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The World Health Organisation estimates that Africa will need up to 25-million respirators monthly. We must ensure that essential medical supplies such as these reach all of our communities. Now, is the time for the continent to leverage existing HIV services to boost COVID-19 testing, isolation, contact tracing and treatment.

A summary of the terms of reference shaping the scope and limitations of South Africa’s COVID-19 brain trust - the men and women advising the Minister of Health on the country’s COVID-19 response.

Read the modelling studies released by South African academics that predict the impact of COVID-19 on the country.

The coronavirus spread rapidly through Netcare St. Augustine’s Hospital and beyond and made up 14% of KwaZulu-Natal’s infection by the end of April.

Take a look at South African Health Minister Zweli Mkhize's presentation to the national coronavirus command council about easing the national lockdown.

Official modelling predicts South Africa will see about 40 000 deaths from COVID-19 by November and is likely to run out of hospital beds.

Community healthcare workers have become what some have called our “heroes on the ground” during COVID-19. By keeping more people healthier for longer, and increasing productivity, these workers could save South Africa more than R400-billion over 10 years. The question is, when will the country recognise them as integral and pivotal players in the health system?

The sphere of the politics of science is intense and complex — the larger the problem, the bigger the payoff to solve it.

Keeping covered up under lockdown. The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition’s regulations on in-store clothes sales.

Some South Africans are making a lot of noise about the ban on alcohol sales during the country's COVID-19 response. So why did the country go dry? Take a look at the numbers behind the decision.

Rural areas in Mpumalanga need all the help they can get during the COVID-10 outbreak. Read why.

This country has more than 200-million people, so why has it only logged 22 000 coronavirus tests?

President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to address the nation Wednesday night about the country's ongoing measures to manage the spread of the coronavirus through the implementation of a risk-adjusted strategy

There's been an unequal scramble for COVID-19 vaccines, test kits and medicines that can shorten recovery periods. Wealthy countries have already pre-ordered more than 2 billion doses of vaccines that are still being tested, leaving poorer countries with few options for equal access. But what if we could produce some of the COVID solutions at home?

Find out how to apply for the new COVID-19 grant.

The COVID-19 outbreak has overwhelmed our laboratories. Many labs can no longer deliver results within 24 hours and for some, these times have stretched up to 14 days. Is it time to South Africa to rethink its testing strategy?