For the world’s best-known corporate-management consultants, helping tackle the pandemic has been a bonanza. It’s not clear what the US government has gotten in return
One radio presenter is using the airwaves to bring vital facts about the virus to Dadaab’s 217 000 residents
Little or no access to certain health treatments is nothing new for trans people. But Covid-19 has made it worse, they say, and now is the ideal time to reconsider telemedicine
As positive Covid-19 cases climb rapidly, health facilities will need more doctors and nurses
‘Less lethal’ weapons have resulted in deaths and severe injuries, yet there are still no guidelines
Two matric learners talk about not being able to mingle with friends, anxiety about their exams and what happens outside the schoolyard
The impacts of these infringements could last well beyond the life of the Covid-19 pandemic
Those on the street say that the usual abuse has intensified under the lockdown
The sector employs 60 000 people in the Western Cape alone. Whereas some centres have cut staff, others are reskilling and preparing for a different future
Higher education minister expands the allowance for who can be on campus, but numbers cannot be more than a third of the student population
Police watchdog report finds that metro police members did not participate in the assault
We cannot return to the pre-coronavirus crisis of unemployment, inequality and poverty. There is a moral incentive for the rich to give up some of their wealth and for the salaries of top earning civil servants, employees at state-owned entities and in the private sector to be cut
Kicked out of Lebanese homes and denied entry into the Ethiopian consulate, Beirut’s Ethiopian house helpers are being abandoned on the streets
The minister’s media statement follows a letter from Khosa’s attorneys that they were considering a perjury charge or a complaint with the Public Protector
Protocols have now been established for school educators who are aged 60 and above and for those with comorbidities
The order of unconstitutionality has been suspended for two weeks
Without protective equipment, schools in uMlazi, Pinetown and Zululand won’t meet the already delayed deadline for reopening
Protests by local suppliers have delayed PPE delivery, which according to the DBE, is one of the reasons the reopening of schools has been pushed back until June 8
With more resources than other provinces, health workers in Gauteng still say they do not have enough protective equipment to ensure safety when working with Covid-19 patients
With the shift to lockdown level three on Monday, details are emerging of how the previous relaxation added pressure to the already poorly performing Eastern Cape Covid-19 response
The newly established grant intended to bring informal economy workers into South Africa’s social security net during the lockdown has had a disastrous start
The board of inquiry also found that it was Khosa and his brother-in-law Thabiso Muvhango who caused the altercation with the defence force members
Last week the department of labour announced that more than R14-billion had been paid to workers, but some are still struggling to access the fund
In countries such as Uganda, Zimbabwe and Egypt female champions are beaten up, sexually abused, jailed and even “disappeared”
Discerning leadership is critical in the time of Covid-19 and John Magufuli’s decisions — or lack thereof — have put Tanzanians at greater risk
President Cyril Ramaphosa notes that the behaviour of citizens during level 3 will determine the fate of the nation
Despite containing Covid-19, it will be some time before normal life resumes — and some measures will be written into the law
The guidelines follow a court order in the case of Collins Khosa, who died after an alleged assault by members of the army and the Johannesburg metro police
South Africa won’t have enough hospital beds, intensive care or otherwise, to treat Covid-19 patients, official predictions reveal. But there’s still time to act, say experts
Education minister says schools will reopen for Grades 7 and 12 on June 1, and she cannot guarantee that “no one will die”
University to open residences for students who struggle to study remotely, and those who need labs on campus to finish their 2020 studies
The country has experienced violent incidents of unrest in recent weeks