The minister will brief the media on the progress in the implementation of Covid-19 measures at tertiary education institutions
John Davenport’s Google survey of 500 people shows that people are twice as scared of the economic effects of Covid-19 than they are of catching the virus
Families have found the cultural cost of burying their loved ones under lockdown difficult to bear, but the financial costs have reduced
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
The police brutality protests through the eyes of an African in Brooklyn, New York
On Friday, the kingdom announced a renewed lockdown in the city of Jeddah, gateway to the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, to counter the jump in cases
What happened to the once universally accepted idea of healthcare for all?
The coronavirus outbreak has left millions at the mercy of the country’s warring factions, which will not stop fighting, despite an escalating humanitarian emergency
Technology is key for youth to access economic opportunities, however many cannot afford devices or data
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
President Cyril Ramaphosa has issued an instruction to the Western Cape government to recruit more staff to stem the Covid-19 tide
More than ever, higher education institutions need to look after employees’ mental wellbeing
The way in which Angie Motshekga has handled the reopening of schools has caused many people to lose confidence in her
Many schools are still not coronavirus ready for learners and teachers to return
Controlling Covid-19 may worsen Africa’s HIV epidemic by stopping state and civil society health services built up over 35 years
Despite a court-ordered deadline for the completion of the internal investigation, no explanation is given for Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s contradictory positions
Because of Covid-19, the newly formed South Africa Satanic Church will not emerge from the shadows under new lockdown rules
The Covid-19 pandemic provides a chance to reflect on, reimagine and reset the global economic system
The National Health Laboratory Services finally admitted to a bottleneck last week, after denying there were any issues since April. According to the service, the backlog of 80 000 tests started in the first week of May
The scheme uses an army of 25 000 tracers to contact people who may have been exposed to the virus
A special steering committee seeks to fill urgent gaps in the system in order to fight the coronavirus
Knowing the learners and teachers and what they need is essential to reform in the school system
And only two of the country’s five vice-presidents have not had the virus
The order of unconstitutionality has been suspended for two weeks
The French cosmetics company’s Midrand plant has recorded 16 Covid-19 cases in two weeks
Under level four of the Covid-19 lockdown, the hours from 6am to 9am became the time when inner-city residents could use local parks to escape the nightmare around them
Without protective equipment, schools in uMlazi, Pinetown and Zululand won’t meet the already delayed deadline for reopening
Low and no-income people are the hardest hit by Covid-19. Isolation is near impossible in places like townships. Rather lift them out of poverty
SANDF has been trained and equipped for precisely the opposite of what President Cyril Ramaphosa has asked of it – to save lives. Its purpose is to defend the country and its people against physical, external enemies – by killing such enemies if need be
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
In East Africa, truck drivers are being attacked, robbed and used as diplomatic footballs