The sector is incredibly vulnerable but has largely been overlooked in government’s neal attempts to deal with our current crisis
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has outlined the fiscal and monetary policy interventions implemented by the government in its fight against Covid-19
The World Health Organisation said people could die of preventable illnesses if steps to control malaria as well as immunisation for measles, yellow fever and polio are interrupted
Read President Cyril Ramaphosa’s full address on the easing of the national lockdown
Restrictions to vary by province and district, depending on infection rate and ability of health care system
The City of Cape Town has said in a statement that it is working around the clock to keep vulnerable people safe
After Easter there was an uptick in domestic violence cases in the country. Shelters have lost income and social workers are having to field as many as 1000 calls a day from women who are now stuck at home with their abusive partners
Health workers on the front line in one of the poorest provinces are struggling with a shortage of protective equipment and accuse the health department of being unprepared for the pandemic
The World Health Organisation continues to praise South Africa’s public-health response to the pandemic. That praise, however, will be long forgotten if we are not able to meet all our other challenges with the same alacrity
Civil-military relations across the continent are tenuous, at best. Covid-19 may have given African governments an opportunity to create a new social compact with their citizens
The president announced the national lockdown on March 23. On Tuesday, he announced an extraordinary R500-billion support package to protect South Africans during the Covid-19 pandemic
Trust in Peter Mutharika’s government is at an all time low — just when it’s needed most
South Africans have an uncaring stigmatising and marginalising culture and it keeps people on the fringes of society with diminished opportunities in life
Parliament told 70 000 member SANDF deployment there to support the health department, while questions over army conduct still hang in the air
South Africa needs clear communication between departments and with the public, particularly now during the Covid-19 pandemic
For the past five years, Lauren Beukes has been working on a book set in the aftermath of a global epidemic. Its release couldn’t have been more timely
It’s long been known that the generosity of developed countries only goes so far and is generally in their own interests
Racist and derogatory videos are causing incalculable damage to China’s image in Africa, but this is unlikely to change the relationship
Anthropologists ask the difficult questions about human behaviour and also provide the difficult answers
Leaders need to grapple with the wicked problem of how to ease out
of the lockdown
The last thing we need is your gluten-free treats, Tai Chi lessons or home-schooling prowess to make us feel worse about things
As information about the coronavirus emerged, the Chinese government and Chinese society began to organise an immense campaign against its spread
Parliament and parliamentarians need to adjust their working procedures to ensure they are there for citizens during this crisis
Abba Kyari was Muhammadu Buhari’s powerful chief of staff, and the jockeying to replace him has already begun
The president’s R500-billion economic package offers a new deal for desperate South Africans across the class divide
President announces an ‘extraordinary coronavirus budget’ with R20-billion for healthcare and spending on the pandemic equal to 10% of national GDP
The disease has shown that there is more that unites us as human beings than that which divides us through artificial borders
The president will announce what measures are being put in place to help the country deal with coronavirus
President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to announce the government’s long-awaited economic stimulus plan to deal with the effects of Covid-19. The key will be getting loans for a stimulus without ‘selling’ the country.
Like a pen, devices such as iPads are merely a tool. How a child and a teacher use the tool will determine whether learning and understanding takes place
If the government relaxes its total ban, there’s more chance of people modifying their behaviour, for example, not sharing cigarettes or drinking from the same bottle