Analysis

The multifaceted and complex issues facing the continent can only be tackled effectively together

Guidelines can’t regulate the police and military’s use of lethal force and will, in the end, be subordinate to bad legislation

We should learn from history that prohibitions tend not to work, even if the intention is good

The global nature of modern trade is a vulnerability, but it will also be a valuable tool to aid in our recovery

With the Covid-19 pandemic exposing many structural cleavages and spurring racial tensions, it is likely that the post-pandemic South Africa will encounter new challenges and setbacks on the road to reconciliation

I’ve silenced the Bible Thumper and dumped social media drivel but physical distancing, an art the deputy prez has mastered, is tricky

For the many that rely on pension grants, Sassa’s seemingly simple date change has severe ramifications

Ramaphosa missed the chance to get even more out of his big moment

Leaders need to grapple with the wicked problem of how to ease out of the lockdown

The decision to rely on the police and army to enforce the lockdown was correct, but security force actions show both the weaknesses of the state and of systems for establishing social order

In the past few weeks, nature has expanded into the spaces we have ceded by going into isolation

The days roll into one another as I work the phone to feed the news machine. I’d like to be fed too . . . but my butcher betrayed me

In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Eswatini, South Africa and Zimbabwe have implemented new rules on disinformation. But these may have unintended consequences

It’s time to shut up, listen, think about the effect of your words and actions and continue washing like a madman

Covid-19 is playing havoc with my life and mind — no hanging out in the pub and the genetically determined run on white gold

The coronavirus pandemic places moral, economic, and political questions before us. Only two answers remain: socialism or barbarism

Democracy and social welfare may get a boost and blind capitalism may see that it’s unsustainable

Residents of 11 buildings in Johannesburg have challenged the constitutionality of the raids they were subjected to in the high court