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Tropical diseases

Ebola death toll rises to 75 in DR Congo

Africa

Ebola death toll rises to 75 in DR Congo

By AFP

DRC: New Ebola virus outbreak days after previous epidemic ends

Africa

DRC: New Ebola virus outbreak days after previous epidemic ends

By AFP

DRCongo prepares for first Ebola vaccinations

Africa

DRCongo prepares for first Ebola vaccinations

By AFP

New outbreak of Ebola kills 17 in northwest DR Congo

Africa

New outbreak of Ebola kills 17 in northwest DR Congo

By AFP

Tropical Diseases: South Africa’s treatable but neglected threat

South Africa

Tropical Diseases: South Africa’s treatable but neglected threat

By Marelise Van Der Merwe

SADC Wrap: Lesotho votes and Dos Santos returns

Africa

SADC Wrap: Lesotho votes and Dos Santos returns

By Kristen Van Schie

DA's Wilmot James bows out of politics for now

Politics

DA's Wilmot James bows out of politics for now

By Unknown Author

THE SADC WRAP: Ebola fears flare in the DRC... again

Africa

THE SADC WRAP: Ebola fears flare in the DRC... again

By Kristen Van Schie

Newsdeck

Ebola in DR Congo's isolated far north a logistical challenge

By AFP

Newsdeck

More die as mysterious illness spreads to Liberia capital

By AFP

New single-dose drug could help wipe out malaria

Africa

New single-dose drug could help wipe out malaria

By Marelise Van Der Merwe

Op-Ed: What is to be done after 11,312 unnecessary Ebola-related deaths?

World

Op-Ed: What is to be done after 11,312 unnecessary Ebola-related deaths?

By Wilmot James

New vaccine may end the biggest Ebola outbreak in history

Africa

New vaccine may end the biggest Ebola outbreak in history

By Andrea Teagle

Liberia feels the sting in Ebola’s tail

Africa

Liberia feels the sting in Ebola’s tail

By Simon Allison

Fight against Ebola: After a year of darkness, some cautious optimism

Africa

Fight against Ebola: After a year of darkness, some cautious optimism

By Simon Allison

Returning home from Ebola land, finding fear and loathing

Africa

Returning home from Ebola land, finding fear and loathing

By Kathryn Stinson

Ebola casts a long shadow over 2015 Africa Cup of Nations

Sport

Ebola casts a long shadow over 2015 Africa Cup of Nations

By Antoinette Muller

Op-Ed: Ebola, the unbearable strain on Liberia’s fledgling democracy

Africa

Op-Ed: Ebola, the unbearable strain on Liberia’s fledgling democracy

By Brooks Marmon

Stopping Ebola: Hard yards, not silver bullets

Africa

Stopping Ebola: Hard yards, not silver bullets

By Greg Mills & Jeffrey Herbst

Op-Ed: Ebola is everybody’s business

World

Op-Ed: Ebola is everybody’s business

By Unknown Author

Analysis: Panicky Ebola rhetoric is a smart fundraising tool

Africa

Analysis: Panicky Ebola rhetoric is a smart fundraising tool

By Simon Allison