While individuals are doing all sorts of things that would dramatically reduce their carbon footprints, it has little effect.
Inspectorate finds serious overcrowding at ‘Sun City’ centre, putting inmates at risk of Covid-19
Measures need to lay the foundations of a new economy and society post the pandemic
COMMENT This year, Freedom Day on April 27 came and went without celebration for women in townships and on farms in South Africa. It was just another day of struggle, with women having to walk at least two kilometres to fetch water, sometimes from empty JoJo tanks, fending off attacks on the way, and now […]
Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, the director general of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, is up for the challenge
With no tourists or boats coming in, Hout Bay’s famous wharf is unable to stay afloat
Many African governments have paid little more than lip service to their citizens stranded all over the world
The pandemic offers opportunities for online businesses that deliver services ranging from education and communication with clients to delivering groceries, but it doesn’t come without difficulties
Children are less likely to contract the coronavirus than adults, but the way in which the pandemic affects them goes beyond ill health
Millions of girls are currently out of school, families are struggling with spiralling economic hardship, and programmes to end child marriage face significant disruptions