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Urban governance must include community groups, non-state and informal actors in the battle against COVID-19 in Africa.

The direct effects of COVID-19 disease on pregnant women, newborns and children are acknowledged. But the indirect effects of the pandemic have been equally devastating.

Governments should drop the idea of herd immunity. It risks leaving people feeling disillusioned by vaccination campaigns.

The unique challenges of the pandemic changed the way community organisations work. Organisations that worked in silos during other emergencies bundled their expertise and resources.

African countries have proven that they have the skills and expertise to provide local solutions to this global pandemic. They need to build on this success together to keep the pandemic at bay.

South Africa is in a new phase of the COVID pandemic. But vaccination remains crucial.

Vaccine donations are unsustainable and often inefficient to scale. They are a temporary solution to a systemic issue.

Tracking the pandemic’s waves enables authorities and policy makers to take action to keep new waves at bay.

Women are testing positive at a higher rate than men and women, they have a greater social and economic vulnerability, particularly during lockdown, with working-age being the most affected.

For the first time, the drug substance, or active ingredient for a COVID-19 vaccine - in this case mRNA - will be manufactured on the continent.