Defend Truth

What the latest Covid stats can tell us – and what they can’t

Mia Malan and Joan van Dyk
18 May

Two years into the Covid disaster, where do we stand?

Nathan Geffen and Marcus Low
12 May

‘Measures to prevent infection failed’ – study finds 85% of Gauteng residents were likely infected in first three Covid-19 waves

Estelle Ellis
25 Feb

Latest Tshwane Covid-19 data show fewer severe cases so far than in previous waves

Estelle Ellis
09 Dec

New Jersey reports post-Thanksgiving spike; South Africa registers 19,842 new cases

Bloomberg
08 Dec

264,809 deaths later: Covid-19’s terrifying toll on South Africa, almost three times the official figure

Mark Heywood
20 Oct

MRC estimates Covid-19 has claimed close to a quarter-million lives in South Africa

Nathan Geffen and Alex Welte for GroundUp
11 Oct

Why are we in the dark about how many over-50s have been vaccinated in South Africa?

Jonny Myers
28 Sep

Swift and Cruel: Investigation into high Eastern Cape Covid-19 death rate shows many died in casualty units

Estelle Ellis, Hoseya Jubase and Lonwabo Damani
24 Mar 2021

An interview with Alex van den Heever: Show us the vaccine roll-out plan – the people deserve to know

Christi Nortier
19 Feb 2021

We hold our breath as the statistics stream in

Janet Heard
30 Jan 2021

U.S. reports about 300,000 more deaths during pandemic than in typical year

Reuters
21 Oct 2020

A small policy change could result in a quick health win for government

GroundUp Editors
21 Aug 2020

South Africa’s 33,000 excess deaths: What we know so far

Kathryn Cleary for Spotlight
14 Aug 2020

Minister of Health cautiously optimistic about infection rate, orders Covid-19 tests for all sudden deaths

Estelle Ellis
05 Aug 2020

Covid-19 deaths shoot up as confidential government document reveals a likely longer booze and cigarettes ban

Ferial Haffajee
23 Jul 2020