Brutality at the hands of those meant to protect us is just too common in our society and is mostly targeted at poor, black people
The state of politics and geopolitics has been exacerbated, rather than stabilised, by the coronavirus crisis
The facility in Cape Town was about quarantining the most vulnerable — the homeless — rather than preventing Covid-19
Nearly half of all workplaces inspected by the department of labour found to be unsafe
South Africa has largely escaped the fate of several European countries and the United States, but that doesn’t mean we can’t prepare, just in case
Experience in Brazil, West and South Africa show how ‘people’s science’ can manage deadly illnesses
Correctional centres across Africa are struggling to react to the pandemic and its effects on inmates
The lockdown has interrupted public consultations on ward demarcations, while 37 by-elections around the country are on hold
We should demand a culture of justification from our democratic government. Otherwise we are allowing ourselves to be subjects rather than citizens
Will it be assumed that those with disabilities do not deserve life-saving care?
More than a quarter of prisoners have not been convicted of anything, they just couldn’t meet bail requirements
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
Certain metros, where the vast majority of infections have occurred, will remain under level-four lockdown restrictions
Whether citizens vote for the ruling party or the opposition, Burundi’s democracy is still in an unfavourable state
Rent Strike South Africa says working-class families are struggling to keep up with paying rent during the lockdown. And, although there is a moratorium on evictions, it fears people will be put out on the street when the lockdown ends
Five organisations stand firm on ensuring schools have taken all safety measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus when learners, teachers and school management teams return
The president’s address follows a number of meetings with Cabinet and the National Coronavirus Command Council
Our existing ethical frameworks for healthcare decisions were not devised for a pandemic – and it shows
South Africa has made some progress in the move to cleaner energy, but at 106 out of 115 countries on the energy transition index there’s clearly much room for improvement
Now is the time to rewrite a collective script of Africa’s development agenda and the well being of its people
The way Covid-19 death facts are reported (age and comorbidities) reflects how old people and those with chronic conditions are valued. Scientifically there’s an argument for this, but morally it’s troubling
Political ideologies — communism, capitalism, liberalism — and an unrealistic view of the world as we’d like it to be got us into this mess
Demonstrations of common humanity are a powerful tool to help us navigate our way through the pandemic
When Ebola first hit Lagos, Dr Ameyo Adadevoh knew something was seriously wrong, so she did something about it
The Covid-19 pandemic has hit the tourism industry hard, making it evident that the protection of biodiversity requires other forms of protection such as stewardship
Despite Malagasy President Andry Rajoelina’s claims of a cure for Covid-19, experts say ‘there is absolutely no evidence’ that is true
If the coronavirus outbreak has taught us anything beyond the necessity of washing our hands, it is that its victim has been leadership
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
A journalist from Sierra Leone has to teach himself to cook during lockdown in Johannesburg
This pandemic must pose an opportunity for serious introspection by all actors involved in taking the case to court, including religious legal fraternities
A strict lockdown is not only unenforceable, but the question must be asked: is it necessary at all? The examples of South Korea, Taiwan and Sweden suggest perhaps not
The West’s perceptions of China hold up a mirror to its own preoccupations. More nuanced analysis is much-needed