Last week I decided to put up a poll on Twitter. Now I am not claiming that there was anything scientific about it and I

Few things are more important right now than figuring out (using actual figures) whether lockdown works. As our lockdown strains the fabric of society and

My regard for Cyril Ramaphosa has never been lower than now, with his disastrous handling of the Covid-19 epidemic. His lockdown will kill far more

One of the most fascinating things about the current lockdown has been how many in the media have fallen in line with the government, with

President Cyril Ramaphosa recently said: ‘We are going to have to go for growth in a big and exponential way, and be willing and be

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This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 16th May 1918 – The Sedition Act of 1918 is passed in the United

The government has finally released a mathematical model showing the number of Covid-19 deaths it expects in the next six months. The model predicts 40

While not entirely unexpected, the speed and extent with which the prohibition on tobacco products has failed is startling. About 90% of surveyed smokers continued

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