Analysis

Covid-19 vaccines: Current challenge is not supply but using the available vaccines

The government’s plan requires vaccinating one million people per week, but it has only fully vaccinated 1.4 million people in nine weeks.

We shouldn’t shift vaccines away from the elderly

Less than 40% of people over 60 have been vaccinated

South Africa’s vaccine rollout can succeed

But it will require leadership and tough negotiations with drug companies

Our health in brief - part one: Workers’ compensation and the Road Accident Fund

Our health in brief - part two: What are municipalities doing?

Our health in brief - part three: What we spend on health

Our health in brief - part four: How will the health system cope over the next four years?

Can the vaccine rollout be sped up?

There are several bottlenecks that need to be fixed

South Africa’s vaccine rollout needs a boost

The number of vaccinations is far below the number of vaccine doses in the country. The available vaccines need to be used urgently.

One week of Covid vaccines: What are we doing well? What can be done better?

An assessment of the rollout so far

Why should South Africans care about Israel’s apartheid?

“We recognise apartheid when we see it” say South African Jews

Western Cape’s housing policy open for public comment

The province has set out guidelines for its municipalities

What a waiver on Covid-19 vaccine patents may mean for South Africa

Ten years after Andries Tatane was killed, police misuse of rubber bullets is still unchecked

The cases we know about are likely far outnumbered by those we don’t

Executive who saved PRASA billions has been fired

Dismissal of three executives on spurious grounds is a setback against the fight against corruption

Is Shamila Batohi winning the battle to fix the NPA?

Results so far have been disappointing but there is hope