Jul 8, 2020
Cipla has been granted a license by Gilead Sciences to manufacture and distribute the antiviral medicine, remdesivir, in 127 countries, including South Africa, As many of these countries are low-income countries and emerging markets that face obstacles in accessing...
Jul 8, 2020
Global health experts and practitioners have called for a “Marshall Plan on Inclusive Health in Africa” during a policy webinar hosted by the African Development Institute (ADI). There is an urgent need for inclusive health policy in Africa – one...
Jul 8, 2020
The emergence of Covid-19 met a world that was already battling social justice and ecological catastrophes, with consumers calling for radical change. In different ways, and for a number of reasons, consumers were anxious about the future and, as the world wrestles...
Jul 8, 2020
A recent International Data Corporation (IDC) survey confirms that conferencing applications were already in wide use at home and at work prior to the Covid-19 outbreak. When the pandemic created the need to move in-person events to virtual meetings and conferences,...
Jul 8, 2020
Back in June, an asteroid flew so close to Earth that it passed closer to us than the moon. Asteroid 2020 LD was only spotted two days after its close fly-by, travelling at 60 826 miles per hour. The asteroid measures just 100m in diameter, and brushed past us on June...
Jul 8, 2020
Labour unions, and representatives of non-unionised managers and ground staff have agreed to accept the South African Airways (SAA) voluntary severance packages (VSPs) which will be supported by a social plan and skills development programme for employees who will be...
