PROFILE

NEW YORK: What is this enemy? Seven months after the first patients were hospitalized in China battling an infection doctors had never seen before, the world's scientists and citizens have reached an unsettling crossroads. Countless hours of treatment and research, trial and error now make it possible to take much closer measure of the new…

NEW YORK (AP) — What is this enemy?Seven months after the first patients were hospitalized in China battling an infection doctors had never seen before, the world’s scientists and citizens have reached an unsettling crossroads.Countless hours of treatment and research, trial and error now make it possible to take much closer measure of the new…

In the week that Gauteng became the new hotspot of the coronavirus, Health MEC Bandile Masuku said he sometimes grows overwhelmed by the crisis, wants stricter lockdown regulations in the province, and that people should expect more death in the weeks ahead. "Do you ever feel overwhelmed? Do you ever feel like there is no way…

Wits’ new Vice-Chancellor Zeblon Vilakazi, born in Katlehong, Ekurhuleni, and one of the first Africans to work at Cern in Geneva, admitted that the university made mistakes with #FeesMustFall, and shares his dream of making it a hotbed for innovation, while changing the curriculum within two years. Witwatersrand University's newly appointed vice-chancellor Zeblon Vilakazi has grand…

Comedian Rob Van Vuuren speaks about how Black Lives Matter, how his daughter inspired him to apologise, how and why white South Africa reacted so negatively to his apology, and the trauma he experienced that shaped his views. Acclaimed South African comedian Rob Van Vuuren says his apology last week Sunday for using blackface in a…