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By Michael Le Page , Clare Wilson , Jessica Hamzelou , Adam Vaughan , Conrad Quilty-Harper and Layal Liverpool A medical worker takes a swab to test for the coronavirus at a drive-in testing facilityADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images Latest coronavirus news as of 5 pm on 3 September New funding announced for trials of…

Local airlines say the current lockdown restricts air travel. Although restrictions were eased last month, fewer people are flying. Picture: Alon Skuy / Gallo Images The main question that remains to be answered is where the funding to implement SAA's rescue plan will come from.Finance Minister Tito Mboweni does not exclude the possibility of approaching…

It is unclear what Pravin Gordhan and Tito Mboweni mean when they say they will "mobilise" funds for a restructured SAA.Different tranches of money will be required as different aspects of the restructuring take effect, according to the DPE.An aviation economist says the government is playing conflicting roles as enabler and regulator of the airline…

By Adam Vaughan A climate change researcher slicing an ice core sample from Antarctica for analysisBRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY / SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) scientists are almost half as likely to be awarded funding to research climate change, wildlife and other environmental science as their white peers. Statistics published last year…

CLOSE With coronavirus sweeping across the world, it's easy to forget the epicenter of the disease, Wuhan. Wuhan can be compared to Pittsburgh or Chicago. USA TODAYThe head of a research group that studies bat-borne coronaviruses in China similar to the COVID-19 strain that's ravaged the globe has warned that a U.S. government decision to cut…