How Kerala managed to flatten the coronavirus curve
There are a number of countries that have earned plaudits internationally for saving hundreds of thousands of lives with their swift, effective and decisive responses […]
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In one of the most religious countries in the world, Nigerian churches and mosques have joined the fight against the coronavirus
On a Sunday morning in April, the rising sun casts shadows over St Dominic’s Catholic Church in Yaba, a lively neighbourhood in the biggest city […]
Can the EU’s COVID recovery formula save Europe’s workers from poverty?
Millions of people have already lost their jobs as hundreds of thousands of shops, offices, restaurants, cafés and businesses throughout the world have had to […]
With the world in lockdown, for some, being at home is as dangerous as being outside
With a third of the world’s population under some form of government-mandated lockdown during recent months, hundreds of millions of people have been cooped up at home […]
Across the Americas, prisons are hothousing the coronavirus
Since quarantine for the COVID-19 pandemic began (and as of writing this article, in the first week of May), more than 1,000 people have escaped […]
Fuelled by social media, in India Muslims are “a convenient scapegoat” for the coronavirus
At the end of March this year, a new trending hashtag emerged on Twitter. #CoronaJihad, which blames Muslims for the spread of COVID-19 in India, […]
In Tunisia, Black Africans face “the harshest exploitation”
Jérémie*, an Ivorian in his early thirties who arrived in Tunisia in early 2016, is reluctant to speak out. He says he suffered reprisals after […]
Pandemics act on social fault lines: lessons for COVID-19 from HIV and AIDS
Ralph Kretzen, who died on 26 August 1982, and Pieter Daniël (Charles) Steyn, who died on 1 January 1983, were the first two people officially […]
Coronavirus weekly: expert analysis from The Conversation global network
The global crisis triggered by the spread of the new coronavirus disease, COVID-19, continues to take fresh and dramatic turns, causing havoc in dozens of […]
Public transport woes continue to affect Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain residents
Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain residents will have to put up with limited public transport for a long time to come.
Numsa says Cosatu’s plan to save Eskom misses the mark on energy transition
Cosatu’s plan to save Eskom slammed for missing the mark on renewable energy and community involvement.
Is the EU locking into natural gas despite its promise to lead the global phase-out of fossil fuels?
At the north-western tip of Krk, Croatia’s largest island and a top tourist destination, a jetty is being built and pipes are being laid down […]
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