Here's why the coronavirus variant in South Africa is 50% more contagious than the original strain

The spike protein has now rotated about twenty degrees and can therefore get more deeply...

The return to Level 3 has had a big impact on SA daily life, these graphs show

Movement data shows how life was creeping back to normal – until South Africa went into a...

Six months on a low-carb diet could lead to remission from type 2 diabetes, study finds

A review of 23 trials comparing low-carb diets to other eating plans found cutting back...

Dr. Pimple Popper cut pebble-sized nodules off a man's nose and popped his inflamed eyebrow cyst

In the newest episode of "Dr. Pimple Popper," dermatologist Dr. Sandra Lee used a heated...

A weak gut microbiome may be linked to more severe Covid-19

Some Covid-19 patients had less helpful bacteria and an increase in harmful ones,...

TAKE A LOOK | London’s 'thinnest' home, just 1.8 metres wide, is up for sale – for R20m

The home in Shepherd's Bush, west London, which used to be a hat store, was converted by...

Catching Covid gives 83% protection, study suggests - but you could still spread the virus

A large study of UK healthcare workers suggests antibodies from catching COVID-19 give...

Kauai will sell you high-end coffee at R1.25 per cup – if you drink one every two hours

R1.25 can get you good coffee from Kauai via a monthly subscription service, for R299.