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South Africa: Fake News and Misinformation Kill - How Can You Trust What You Are Told About Covid-19?
Daily Maverick, 22 November 2020
In the past 10 months, as Covid-19 has swept the globe, the internet and media have also been ablaze with stories, reports and ever-changing guidelines on how to stay safe in a… Read more »
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South Africa: Eastern Cape Health Woes Expose Government Failures
New Frame, 20 November 2020
Covid-19 has highlighted what South Africans already knew about the Eastern Cape's health system: it's dysfunctional and on the verge of collapse, and a remedy is needed urgently. Read more »
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South Africa: The Race to Contain Covid-19 in the Eastern Cape Is As While Over 1,000 Maskless People Cram Into a Single Party Venue
Daily Maverick, 20 November 2020
This week, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize visited Nelson Mandela Bay as Covid-19 cases rose rapidly, the Western Cape government closed sports fields as the Garden Route quickly… Read more »
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South Africa: Covid-19 Cases in Hotspot Nelson Mandela Bay Approach 7,000
Daily Maverick, 19 November 2020
The Eastern Cape Department of Health has launched an intensified testing and tracing programme in Nelson Mandela Bay after a huge outbreak of coronavirus infections in the metro.… Read more »
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South Africa: Reimagining Health in the Eastern Cape
spotlight, 20 November 2020
Not so long ago, in mid 2017, I was part of a team evaluating a system-wide initiative in Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan (NMBM) health district to improve the quality and… Read more »