When COVID-19 swept across the world in 2020, it tested health systems in ways few planners had imagined. A new qualitative comparative case study, published in BMC Health Services Research, examines ...

CAPE TOWN – Like millions of others, Natasha Jacka went stir-crazy during a COVID-19 lockdown in 2020, until it dawned on her that there might be great opportunity in having nowhere to go. Jacka used ...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's mining production fell sharply during March and April, when output was largely halted during a strict lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of the new ...

When COVID-19 lockdowns kept people home in 2020, fire activity fell an estimated 12% worldwide but rose in parts of South ...

Nov 18 (Reuters) - Total coronavirus cases in Africa surpassed the 2 million mark on Wednesday despite the slow addition of reported infections compared to other regions around the world. With over ...