Almost three million workers are not covered by measures implemented by the department of employment and labour to lessen the economic effects of the coronavirus
Relief for small businesses, tax breaks, employment incentives — Ramaphosa’s drastic measures to fight the effects of Covid-19
The global pandemic has highlighted the importance of national health insurance, mandatory sick leave and unemployment benefits
South Africa’s Covid-19 testing team has ramped tests up, with 3 500 conducted on Sunday alone
With Covid-19 halting air travel, labour unions have been told that lack of post-commencement funding and travel bans have forced airline to the point of no return
Operators must work together — if each network picks which sites to zero-rate, access to information will be determined by the colour of a person’s sim card
Zukiswa Wanner has organised a virtual literary festival, from March 23 to 30, to help readers and writers struggling with self-isolation
Europe’s far-right nationalists are closing their borders and using Covid-19 as a guise to deport and deny entry to refugees and asylum seekers
Africa is no stranger to dealing with epidemics. A regional body has been established to co-ordinate responses, but fault lines are evident at a national level
The government has put stringent measures in place to slow the spread of the coronavirus, and the National Assembly, provincial outreach programmes and municipalities have had to comply
One week after declaring a national state of disaster, President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation over the outbreak of Covid-19
People who are self-isolating — the middle and upper class, especially — must take care not to endanger other lives in the process. We must all be human to the humans around us
Twenty-seven organisations have penned a letter to the presidency calling for evictions to be banned in an effort to protect vulnerable groups
Hope requires empathy and a courageous optimism and faith that, as a species, our existence as humans transcends even the darkest of times
South Africans are economically stressed and will quickly find ways to circumvent restrictions. Without social mobilisation we won’t be able to ensure the compliance that other countries have been able to enforce
There have been no reported cases of the coronavirus in Nakuru, Kenya’s third-largest city. But life here has already changed
With the disease hitting the airline industry hard, SAA has told employees it will run out of money by March 31. Workers must either lose their jobs or move to part-time jobs, it says
Sisi Ntombela has announced the cancellation of all big events in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak
Bankruptcy? Quarantine centres? SA’s sporting bodies are facing their greatest-ever challenge
There is evidence that platform workers worldwide have unfair work conditions and lack benefits and protections afforded to employees
With large-scale job losses on the horizon here and around the world, the Covid- 19 pandemic has put the vulnerability of workers in sharp focus
Autumn matric camps cancelled as the actions of some provinces accused of being ‘tantamount to treason’ for wanting to keep them open
Covid-19 numbers are prompting disaster declarations and dramatic action across South Africa this week. All steps should be directed by numbers
Artist have criticised the minister’s lack of vision; meanwhile, small businesses are also being hit hard
The company plans to raise as much as $2-billion from its investors as it grapples with plunging oil prices and high debt levels
Before us is an opportunity to make sure we come together to ensure the government fixes what urgently needs to be mended.
Seeing that all gatherings of a 100 or more people have been prohibited, below is a list of things you could do with your time while you self isolate
This week, a man tells his story of how he has prioritised selling his hand sanitiser for the last month
Covid-19 seems to have resulted in a drop in carbon emissions, but this is at a terrible cost to life and the economy. It is unlikely to last.
It’s officially official, we will have no football in the country until further notice
On Tuesday Nzimande announced the closure of all higher education institutions as of Wednesday until April 15
Here are four things you can do while your favorite team is in quarantine