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Mortality rate

Preliminary findings: South African study links increased hospital deaths with emergence of 501Y.V2 variant

South Africa

Preliminary findings: South African study links increased hospital deaths with emergence of 501Y.V2 variant

By Estelle Ellis

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

South Africa

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

By Estelle Ellis, Hoseya Jubase and Lonwabo Damani

Record number of South Africans died in first week of 2021

South Africa

Record number of South Africans died in first week of 2021

By James Stent and Nathan Geffen

GroundUp: Where are the traffic death statistics?

South Africa

GroundUp: Where are the traffic death statistics?

By GroundUp