A general view of the University of Cape Town on January 21, 2020 in Cape Town. Gallo Images/Jacques Stander Nicoli Nattrass, a professor at UCT, has been accused of racism after she published an academic piece.UCT’s Black Academic Caucus says racism at the institution is being ignored.Read both side of the argument here.A storm has…
Irvin Khoza (Getty Images) A war of words has broken out among rival South African football organisations ahead of a meeting on Thursday to discuss the future of the 2019/20 PSL league season.The novel coronavirus pandemic forced the suspension during March of the richest African national championship with a R15 million first prize.The meeting will…
KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed federal policy on vaccine research, vaping, and drug access on Science Friday on May 8. Rovner also discussed the Supreme Court decision on the abortion pill mifepristone on NPR’s Morning Edition on May 5. Click here to hear Rovner on Science Friday. Click here to hear
Here in Washington, we’ve been hearing about tensions between the White House and one of its most controversial — but, at least in some circles, most popular — figures: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Polling of likely voters indicates that the Health and Human Services secretary can be an asset to Republicans when he’s talking about improving the nation’s food supply or labeling ultraprocessed foods. But when he’s talking about removing recommendations for routine childhood vaccinations, he can be a detriment. So, when I
Several states have joined President Donald Trump’s deportation efforts and are taking federal reporting requirements to immigration authorities a step further — by using their public health agencies as arms of enforcement. North Carolina, in late April, became the latest member of a growing group of Republican-led states to require their public health agencies to