By stopping the spread of fake news, ordinary citizens can help us reach herd immunity
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First-hand account: Inside a Covid-19 vaccine trial
Misinformation about Covid-19 is a cause for concern, but hearing from a vaccine-trial participant could help to allay the most prolific fears
Posted inHealth, Lifestyle
Cabin fever blues as Covid bites
Working from home is getting tired as the sounds of the suburbs intrude on our columnist’s peace of mind. Practicing presence may offer a way out of the losses and woes of the second wave
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The case for Ivermectin
What is the reason governments, including our own, are slow to act on this potential Covid-19 medicine, and aren’t we past the time where their reluctance could be justified?
Posted inGeneral
Finding new ways to honour the dead
Digital communication, a norm for immigrants, has taken on greater significance in the pandemic
Posted inGeneral, Health
The what, who and when of reporting Covid-19’s festive season wave
Language reflects our preoccupations, and words such as “spike”, “contract”, “admission”, “prevention”, “grant”, “MAC” and “amid” now predominate in reporting on the virus
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Life and death at the Beitbridge border post
Considering the humanitarian crisis which Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi warns could be unfolding — here follows an immersive experience at that border
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We’re prepared for the Year of Uncertainty
The Year that Wasn’t was our practice run at being able to adapt, to be resilient, to mourn and to despair
Posted inGeneral, Lifestyle
The great staggering: When the pre- and post-pandemic worlds converge
While 2020 was put in a holding pattern, there was consensus that the Covid-19 pandemic would produce a “new normal”. But instead of a clean slate, the new normal will be shaped by residual issues we left in 2019
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Giving thanks in trying times
Nothing is quite as it seems, some things are a shell of their former selves. And that’s just the cheesecake
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Socrates and philosophy: Not honouring the gods of the city
Conflicting messages about the pandemic beg us to go the way of philosophers and examine every claim to validity or truth, particularly with regard to evidence.
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Ancient ailments and current contagions
The effects of plagues in antiquity and modern ages reveal startling similarities.