About R8-billion was lost during the hard lockdown and revenue is being slashed further
The data shows 17 000 more people have died than usual since May, but only 6 000 deaths have officially been attributed to Covid-19
The academic year will extend into 2021 in a ‘deliberately cautious approach’ as president confirms South Africa has world’s fifth-highest Covid-19 infection tally
President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation on developments in South Africa’s risk-adjusted strategy to manage the spread of Covid-19.
A Universities South Africa survey shows that 20 people — 19 staff members and one student — at local universities have died after contracting the coronavirus
A project by Global Africa Lab explores the future of Black neighbourhoods affected by gentrification in New York City
eThekwini metro police and security staff are raking in almost R100-million in overtime during the lockdown, with some employees far exceeding the permitted overtime cap of 40 hours a month
eThekwini’s enterprising parks and recreation department launched the channel, intended to entertain the city’s people during the lockdown, without getting authorisation
KZN Premier Sihle Zikalala wants to recover R15-million of Covid-19 funds allegedly looted by service providers and civil servants
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
We’re a socially inclined species, meaning it’s tough to say at home and forego interaction with friends. But this is the one of the best things we can do to prevent the further spread of Covid-19
Starvation is driving the spread of the coronavirus and the government needs to let people work and create jobs
Amid the headwinds created by the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s time the Aloe ferox, which survives in dry, harsh conditions, is nurtured — but the options are limited
Although Africans must continue to support the Black Lives Matter movement, there is also the need for them to raise their voices against injustices in other African countries
Senior South African politicians have not been spared the coronavirus. What happens if the head of state is not well enough to be at his desk?
South Africa’s Covid-19-related deaths have been comparatively lower than the rest of the world. But municipalities are preparing for the worst
The coronavirus pandemic is pushing us to respond to issues that were around before Covid-19, including at schools in poor areas
The coronavirus has hit the Eastern Cape hard, but many rural areas in the province still have no clean water for hand washing, forcing residents to break lockdown regulations to protest
The pandemic has triggered a global economic crisis that will leave many South Africans without income security
Calling this ‘the gravest crisis in the history of our democracy’, the president said level three lockdown remains, but enforcement will be strengthened
The basics of epidemiology will help explain why some of the believable but incorrect propositions about the pandemic are wrong.
After the death of the president’s chosen successor, the ruling party says “everything is possible”
The president’s address comes after a number of meetings with Cabinet and the National Command Council
This can be done by making the project’s 30% of the budget for local broad-based black economic empowerment a separate budget to break the feedback loop that greases the wheels of patronage.
Tshegofatso Mathe spoke to people in the South African business world about structural racism in our economy, and what must be done to overcome it
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
The active case count of Gauteng surpasses that of whole countries. Workers at clinics report a ‘concerning’ relaxation of basic health protocols
Covid-19 is not the first health crisis to plague Snake Park. For decades the residents have lived with the mine, which they say blows clouds of dust into their homes
The pandemic may be the final blow to a nation on the brink
Children are expected to keep learning at home during the coronavirus lockdown, but a lack of resources makes this a tricky prospect for some of them
Coronavirus statistics are now people we know. The pandemic affects us all and it’s hard to see light at the end of the tunnel
Cape Town’s oldest roadhouse is hoping to make a comeback during the coronavirus lockdown. Nostalgia is the biggest seller