Coronavirus Archives - The Mail & Guardian

A reimagined school is embedded in its community

Coronavirus Bruce Damons - 16 Jul 2020

The coronavirus pandemic is pushing us to respond to issues that were around before Covid-19, including at schools in poor areas

Here’s the story: The psychological effects of the pandemic on children

Coronavirus Barbara Meyer - 16 Jul 2020

A free webinar discusses how to help young people struggling to find their place in the new normal without classmates and friends

Eusebius McKaiser: Ramaphosa may want to swap title of president for mister

Coronavirus Eusebius McKaiser - 16 Jul 2020

The president and the National Coronavirus Command Council have turned taxis into vectors of death

Three million jobs lost and hunger surging amid Covid-19 crisis — survey

Coronavirus Sarah Smit - 15 Jul 2020

Income shocks and the breakdowns in social protection schemes have had consequences for hunger and food insecurity in South Africa

Another teachers union calls for schools to be closed

Coronavirus Bongekile Macupe - 14 Jul 2020

Naptosa says it is irresponsible to keep schools open and that this is affecting the mental and physical health of teachers and learners

Sadtu calls for the closure of schools

Coronavirus Bongekile Macupe - 14 Jul 2020

Citing cases such as a school to which only four learners returned, to be met by 20 teachers, the union said Covid-19 is wreaking havoc on learning

Basic income grant on the cards as Covid-19 threat intensifies

Business Sarah Smit - 13 Jul 2020

The pandemic has triggered a global economic crisis that will leave many South Africans without income security

Taxis and Covid-19: ‘The ideal doesn’t exist’

Coronavirus Sarah Smit - 13 Jul 2020

After months of complaining about the regulations imposed on the industry, taxi owners have been given a lifeline

Mask rules are not meant to ‘criminalise’ the public

Coronavirus Sarah Smit - 13 Jul 2020

Shop owners and taxi drivers can now refuse entry to people who defy mandatory mask-wearing regulations

Ramaphosa asks all South Africans to help to avoid 50 000 Covid-19 deaths this year

Coronavirus Sarah Smit & Lester Kiewit - 12 Jul 2020

Calling this ‘the gravest crisis in the history of our democracy’, the president said level three lockdown remains, but enforcement will be strengthened

Police brutality is government policy

Coronavirus Tristen Taylor - 12 Jul 2020

For 20 years ministers in charge of the police have been telling them to beat up or kill criminals

Watch it again: Ramaphosa on risk-adjusted strategy to manage Covid-19

Coronavirus Staff Reporter - 12 Jul 2020

The president's address comes after a number of meetings with Cabinet and the National Command Council

ANC wants pension funds to finance infrastructure build

Business Thando Maeko - 10 Jul 2020

The party released its plan for the reconstruction of the country’s post-coronavirus economy on Friday. This would involve changes to Regulation 28 of the Pension Funds Act