Independent reports slam Cape Town’s Covid-19 homeless site, the city says things have improved since independent monitors visited the site
As jobs dry up, South Africans living in Saudi Arabia have little choice but to leave
Sixteen people identified during mass testing in the Eastern Cape were first taken to a B&B before being taken to a hospital
State says alcohol increases medical emergencies at a time when hospitals need to be ready ‘to receive and treat vast numbers of Covid-19 patients’
South Africans stuck abroad are told to be patient while the government is negotiating with different countries and working on ways to bring them back home
‘Port St Johns and Port Elizabeth funerals are the cause of rising numbers,’ says the department of health
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
Ministers Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and Ronald Lamola will brief the nation on regulations pertaining to the extension of the lockdown
The City’s Covid-19 homeless site has been criticised for being inadequate to shelter the most vulnerable from the Coronavirus storm, while drug addicts say they’re being left to suffer due to inadequate medical attention
The Covid-19 outbreak should not be used as an occasion to diminish human rights, but as an opportunity to reaffirm them
At the heart of the body’s challenge of the lockdown alcohol sales ban, is the question of whether a total ban achieves the purpose of flattening the coronavirus curve
Responding to a threat of court action, the presidency says the Gauteng Liquor Forum’s concerns about the alcohol ban are being discussed this week
Covid-19 has entered the police and corrective system, with the Eastern Cape hit hard
The family of Collin Khosa — allegedly killed at the hands of SANDF and JMPD members — want the president to explain how he will ensure this never happens again
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the greatest challenges that has ever faced our nation. It is three simultaneous shocks. It is a health shock, which will stretch the resources of our health care system to its limit. It is a global economic shock, which will substantially reduce global growth and consequently external demand, […]
The disease has a unique trajectory in South Africa, thanks to the rapid move to declare a national disaster and institute a lockdown. But this has only bought time to prepare for the worst
Read South Africa’s Covid-19 response as presented by Professor Salim Abdool Karim on Monday
Cape Town Metro dismisses criticism that it illegally evicted people from a Khayelitsha settlement during the Covid-19 lockdown, arguing it was only demolishing unoccupied shacks
With questions about government’s Covid-19 data, researchers have started collating the information from different sources, including more details and is putting it on a dashboard to make it easier for the public to get the results
South Africa is working towards establishing a publicly-funded universal health service and now, amid the coronavirus pandemic, is the time to implement it
A forum representing small liquor traders say the extension of the lockdown will ruin their businesses
Dr Matshidiso Moeti’s father helped to eliminate smallpox. Now she’s leading Africa’s efforts against the coronavirus
Several polls since the start of the pandemic show a majority of people checking the news several times a day and turning to trusted news sources and state broadcasters rather than social media
The South African government has amended some of its regulations for the 21-day period
NGOs say the lockdown has detrimental effects on people living with substance dependence, as they try to get their fix amid heavy restriction of movement
Countries that have mandated mask-wearing for people going out in public have shown a decrease in the rate of Covid-19 infections
More than 300 complaints have been lodged against unscrupulous suppliers and business owners, who are now under the microscope for violating the Disaster Management Act
About 1 500 South Africans are stuck abroad, waiting to see if the government can help them to return home
Ministers representing the the Covid-19 national command council are scheduled to update the nation on the status of the 21-day lockdown.
South Africa doesn’t need a fiscal stimulus but rather a distributive fix through policies that will protect vulnerable households
In one of South Africa’s most densely populated suburbs, the national lockdown is being implemented with force
Why South Africa should consider amnesty for undocumented migrants in the time of the coronavirus outbreak.