Media and COVID-19
17 Feb 2021 | Architect David Adjaye builds an African future
Economic and social inequality in South Africa is repeatedly reported as being the highest in the world. Spatial inequality, in particular, continues ...
17 Feb 2021 | South Africa recovered 2 million jobs lost during lockdown - but there's a catch
South Africa’s job market has staged a significant recovery, according to the latest National Income Dynamics Coronavirus Rapid Mobile Survey (N...
17 Feb 2021 | South Africa's health care workers eager for first vaccines
ELANDSDOORN, South Africa (AP) — After testing thousands of people for coronavirus, South African nurse Asnath Masango says she can’t wait...
17 Feb 2021 | South African medics hope vaccine will stop variant
Healthcare workers at the Ndlovu Care Group in rural north eastern South Africa are eagerly awaiting the first jabs of the Johnson & Johnson vacci...
16 Feb 2021 | The week in civil society: A focus on social justice in the digital economy, the future of the arts and the state of child nutrition
This week, civil society will re-evaluate policies on issues as varied as mother languages and the transition to a low-carbon society. World Day of So...
15 Feb 2021 | Covid-19 takes centre stage at Sona, vaccine strategy adapts and back-to-school anxiety builds
This week, South Africa adapted its vaccine strategy after ‘disappointing results’ for the AstraZeneca jab, the State of the Nation Addres...
15 Feb 2021 | Top 10 Covid-19 Trends in South Africa This Week
As Covid-19 cases spike in South Africa, Africavarsities brings you the latest news coverings on the virus, school reopening, border closure, vaccine,...
12 Feb 2021 | Scientific research taking South Africa into the future
The COVID-19 pandemic, which has engulfed South Africa and the rest of the world for the past 10 months has highlighted the importance of investments ...
12 Feb 2021 | South Africa needs a massive awareness campaign to overcome Covid vaccine hesitancy
In the face of vaccine hesitancy, trust is a key component. South African public figures have an important role to play as role models and examples to...
12 Feb 2021 | The latest numbers on Ramaphosa's promise to support 800,000 jobs in South Africa
The Presidency has released a new report on the implementation of the ‘presidential employment stimulus’, which aimed to create or support...