Backlogs, booze, testicular cancer — all factors blamed for the apparent ineptitude or unwillingness to tackle a pandemic that is silently killing women all over the country.
If successful, it will then have to be manufactured and distributed
Some people report testing positive for Covid-19 after initially having the disease and then testing negative. Scientists are still trying to understand if this means that reinfection is possible
David Mahlobo denies preventing the suspension of the broken Matlosana council’s manager
The companies making the non-invasive devices, which will create jobs and are cheaper than other types, include car and diving manufacturers
The mayor, her relatives and their friends keep landing lucrative tenders and using state resources. Yet Lindiwe Makhalema has failed to declare the list of her relationships with people and companies benefiting from the municipality
The astronomical centre will oversee the production of cheaper and less invasive devices than ventilators to treat Covid-19 patients
Aviwe Wellem’s violent death shook a village in the Eastern Cape, but the DNA results are still not back and no one has been arrested.
This timeline captures key events that occurred in the first 100 days of the coronavirus pandemic in South Africa
David Mabuza is hard at work — it’s just not taking place in the public eye. The rumblings and discussion in the ANC are about factions in the ruling party, succession and ousting him