please note: events of the past weeks of December have shown the speculation surrounding the so-called 'seasonal thesis' below to be completely wrong, instead we have a witnessed another surge as the result the rise of a more infectious lineage of...
Tag: Covid-19
The rise of the alcohol prohibition and temperance consortium
A CAMPAIGN to eliminate or reduce the availability of alcohol under the guise of recent public health policy interventions appears to be under way. Bolstered by the ban on alcohol sales in terms of the National Disaster Act, the group made an appearance on eNCA last night, apparently to 'debate t...
A vaccine is just the beginning of the fight against Covid-19 …
THIS PAST week saw British scientists lauded for a successful phase 1 vaccine trial. A working vaccine may be available by the end of 2020. Unfortunately deploying a global immunisation programme may prove to be harder than producing the vaccine. Although the United Nations is pushing all countri...
The far left’s tenuous grip on Covid-19 science
DR MBUYISENI Ndlozi, a man with a PhD in Political Science from Wits is no expert on epidemics and virology. As a spokesperson for far-left opposition party, EFF, he is a regular guest on national television and a staunch opponent of any relaxation of the hard lockdown. Like many popular comment...
Dear Mr President, the paradox of leadership during Covid-19
THERE is a paradox in philosophy, one popularly referred to as Buridan's Ass. It tells the story of a donkey that is equally hungry and thirsty, and placed precisely midway between a stack of hay and a pail of water. The paradox assumes the ass will always go to whichever is closer, and therefor...