Covid-19 vaccine inequity: when Africa sneezes, the world sneezes too!
The highly transmissible Covid-19 omicron variant that was recently detected in South Africa was a result of vaccine inequity. Fighting the pandemic as a collective through global Covid-19 vaccination rollout programmes that are inclusive of low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) is part of the solution, writes Buhle Ndweni, Independent Health Economist.
Oerknal
Ons praat van ‘The Universe’ en ons verwys na ‘Moeder Aarde’ en ek wonder maar net waarom ons so halsstarrig weier om die Skepper van alles erkenning te gee? OERKNAL Jy sê vir my daar was ’n oerknal, gevolg deur evolusie? Jy wil weet hoe ek kan glo dat ’n Lewende Wese op ’n dag […]
Magic comeback of the humpback by 10% a year
The moratorium on whaling has seen southern hemisphere Humpback whale populations recover dramatically. But seismic surveys off the Wild Coast are a new threat.