For six weeks Ramaphosa has told us he is following process and Mkhize continues to get a fat ministerial salary as he relaxes on special leave.
Switching to gas for cooking and heating can immediately reduce the likelihood of load-shedding, among other benefits
An overly critical approach to infant formula will not improve South Africa’s breastfeeding rates if mother are not helped in systemic ways
Only 5% of chief executives are women and the gender pay gap is most pronounced in the top JSE-listed companies, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) report released on Thursday. The report, which tracked executive director remuneration trends in 285 companies, found that there were only 81 women executives among the 725 people whose pay was […]
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In commemoration of World Breastfeeding Week, Grow Great and South African Civil Society for Women’s Adolescents’ and Children’s Health (SACSoWACH Coalition) sponsored a Mail & Guardian webinar titled Breastfeeding: A shared responsibility. It was moderated by Olwethu Leshabane and the speakers were: First Lady Dr Tshepo Motsepe, Dr Chantell Witten, Dr Wanga Zembe, Sinikiwe Mqadi […]
Asylum seekers with valid permits and caregivers will now also be allowed to apply for the reinstituted social relief of distress grant
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The tumult in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng has forced people to go without chronic medication and check-ups, caused shortages at the blood bank and disruptions in the vaccine roll out
In Madlala, the police and army broke into homes in an operation to retrieve stolen goods. After they left, a woman lay dead in a pool of her blood behind a shack
Vaccines help to reduce the spread of Covid-19, but they are not without shortcomings. Here’s what they can and can’t do