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Supplying COVID-19 pills at lower cost is only part of what poorer countries need
There’s an urgent need for therapeutics to complement vaccines.
Diabetes can be controlled. But there’s no medicine for some people who need it.
Diabetes can be controlled using medicines, diet and lifestyle modification.
The cost of COVID: what happens when children don’t go to school
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted schools and universities across the world.
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South Africa’s health system is on its knees: the budget offers no relief
The COVID pandemic highlighted the gaps in South Africa’s health system.
Top scientist: why South Africa shouldn’t be giving 12-17 year olds COVID shots – now
People queuing to get vaccinated. Instead of vaccinating 12-17 year olds, government should focus on giving boosters to people who need it.
South African voters are disillusioned. But they haven’t found an alternative to the ANC
South Africa’s historic 2021 local elections have highlighted a deep hole in its party politics – the governing party is in decline, but most voters will not vote for its rivals.
Forensic science is unlocking the mysteries of fatal lightning strikes
This work can help forensic teams understand whether people or animals were the victims of fatal lightning strikes, based solely on an analysis of their skeletons.
South Africa’s power grid is under pressure
South Africans are facing another round of power cuts despite promises from South Africa’s power utility, Eskom, that it would keep the lights on.
SA’s power utility Eskom: how does it stack up in the pollution stakes?
If South Africa wants to improve air quality and meet climate change goals, it needs to move away from coal.
Covid-19 testing is too expensive and too difficult in South Africa
Our current approach is probably costing lives.
The beauty of science
Beauty includes the mystical and wondrous interaction between man and nature and the mysterious symbiosis between life and art. So, make beauty the fastest arrow in your quiver.
Dave Pepler. Stellenbosch. 2015.
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About me
Dave Pepler is a well-known South African environmentalist. After growing up in Robertson in the Western Cape, he attended the Saasveld Forestry College for a National Diploma in Forestry, and also received an MPil in Zoology from Cambridge (UK).
From 1974 to 2005, Dave was a technician and senior lecturer at Stellenbosch University. During that time, Dave was consulted on many projects, both in South Africa and the African continent. Currently, he is best known for hosting the television programme, Groen.
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