coronavirus pandemic as the global death toll hits a new milestone. South Africa looks likely to become the fifth worst-affected country as its number of cases draws close to 350,000, with nearly 5,000 deaths.The country’s cases make up roughly half of all on the African continent.According to the latest figures from Johns Hopkins University, the global death toll has now passed 600,000, with more than 14 million cases of Covid-19 confirmed worldwide.Health officials in South Africa have warned that inequalities in the country will leave thousands of people at risk from the illness.Former archbishop and Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu said in a statement: “The simple fact is that many South Africans are sitting ducks because they.