Prof Shabir Madhi: SA has slowed community transmission of Covid-19 but hasn't flattened the curve3/6/2020
South Africa has not "flattened the curve" because, during the lockdown, community transmission continued and the effective reproductive rate hadn't been reduced enough. This is according to Professor Shabir Madhi of the University of the Witwatersrand.
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Fifty-seven years ago, 69 Black protesters lost their lives in what started as a peaceful protest against discriminatory laws enforced by the Apartheid Police at the time. A further 180 were injured. On Saturday, South Africans will unite to commemorate the Sharpeville Massacre whilst celebrating Human Rights Day.
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AuthorZahid Jadwat is a South African writer, columnist, podcaster and radio show host. Archives
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