The impact of the pandemic on education and schooling system

Donating blood is a simple act that can save lives- people may need blood when they have surgery, cancer treatment, or transfusions for blood loss from injuries or accidents, but only 3% of age-eligible people donate blood each year, resulting in a constant demand for donated blood. The South African…

In today's episode we are joined by Dr Angelique Coetzee who is a private practitioner and chairperson of the South African Medical Association. She gives us insight into the new covid-19 variant as well as how this will affect the country as we move into lockdown level 1.

Merck revealed in early October on a promising new pharmacological treatment that might be administered as a tablet in the days following the onset of COVID-19 symptoms to prevent severe disease. This development, which many are applauding as a game-changer, is already changing the debate. The tablet is called molnupiravir…

South Africa’s vaccination programme is in a race against time, with the fourth wave of Covid-19 infections expected to hit the country in December 2021 and into January 2022, says the Actuarial Society of South Africa (ASSA). In today's episode we are joined by Dr Kgongwana who will be assuming…

Gamelihle Bovana speaks to analyst Jamie Mightie about the country’s move to lockdown level 1 and how it will affect the 2021 Local Elections.