We Need a Coronavirus Vaccine – I Just Wish We Could Afford It

BY Safura Abdool Karim — Since its discovery in Wuhan, China, in December last year, coronavirus has infected more than 100 000 people in 103 countries and resulted in panic, travel bans and quarantines. Talk has turned to a potential vaccine, with President Trump promising one in “a couple of months.” However, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar effectively decided …

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Pepsi’s Pioneer Acquisition is Not Healthy

By Safura Abdool KARIM — Earlier this month, the Competition Commission approved Pepsi’s R25.6-billion acquisition of South Africa’s Pioneer Foods. The move has been hailed as a “massive boost” to the South African economy.  This acquisition is one in a slew of mergers that have seen multinationals such as Massmart and Coca-Cola begin to, in their own words, “take over” the African …

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Safura Abdool Karim

Safura grew up during South Africa’s transition from apartheid to democracy, on the frontlines of the country’s fight against the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Inspired by the courtroom battles for the right to AIDS treatment that were won by activists, she went on to obtain a law degree from the University of Cape Town and a Masters …

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