UP academics predict COVID-19 lockdown measures will become increasingly difficult to enforce

Posted on July 07, 2020

A study by a team led by academics at the University of Pretoria (UP) predicts that South Africans’ waning compliance with government lockdown regulations will limit their impact in curbing the COVID-19 pandemic.

ANALYSIS: Balancing privacy with public health during COVID-19: how well is South Africa doing?

Posted on July 03, 2020

COVID-19 spreads from person to person through droplet and contact transmission. That’s why contact tracing and quarantining have been included as one approach to control the spread of the virus.

LeadUP online series: “Africa cannot afford a situation where a food crisis outweighs a health crisis” – panellist on food security in Africa amid COVID-19

Posted on June 30, 2020

COVID-19 has had a severe effect on the supply and demand of food production, and could lead to a severe food security crisis unless Africa has the most appropriate policies in place.

University of Pretoria food safety expert warns food safety crisis now could be tipping point for health sector

Posted on June 29, 2020

One of South Africa’s top food safety experts, Professor Lise Korsten, has warned that the country cannot afford another food-borne outbreak like the listeriosis crisis of 2017/18 in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic.

UP webinar on ‘Future Africa Post-COVID-19’ suggests researchers must play leading role in reshaping African society

Posted on June 02, 2020

Participants from around the world joined a University of Pretoria (UP)-hosted webinar titled “Future Africa Post-COVID-19” on Friday. The webinar was held in commemoration of Africa Month, which is celebrated throughout May, and looked at what the future holds for the continent in...

Incubating the cause: Nissan and UP’s Faculty of Health Sciences combat COVID-19 with INTUboxes

Posted on May 27, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has delayed the production of vehicles during the stringent national lockdown. However, this trying time calls for innovative action to support the nation which is why Nissan and the University of Pretoria have partnered to create and manufacture INTUboxes.

UP criminology experts question the efficacy of granting special parole to ‘low-risk’ offenders in the time of COVID-19

Posted on May 25, 2020

The release of offenders during the COVID-19 crisis is not unique to South Africa – many countries have pardoned thousands of prisoners in order to convert prisons into medical facilities or to create social distancing.

UP mathematicians develop website for communication of mathematical analysis of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19

Posted on May 20, 2020

A group of University of Pretoria (UP) mathematicians has developed a website for rapid communication and exchange of ideas devoted to the modelling and mathematical analysis of SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, which causes COVID-19) and COVID-19 itself.