The coronavirus lockdown has added new dimensions to a decades-long struggle for electricity in the far west of Soweto, where residents have challenged the situation fiercely in recent weeks
About 1 600 families in the Stjwetla shack settlement in Alexandra, Johannesburg are standing on the verge of seismic change. This is one of their stories
Under level four of the Covid-19 lockdown, the hours from 6am to 9am became the time when inner-city residents could use local parks to escape the nightmare around them
The newly established grant intended to bring informal economy workers into South Africa’s social security net during the lockdown has had a disastrous start
Street traders are central to food security in Johannesburg. But since being declared an essential service under lockdown, street trade in South Africa’s biggest city has returned to uneven ground
When people call South Africa the most unequal country in the world, they’re talking about income. Now, we have a clear picture of how unequally the country’s wealth is distributed
Underground liquor has a long history in South Africa. Its next chapter is being written under the nationwide Covid-19 lockdown
Early studies suggest that the Covid-19 can survive up to three days in droplets that are coughed or sneezed on to surfaces
The Nodal Review might transform South Africa’s biggest city. Implementing the new policy, which has the potential to open wealthy suburbs to impoverished residents, is the challenge
As the Karoo hopes for an end to its worst drought in a generation, the region’s history may hold important lessons for its future