, anxiety and misunderstandings around fune...
12 Aug 2020 | Do a Covid-19 Mental Wellness Self-Check
COVID-19 is still causing stress and anxiety around the globe. Statistics show that many people are feeling depressed, scared, sad, angry and lonely d...
12 Aug 2020 | SA's nurses: Poorly trained, in poor health, and living in fear
Most of South Africa‘s nurses lack confidence in their training, more than 40% have poor health, and a quarter are experiencing severe psycholog...
12 Aug 2020 | South Africa: The Calculus of Trust - Diminished Public Confidence in the President's Performance
By Ben Roberts, Martin Bekker, Stephen Rule, Mark Orkin, Narnia Bohler-Muller & Kate AlexanderConfidence in President Cyril Ramaphosa's handling o...
12 Aug 2020 | Tobacco ban shrouded in smoke
Tobacco remains banned under South Africa’s Covid-19 lockdown, but cigarettes are readily available, including in Parow and Goodwood. To read t...
11 Aug 2020 | Covid-19 financial impact on SA universities stands at over R3.8bn
Cape Town - The Higher Education Department says the financial impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on university expenditure is over R3.8 billion.This was...