People will die, but what is the tolerable ‘new normal’ in a post-Covid world?
On April 24, Perth in Western Australia entered a snap three-day lockdown when two people tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 – the first community infections recorded outside hotel quarantine in the state in more than a year. Pubs, gyms and playgrounds shut, remembrance-day services were cancelled and people were confined to...
US support for Covid vaccines patent waivers kicks off fierce resistance
In a historic move, the US government has announced that it supports waiving patent protections for Covid-19 vaccines, a measure aimed at boosting supplies so that people around the world can get the shots. “The extraordinary circumstances of the Covid-19 pandemic call for extraordinary measures,” US trade representative Katherine Tai...
Olympics: Starved of action, Kenyan and South African rugby teams train together
Rugby Africa has embarked on preparation African teams that will represent the continent in the Tokyo Olympic Games by organising a training camp in South Africa. The preparations under #AficaAsOne campaign involve South Africa and Kenya, which have already qualified for the games, while Zimbabwe and Uganda will be using...
