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EPISODE · Mar 5, 2021 · 5 MIN

Covid-19 in South Africa one year later

from African Dialogue · host Channel Africa

Time to go to our last segment and today we are zooming into South Africa. The country today marks one year exactly since the first case of covid 19 was confirmed. Since then more than more one million people have been infected and over 50 000 have lost their lives to the virus. Two weeks ago South Africa began the Johnson and Johnson vaccine roll out giving hope to many, however some health specialists are still sceptical and say that government needs to strengthen it health systems going forward. Here is an interview with Professor Alex van den Heever he is the Chair: Social Security Systems Administration and Management Studies and the Wits School of Governance.

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