Stories by Linda Nordling

is a journalist based in Cape Town, South Africa, who covers science, education, medicine, and development with a focus on Africa. Follow Linda Nordling on Twitter @lindanordling

Public Health

Pandemic of Hunger

COVID-19 is straining African food security but also presents an opportunity for change

November 25, 2020 — Linda Nordling and Nature magazine

Policy

The Ethical Quandary of Human Infection Studies

Sometimes infecting volunteers with a disease can lead to new treatments. But how much risk and compensation is acceptable for those in poor nations?

November 19, 2018 — Linda Nordling and Undark

Public Health

South Africa Plans Massive Health Study

If the tracking effort nets long-term funding it would be Africa's largest demographics project

October 11, 2016 — Linda Nordling and Nature magazine

Policy

Rwanda: From Killing Fields to Technopolis

Two decades after genocide, the African country tries harnessing science and technology to rebuild its economy

September 6, 2016 — Linda Nordling and Nature magazine

Public Health

South Africa Ushers in a New Era for HIV

Scientists are now exploring the long-term consequences of the potent drug cocktail used to combat the disease

July 14, 2016 — Linda Nordling and Nature magazine

The Sciences

African Academics Challenge Homophobic Laws

A scientific report demolishes the assertions used to back the criminalization of homosexuality

June 11, 2015 — Linda Nordling and Nature magazine