Lessons

South Africans are quick to pick a side in doping cases but each case, even Chiliboy Ralepelle's third, deserves to be treated on its merits.Ralepelle's case, as was Ludwick Mamabolo's before him, has lesson for all athletes to learn.Ultramarathon runner Mamabolo was cleared after a series of doping rule violations in his testing following his…

When the Covid-19 crisis ends, will we return to business as usual? Or will we use this time to deeply examine our current practices and challenge ourselves to improve systems in order to improve the lives of all the children of the Rainbow Nation, asks Rich Mkhondo.More than 100 days since the first coronavirus case…

What happens to HIV prevention programmes during the coronavirus pandemic? Take a look at how South African projects went from performing medical male circumcisions to Covid-19 testing and screening in just days - and what they learned.Nompulelelo Magagula shuts the door with a quiet click as she unhooks the elastic of her mask from behind…

The 1918 H1N1 influenza pandemic, also known as the Spanish flu, was the most severe pandemic in modern history. About 675,000 deaths were reported in the United States.Although we're only a few months into the COVID-19 pandemic, there are currently many similarities to what we saw then. Not only with the controversy regarding the wearing…

As coronavirus lockdowns loosen and some Americans flock to restaurants, beaches and other outdoor spaces for Memorial Day weekend, the question of reopening too quickly is striking an eerily familiar echo.The global flu epidemic of 1918 remains the deadliest on record. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the pandemic killed an estimated…