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China

Fear, ignorance stalks returnees from Wuhan
Article
/ 12 March 2020

Fear, ignorance stalks returnees from Wuhan

The cost of placing South African evacuees from Wuhan in quarantine in Limpopo will cost an estimated R6.7-million

By Thanduxolo Jika, Sabelo Skiti and Chris Gilili
Parents concerned about the future of students returning from China
Article
/ 12 March 2020

Parents concerned about the future of students returning from China

Free State to suspend bursaries of students repatriated from Wuhan

By Chris Gilili
Covid-19 to take precedence at special Cabinet meeting
Article
/ 12 March 2020

Covid-19 to take precedence at special Cabinet meeting

The 122 South Africans repatriated from the disease epicentre in Wuhan, China are expected back in the country on Friday

By Lester Kiewit
Containing Covid-19: SA must learn from the mistakes of the 1918 Spanish flu epidemic
Analysis
/ 11 March 2020

Containing Covid-19: SA must learn from the mistakes of the 1918 Spanish flu epidemic

In 1918, 6% of the population died from the Spanish flu.This could have been avoided had soldiers returning from World War I been strictly quarantined

By Howard Phillips
Flight to to evacuate South Africans in Wuhan finally underway
Article
/ 10 March 2020

Flight to to evacuate South Africans in Wuhan finally underway

A long-delayed flight to repatriate South African citizens from Wuhan will depart tonight and return on Friday the 13th, before a 21-day quarantine

By Sipho Kings
LIVE UPDATES: Coronavirus
Article
/ 9 March 2020

LIVE UPDATES: Coronavirus

The latest on the spread of covid-19, how it is affecting the world, and what efforts are being made to prevent the spread of the virus

By Eyaaz Matwadia, Khadija Patel and Kiri Rupiah
How can we prepare for Coronavirus? Learn from Liberia’s experience with Ebola
Analysis
/ 8 March 2020

How can we prepare for Coronavirus? Learn from Liberia’s experience with Ebola

Medical treatment and traditional public health measures are important but early, frequent and transparent community engagement is the key to responding to any major outbreak

By Gyude Moore and Tolbert Nyenswah
Government rejects M&G report about reluctant coronavirus evacuation
Article
/ 6 March 2020

Government rejects M&G report about reluctant coronavirus evacuation

Calls for ‘patriotic media’ in reporting on outbreak

By Sabelo Skiti, Chris Gilili and Beauregard Tromp
GDP is stuck in the doldrums
Article
/ 6 March 2020

GDP is stuck in the doldrums

The latest economic figures and the effect of the coronavirus on the global economy are bad news for South Africa’s already tepid domestic growth outlook

By Thando Maeko
No SANDF crew to send to Wuhan
Article
/ 6 March 2020

No SANDF crew to send to Wuhan

Insiders says that no one is willing to make the daunting journey to rescue fellow citizens

By Chris Gilili and Sabelo Skiti
Everything you need to know about coronavirus
Article
/ 5 March 2020

Everything you need to know about coronavirus

Here is everything you need to know about the coronavirus

By Chris Gilili
Coronavirus hammers global growth  
Article
/ 3 March 2020

Coronavirus hammers global growth 

South Africa’s mining and manufacturing sectors are predicted to be down for the first quarter of 2020 because of low demand from China


By Tshegofatso Mathe
Coronavirus: 151 people to return to South Africa from China within two weeks
Article
/ 3 March 2020

Coronavirus: 151 people to return to South Africa from China within two weeks

They have not been diagnosed with the coronavirus and the health department says there’s no need for citizens to panic

By Chris Gilili
Social capital — when your currency just isn’t strong enough to access the plum jobs
Analysis
/ 2 March 2020

Social capital — when your currency just isn’t strong enough to access the plum jobs

In South Africa we must learn to value different types of social capital to make the economy — and society — more inclusive

By Adri Marais
The commons, not the market
Analysis
/ 28 February 2020

The commons, not the market

Greening the financial system is essential, but the environment can’t be shoehorned into the logic of finance

By Katie Kedward
Virus spreads globally – but don’t panic yet
Article
/ 28 February 2020

Virus spreads globally – but don’t panic yet

Authorities are urging people to remain calm about the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak, and with good reason — panic will only exacerbate the situation

