Pharmacists at one of the major public hospitals in Gauteng say they only received sufficient protective gear after several of their colleagues contracted Covid-19.
Opposition parties and ANC ‘factions’ will attempt to use the crisis to their advantage
Officials in Beaufort West, which is on a route that links the Cape with the rest of the country, are worried relaxed lockdown regulations mean residents are now at risk of contracting Covid-19
David Mabuza is hard at work — it’s just not taking place in the public eye. The rumblings and discussion in the ANC are about factions in the ruling party, succession and ousting him
The local government minister has laid out how lockdown level three will work, but she warned that it comes with a danger of Covid-19 spreading further
The government has zeroed in on youth unemployment, but the coronavirus pandemic threatens to leave young people even more vulnerable than before
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
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
President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to address his fellow South Africans on developments in the risk-adjusted strategy to manage the spread of the coronavirus
A group of men wearing masks can be seen in cellphone images — but they are not physically distancing because of overcrowding in their cell
Evidence shows schools are not ready as the department pushes them to reopen in 10 days
Now employers and employees can apply to the Unemployment Insurance Fund for relief scheme payments
Blanket measures such as lockdowns contribute to the needs and realities of people at the margins of society being overlooked
We are humans, not just numbers, and we need to tell people’s stories and acknowledge our fears
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
We need it to help us act responsibly when the world as we knew it seems to have shifted. It gives us something to hold on to and free us from fear’s grip
The uncertainty of a post-Covid-19 airspace makes it even more difficult for the airline industry to forecast its recovery
Nearly half of all workplaces inspected by the department of labour found to be unsafe
Experience in Brazil, West and South Africa show how ‘people’s science’ can manage deadly illnesses
Lockdown easing will happen and so will the increase in positive cases. This balancing act will require rapid returns to stringent measures to protect thousands of lives
The City of Cape Town is being accused of negligence as it closes the Strandfontein safety camp without testing all the people who leave
The next phase of the government’s economic strategy, which will be announced ‘soon’, is expected to detail plans to recover from the crisis wrought by the coronavirus pandemic
The president’s address follows a number of meetings with Cabinet and the National Coronavirus Command Council
The government’s professed reliance on science to justify its response to the pandemic reveals both its overconfidence and its insecurities about getting citizens to cooperate
Many young people already know how to deal with the problems the Covid-19 pandemic has wrought — they have been living with them all along
Knock, knock: it’s Hunger
Traditional healers feel they have been excluded from the national response to the coronavirus, despite most South Africans consulting them for a range of ailments including depression
Gauteng infrastructure MEC Tasneem Motara’s life has changed. It is calmer, but preparing for a flood of Covid-19 patients raises the pressure
Covid-19 and the subsequent lockdown have continued to tear through profits in the taxi industry, requiring the sector to formulate a new approach for how it operates, even beyond the pandemic
The university is implementing plans to ensure that no student is left behind during the pandemic
Some learners have taken the decision to drop out because they fear catching the coronavirus and have no faith that they will do well in their studies
These institutions are a crucial part of the research and development process that underpins South Africa’s life-and-death fight against the Covid-19 outbreak