Uncategorized Say, Cheers! How Thandi turned to pineapple homebrew Pineapple and bread brew packs a punch. Nontuthuko Ngubane on her pal Thandi and the latest township lockdown drink. Written by RR April 23, 2020April 23, 2020
Social & Justice Pandemic punishes but powers school digital switch South Africa’s basic education system is subpar. Fixing it has proven hard to do, but the country’s response to coronavirus offers hope and some pointers for the future, writes Dr Andrew Venter Written by RR April 18, 2020December 18, 2020
Environment Bats in the belfry: Time for a rethink on a troubling harvest Dr Andrew Venter on how the unsustainable exploitation of wildlife is putting human health at ever increasing risk. Written by RR April 10, 2020April 19, 2020
Uncategorized Worldwide call for ban on wildlife markets The World Health Organisation has been asked to publicly confirm the threat posed to health by the trade in wildlife, Laura du Toit reports. Written by RR April 10, 2020April 10, 2020
Uncategorized More questions than answers Escapism proves hard to find for Jono Hornby. The diarist muses on communal living with “bloody academics” and journalists and how even at a family birthday celebration, subjects like social justice and agrarian reform can make an entrance. Written by RR April 8, 2020April 8, 2020
Uncategorized Alas poor Yorick: Musings on masks and mortality by top medic Some of us will survive the coronavirus pandemic. Some of us will not. In the meantime, wear a mask, says respected physician Dr Jonas Sharma. Written by RR April 6, 2020April 7, 2020
Uncategorized Coronavirus lockdown in pictures WAITING FOR BETTER DAYS: A woman sits alone on a chair outside a restaurant in Da Nang, in central Vietnam. Picture: © www.iancarbutt.com Written by RR April 3, 2020April 3, 2020
Uncategorized A dream deferred Locked down in Vietnam, Roving Reporters’ Bootlegging Baldy, aka Ian Carbutt, defers his dream . . . Written by RR April 3, 2020April 4, 2020
Uncategorized Sense and sensibility Jono Hornby wallows in a mass of self-contradictions, waxes philosophical about art and worries about the future… not least his waning beer stocks. This forms part of Roving Reporters’ Coronavirus Chronicles. Written by RR April 2, 2020April 4, 2020
Uncategorized Boeing, Boeing, gone: Jet-set spread the disease, but it’s the poor who pay The coronavirus puts communities least able to deal with it at greatest risk. Expect more economic migration, sustainability crises and other maladies, writes environmentalist Dr Andrew Venter. Written by RR April 1, 2020April 4, 2020