The world’s number two tobacco company sees three million new consumers for its noncombustible options
A new data release shows that employment may have reached pre-Covid-19 levels. Still, many who’ve lost their jobs have not managed to get back to work
Twenty land borders have reopened after a month’s closure prompted by congestions that raised concerns about the spread of the virus.
The Special Investigating Unit found that companies were awarded tenders despite not qualifying for the contracts.
The continental body has thrown its weight behind calls to improve access to Covid-19 vaccines
All the minerals are here, so a golden opportunity exists if our governments provide incentives
Respondents to the survey on digital teaching reported a decline in mental health because of unforgiving workloads and expectations placed on them by managers.
Unions representing healthcare workers advise members to get vaccinated despite AstraZeneca postponement
The Covid-19 relief grant helped millions of South Africans, but it ended in January. The M&G spoke to unemployed youth who found the money helpful
The West bought billions of vaccines fast and cheap, leaving poorer nations paying through the nose for years to come
Virtual racing is revolutionising cycling, and South Africa’s own Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio is leading the way
Climate change also has the potential to increase conflicts in Africa, as competition for scarce resources grows
The president has called on the mining industry to follow the Minerals Council of South Africa and play its part in the fight against the virus
The first batch of vaccines is almost here, but a top government adviser says achieving herd immunity by the end of the year is ‘unrealistic’
As India and South Africa push for relief at the World Trade Organisation through intellectual property rights waivers, India’s history of getting concessions may be the proverbial tripping block
This measure, aimed at slowing the spread of Covid-19, may shortly be introduced in other regions.
Four main measures — building the African Continental Free Trade Area, reducing macroeconomic vulnerability to debt, seizing digital economy opportunities and ensuring a just transition to a zero carbon economy — will enable this.
South Africans have been waiting too long and it is time for the government to deliver on its vaccine plan
It seems that participating in the trial in South Africa does not count towards research and development to ensure this country an affordable price of the Covid-19 vaccine.
Some people believe a drug used to treat parasites is a Covid cure. But science, not social media, is the only way to determine its efficacy
Hedging and hoarding behaviour around vaccine access was inevitable, but it will be impossible for the global economy to recover until the majority of the world’s citizens have been inoculated
Paddy Harper finds his ANC councillor has led him, but much like Donald Trump, it was down a garden path
Professor Salim Abdool Karim talks to Nicolene de Wee about his responsibility as head of the ministerial advisory committee tasked with guiding the government’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The department will not provide many of its standard services ‘until further notice’, as it focuses on registering an increased number of death certificates
The pandemic has helped to expose the dire state of Sudan’s healthcare system, which lacks both equipment and medical personnel
The 10 scientists will investigate the origins of the new virus in a politically fraught mission that comes more than a year after the pandemic began, with accusations Beijing has tried to thwart the project.
Although South Africa’s variant of Covid-19 does not cause more severe illness, the country, according to the president, must be ‘diligent, vigilant and compliant’
The health regulatory authority has not approved the antiparasitic drug to treat Covid-19, despite calls on the government to approve its use, as there is no data to support its effectiveness
The acute nature of the pandemic has galvanised civil society to demand better accountability
The government would do well to realise that these two disasters can’t be tackled separately
In the January 8 statement, Ramaphosa says those who bring the ANC into disrepute will no longer be tolerated
Good leaders build trust which is essential to health – the foundation of prosperous economies