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The “Covid-19 Kairos” has provided governments with the opportunity to leverage the pandemic to create comprehensive sustainable economic development policies for all Africans

‘The Plague’, an allegory of the Nazi occupation of France in World War II, is about a town’s fight against an epidemic. It’s a relevant read in the times of Covid-19

The Mail & Guardian asked the experts for more information about Covid-19 — and how best to take care of yourself and your loved ones

Africa is no stranger to dealing with epidemics. A regional body has been established to co-ordinate responses, but fault lines are evident at a national level

Democracy and social welfare may get a boost and blind capitalism may see that it’s unsustainable

The world needs someone to step up and take charge – anyone but Donald Trump that is

But take the threat seriously and prepare for a community outbreak, says professor Cheryl Cohen

More than 74 000 people have now been infected by the virus in China, with hundreds more cases in some 25 countries

An outbreak of a new coronavirus that began in the Chinese city of Wuhan has already infected over 4000 people – mostly in China, but also in several other countries, from…

The outbreak of the coronavirus is having a negative effect on global markets

Boxing and women’s football qualifying for the 2020 Olympics will be moved from the Chinese city at the centre of a virus outbreak to another location in the country, the…