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Inside Roots Butchery in the town of Acornhoek in Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga, a butcher in red overalls guides a slab of beef through a meat saw. The blade screeches as it cuts through bone.  Around him, other workers are preparing packages for Saturday morning shoppers queuing in the cool, fluorescent-lit shop, a welcome break from the October Lowveld heat. To the left, a curtain of raw sausage hangs from stainless steel rails.  Gloria Sekome, who was murdered by her ex-partner Danboy Nkuna, worked with him at Roots Butchery in Acornoek. (Photo: Dylan Bush) There’s normality to the scene ...

If the current rate of vaccination continues, it will take most of us 16 years, give or take, to get a jab, according to Media Hack, the vaccine calculator. But South Africa’s vaccine task team reckons that the target of 67% immunisation can be achieved by December as stock scales up from April 21.  A rare thrombosis noted in six women vaccinated with Johnson & Johnson (J&J) in the US has caused a seven- to 10-day pause there and in Europe; SA has stopped its trial too. The J&J vaccine had been given to 6.7 million people in the US before the clotting was reported.

David Prado We searched English online media outlets for stories of women who were murdered in South Africa between 2018 and 2020 —  only 4% of the official cases showed up. One in four female homicides reported in the media was a woman killed by her partner at the time. Many other murdered women remain nameless with their stories untold. This is an ode to the women whose names made it into news outlets between 2018 and 2020. It is also a tribute to those who did not - the faceless, nameless women whose stories will remain untold. This project is a collaboration between Bhekisisa, Media Ha...

To end the Covid-19 pandemic, we need to get vaccinated. But if the current vaccination rate becomes the average, it will take 18 years and 16 days to reach a herd immunity of 67% of the population. The Media Hack launched a vaccination calculator on March 15, and it calculated that if the current rate of vaccines becomes the norm, we should reach herd immunity by 2039.  Professor Barry Schoub, the chairperson of the government’s vaccine ministerial advisory committee says: “It is what was originally planned – we are doing about 10,000 a day.” In an interview with the Daily Maveric...

When will I get a vaccine? Use these calculators 17 March 2021 2:07 PM Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine Share This: Ferial Haffajee says the only way we're going to get our economy back on track is to ensure the second wave plan stays on track. Ferial Haffajee, associate editor at Daily Maverick, asks in an article: When will we get the vaccine? She says we need to get vaccinated, but if the current vaccination rate becomes the average, it will take 18 years to and 16 days to reach herd immunity of 67% of the population. The _Media Hack _has launched a vaccination ...