By Simon Allison
Coronavirus: South Africa will evacuate citizens from Wuhan
Article
/ 26 February 2020

Coronavirus: South Africa will evacuate citizens from Wuhan

The government is expected to evacuate citizens from Wuhan, where the coronavirus outbreak originated

By Thanduxolo Jika and Chris Gilili
South African tourism to be hit hard by coronavirus
Article
/ 25 February 2020

South African tourism to be hit hard by coronavirus

The stream of about 100 000 Chinese tourists to South Africa each year has dried up for now, MPs told

By Lester Kiewit
Coronavirus reaction: Sinophobia with Western characteristics
Analysis
/ 24 February 2020

Coronavirus reaction: Sinophobia with Western characteristics

Western media has racialised the coronavirus outbreak, leading to increased Sinophobia in several countries. Such dehumanisation of a race has no place in functioning democracies

By Ahmed Olayinka Sule
African students in Wuhan just want to be evacuated
Africa
/ 22 February 2020

African students in Wuhan just want to be evacuated

If African governments really cared about their citizens in China, they would bring us home

By Mickey Adney
Students ‘abandoned’ in Wuhan
Africa
/ 21 February 2020

Students ‘abandoned’ in Wuhan

Africans living in China want to be evacuated

By Simon Allison
Life in lockdown: Behind closed doors keeping out the coronavirus
Article
/ 21 February 2020

Life in lockdown: Behind closed doors keeping out the coronavirus

South African students in China are staying behind closed doors due to the coronavirus outbreak

By Sarah Smit
Japan-style chain Miniso does a runner
Article
/ 21 February 2020

Japan-style chain Miniso does a runner

After being in South Africa for almost three years, Miniso left without a trace late last year. This exit has now left a group of franchisees, who have invested millions of rands in its stores, with massive losses

By Tshegofatso Mathe
Stay in China, government tells homesick South Africans
Article
/ 21 February 2020

Stay in China, government tells homesick South Africans

As ‘impisoned’ children at epicentre cry to be reunited with their parents, top official says families mustn’t be ungrateful

By Thanduxolo Jika and Chris Gilili
China expels Wall Street Journal reporters over ‘racist’ headline
Article
/ 19 February 2020

China expels Wall Street Journal reporters over ‘racist’ headline

Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said the Journal op-ed — titled China is the Real Sick Man of Asia — had a “racially discriminatory” and “sensational” headline

By Agency
WHO urges calm as China coronavirus death toll reaches 2000
Article
/ 19 February 2020

WHO urges calm as China coronavirus death toll reaches 2000

More than 74 000 people have now been infected by the virus in China, with hundreds more cases in some 25 countries

By Laurent Thomet
South Africans stuck in China are desperate to escape coronavirus ‘prison’
Article
/ 14 February 2020

South Africans stuck in China are desperate to escape coronavirus ‘prison’

But the department of international relations and co-operation claims they are comfortable and taken care of


By Sarah Smit and Chris Gilili
SA’s quarantine plan for coronavirus
Article
/ 14 February 2020

SA’s quarantine plan for coronavirus

A small Free State dorp and 14 days of isolation — this is the plan for citizens returning from China, to prevent a potential outbreak of the disease

By Athandiwe Saba and Thanduxolo Jika
Spend less on arms and more on science
Analysis
/ 14 February 2020

Spend less on arms and more on science

We dedicate a lot more time and money to military defence than we do on health responses to deadly pathogens

By Julie Sunderland
The fable of SA’s special economic zones
Article
/ 14 February 2020

The fable of SA’s special economic zones

The country is being pushed to develop more SEZs. But is this a viable strategy, given unemployment and ‘deglobalisation’?

By Pamela Tsolekile de Wet, Lisa Thompson and Patrick Bond
To silence the guns in Africa, nature must be restored
Africa
/ 12 February 2020

To silence the guns in Africa, nature must be restored

The world needs a new deal to protect its natural environment

By Hailemariam Desalegn
Air pollution costs $2.9 trillion a year — NGO
Article
/ 12 February 2020

Air pollution costs $2.9 trillion a year — NGO

The new figure is in line with World Health Organisation estimates of 4.2 million deaths each year linked to ground-level air pollution, mostly from heart disease, stroke, lung cancer and acute respiratory infections in children

By Marlowe Hood
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