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| |  | ISSUED BY CIPLA South African singer and entertainer Emo Adams along with renowned local artists are lending their voices to sing the iconic classic Bill Withers song, "Lean on Me", to uplift the spirits of all South Africans during these unprecedented times... Read |  | A trial is underway to investigate the effectiveness and safety of treating patients with moderate to severe Covid-19 pneumonia with convalescent plasma (CP) from people who have recovered from the virus... Read |  | KAYMARLIN GOVENDER, GAVIN GEORGE, SEAN BECKETT & TIM QUINLAN South Africa's health system has a longstanding problem: a severe shortage of medical staff. The World Bank estimates that South Africa has only 0.9 medical doctors for every 1,000 people compared with the global average of 1.6... Read |  | In April, it was projected that South Africa's healthcare facilities and hospitals would need between 4,100 and 14,767 ICU beds to manage the expected Covid-19 peak... Read |  | NICCI BOTHA In our #SurvivorStories series, we put a face to Covid-19 by sharing the stories of people who have fought the virus and come out the other side. Freelance financial journalist and mom, Neesa Moodley talks us through her journey... Read |  | ISSUED BY ASSOCIATION FOR DIETETICS IN SOUTH AFRICA As diabetes emerges, worldwide, as a top co-morbidity of Covid-19, there's an increasing focus for many of us on our family eating habits and how we can make smart, sustainable improvements to support immunity and overall health through food... Read |  | BERNICE JOUBERT AND MARIETTE CROUKAMP, ISSUED BY ASK AFRIKA Ask Afrika's Covid-19 socio-economic research shows levels of distress not abating... Read |
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| |  | Frontline workers at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital were surprised with a floral tribute thanking them for their selfless efforts in the fight against Covid-19. Read |
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 | BONGINKOSI SHOZI A number of technological advances have revolutionised human reproduction in the past few decades. One example is in vitro fertilisation (IVF), the process of fertilising a woman's eggs with a man's sperm in the laboratory... Read |
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 | JESSICA JC KING It has become increasingly apparent that the spread of Covid19 infection within healthcare settings has played a large role in some of the worst affected countries... Read |
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 | Prior to the pandemic, Africa was identified as one of the fastest-growing consumer markets in the world, with household consumption growing even faster than GDP... Read |
 | MILLS SOKO The remarkable economic transformation of Asia in recent decades has attracted global attention. It has ignited scholarly and policy debates about the region's development models and strategies... Read |
 | The distributed renewable energy sector in Africa has grown rapidly since 2013, but it has so far failed to include locally-owned companies and initiatives... Read |
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 | Employment and Labour Deputy Minister Boitumelo Booi says the Covid-19 Temporary Employers/ Employee Relief Fund, set up to help those who found themselves out of work due to lockdown, will be extended to August... Read |
 | SOROMFE UZOMAH The global impact that the Covid-19 pandemic has had not only on public health, but on business, cannot be underestimated... Read |
 | A virtual business networking community has been launched to offer local businesses hard hit by Covid-19 a much-needed resource to help keep trading. Read |
 | In addition to Covid-19 being a global health crisis, the pandemic has unleashed extensive socio-economic impacts, putting many companies at risk of being forced out of business... Read |
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 | Boe Distributors was founded during the critical time known as the COVID-19 pandemic to help reduce the spread of the virus and keep South Africans safer through protective wear. |
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 | Honda Motor Southern Africa is donating high quality, reliable, mobile generators to support South African healthcare services during the Covid-19 pandemic. Read |
