The government will have to consider the pros and cons of direct taxation, de facto taxation and debt as it negotiates the coronavirus economic crisis
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
Why is the visual depiction of this country in centre-left international online news publications so unrecognisable?
The coronavirus pandemic has brought the role of universities in nurturing scientific inquiry and evidence-based policy-making to the fore
President John Magufuli has been widely criticised for his lacklustre response to the coronavirus pandemic, even as case numbers in Tanzania increase. Mwanahamisi Singano says that Tanzanians have a right to expect more
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
According to UIF data, only 15 888 domestic workers, of a possible 673 940, have been paid from the Covid-19 Temporary employer-employee relief scheme
Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, the director general of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, is up for the challenge
Blame and praise can’t be apportioned to individual leaders of a collective Cabinet
Teachers are probably some of the most undervalued people in society and often criticised for being ineffective or being chastised for this, that and the other.
Fear of being attacked restricts the movement of most women in everyday life
Students at the former homeland universities battle with conditions created by poverty
Many African governments have paid little more than lip service to their citizens stranded all over the world
Compelled to make a difference during the Covid-19 pandemic, an IT consultant is now helping to keep essential services workers healthy
Having access to care is not a promise of health
Children are less likely to contract the coronavirus than adults, but the way in which the pandemic affects them goes beyond ill health
The Covid-19 pandemic prevented me from leaving London to be at my father’s funeral in Uganda and perform the rites. Instead, I attended it online
The minister will update the nation on funding for the sector as well as present the challenges the department faces
In less than a week, 16 000 Somalis called into the government’s new coronavirus hotline. Dr Jihan Ali works there, advising callers and collecting and providing data to colleagues
It began with an operation, itself a form of lockdown, and convalescence in the silent suburbs was welcome but brought with it worries about the future
The sector needs to adapt to changed circumstances by revisiting strategies, budgets, missions and objectives and work collaboratively
Two kinds of virus, one biological and the other digital, have spread around the world, changing society and creating social elites
Immunisation and other preventative programmes for malaria, cholera, measles and malnutrition, which kill children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, must continue
The trick is to find the balance between people’s right to privacy and the need for contact tracing to limit the spread of the disease
What might Africa look like in the wake of the pandemic? There’s enough change happening to keep both optimists happy and pessimists glum
Is this “syndrome” another symptom that the lockdown has made us all a little bit crazy? Is it a symbol that we all just need to get a grip on it?
Europeans currently experiencing a temporary lockdown should reflect on the fact that many Africans live permanently in a form of continental lockdown
Safety comes first, with a tentative June 1 deadline for grades seven and 12 to return to school
Formerly classified documents reveal an ambitious $330-million project to upgrade US military bases in Africa
Forcing students to study online perpetuates inequalities and stress that not even academics are prepared for
The defence minister said allegations in court papers that she had violated people’s rights had no basis in law