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Matrics will write exams in November
Education
/ 12 August 2020

Matrics will write exams in November

The department of basic education has announced that the class of 2020 will sit for its final examinations later than usual.

By Bongekile Macupe
Eusebius McKaiser: Dear ANC superfans, let’s talk
Opinion
/ 11 August 2020

Eusebius McKaiser: Dear ANC superfans, let’s talk

ANC superfans are so vested in a romantic vision of a political party with a great past that they struggle to accept the realities of what this party has become.

By Eusebius McKaiser
Long road ahead for tourism-sector recovery
Business
/ 9 August 2020

Long road ahead for tourism-sector recovery

The pandemic has caused 50 000 businesses in the sector to temporarily close, putting 600 000 jobs at risk

By Thando Maeko
What a sustainable Covid-19 recovery could look like
Coronavirus
/ 9 August 2020

What a sustainable Covid-19 recovery could look like

Bioeconomy — using renewable biological resources — will allow Africa to transform its systems and create a viable economic future, global warming

By Oluwaseun Oguntuase
False dawn gives Ace all the cards
Coronavirus
/ 9 August 2020

False dawn gives Ace all the cards

The unrepentant, recalcitrant ANC secretary general thinks it’s okay for his and other wayward comrades’ kids to loot

By Paddy Harper
Special Investigating Unit probes Covid-19 tenderpreneurs
Coronavirus
/ 8 August 2020

Special Investigating Unit probes Covid-19 tenderpreneurs

The SIU is investigating 102 companies doing business with the provincial government in Gauteng alone

By Sarah Smit
Editorial: The public has a right to know
Coronavirus
/ 8 August 2020

Editorial: The public has a right to know

Transparency and accountability have lost currency in the treasury, and we are all the poorer for it.

By Editorial
Homecoming: Quarantine chronicles
Coronavirus
/ 7 August 2020

Homecoming: Quarantine chronicles

Fourteen days of quarantine in a Centurion hotel may be tedious, but for Kate Bartlett, there are plenty of laughs with new friends

By Kate Bartlett
Online fairs change art market
Coronavirus
/ 7 August 2020

Online fairs change art market

Covid-19 could have a positive effect on the quality of artistic fare.

By Mary Corrigall
The ANC is selling false hope, but no one’s buying
Opinion
/ 6 August 2020

The ANC is selling false hope, but no one’s buying

The disciplinary paralysis in the ANC makes dealing with graft an ambitious exercise in futility

By Khaya Sithole
Cosatu proposes interventions to tackle Covid-19 procurement graft
Business
/ 6 August 2020

Cosatu proposes interventions to tackle Covid-19 procurement graft

In light of irregular spending on Covid-19 procurement, Cosatu recommends that politically connected people be barred from doing business with the state

By Thando Maeko
Covid-19 pandemic highlights challenges of online teaching and learning
Coronavirus
/ 6 August 2020

Covid-19 pandemic highlights challenges of online teaching and learning

The obvious hurdle is how to deal with economic inequalities among students, while other difficulties are communication without the physical aspects and how to build trust.

By Francois Cleophas
Treasury presents Covid-19 corruption action plan
Coronavirus
/ 5 August 2020

Treasury presents Covid-19 corruption action plan

Reports of corruption, over-pricing and the delivery of sub-standard PPE have become the norm over the past five months as the country grapples with the Covid-19 pandemic

By Thando Maeko and Sarah Smit
Corruption hampers the development of South Africa’s youth
Opinion
/ 5 August 2020

Corruption hampers the development of South Africa’s youth

The economy as a whole will benefit from investment in young entrepreneurs

By Naledi Ngqambela
Students, we will need your critical thinking after the Covid-19 hard reset
Coronavirus
/ 5 August 2020

Students, we will need your critical thinking after the Covid-19 hard reset

Economically disadvantaged students suffer most from disrupted education, but they also have the most to contribute to lessening inequality when we build the new normal

By Philip Machanick
Covid plateau in Western Cape carries ‘be vigilant’ warning
Coronavirus
/ 4 August 2020

Covid plateau in Western Cape carries ‘be vigilant’ warning

The province has reported a drop in new infections, especially in densely populated areas such as Khayelitsha, Mitchells Plain, Gugulethu, Nyanga and Manenberg.

By Lester Kiewit
Miss Rona’s teaching the 4IR lessons
Coronavirus
/ 2 August 2020

Miss Rona’s teaching the 4IR lessons

Schooling is stuck in the 1950s, but technology must be blended with the basics of education

By Colleen Millar
Covid-19 is taking its toll on people’s state of mind
Coronavirus
/ 2 August 2020

Covid-19 is taking its toll on people’s state of mind

The future is uncertain, and the number of people suffering from anxiety and depression is rising

By Mpumelelo Ncube
Ingonyama Trust Board moves to retrench staff
National
/ 2 August 2020

Ingonyama Trust Board moves to retrench staff

More than 50 workers at the Ingonyama Trust Board have been issued section 189 notices

By Paddy Harper
Covid-19 positive health workers accused of ‘carelessness’
Coronavirus
/ 1 August 2020

Covid-19 positive health workers accused of ‘carelessness’

Mediclinic workers say the company is not taking responsibility for a Covid-19 outbreak at a Pretoria hospital

By Sarah Smit
Tito needs the IMF, South Africa doesn’t
Business
/ 1 August 2020

Tito needs the IMF, South Africa doesn’t

The IMF loan is given with false motivation — to provide political cover for entrenched neoliberalism and deep cuts in the public service

By Dick Forslund
Covid logic beats ‘irrational’ human logic
Coronavirus
/ 29 July 2020

Covid logic beats ‘irrational’ human logic

The virus will lose if the government and high-profile people communicate effectively the reasons for restrictions and the compromises that have been made

By Philip Machanick
South Africa gets $4.3bn IMF loan. In return, the country must reform
Business
/ 29 July 2020

South Africa gets $4.3bn IMF loan. In return, the country must reform

The loan, which is repayable over five years at an interest rate of 1.1%, comes with various self-imposed conditions such cutting the public wage bill and rationalising support to the state-owned entities

By Thando Maeko
Walter Sisulu University is playing catch-up with online learning
Coronavirus
/ 28 July 2020

Walter Sisulu University is playing catch-up with online learning

Some affluent institutions have already finished the first semester online, but historically disadvantaged universities like Walter Sisulu University are having to start from scratch

By Bongekile Macupe
Treasury: IMF’s low interest Covid-19 loan will provide financial relief
Business
/ 28 July 2020

Treasury: IMF’s low interest Covid-19 loan will provide financial relief

The International Monetary Fund has approved a $4.3-billion – R71-billion – loan to South Africa to bolster the economic relief package

By Thando Maeko
Africa, tune in: The NBA is back on your screens
Sport
/ 28 July 2020

Africa, tune in: The NBA is back on your screens

The NBA’s been on pause since March but will be back in full effect on Thursday. What’s happened since the stoppage and what’s about to happen?

By Refiloe Seiboko
Challenges and opportunities for telemedicine in Africa
Africa
/ 28 July 2020

Challenges and opportunities for telemedicine in Africa

Telemedicine in Africa is currently limited by the availability of basic infrastructure, but, considering the lack of doctors in rural areas, it is a vital component in addressing the continent’s healthcare needs

By Fejiro Chinye-Nwoko, Utibe Effiong and Nchiewe Ani
Prohibition threatens wine industry’s survival
Business
/ 26 July 2020

Prohibition threatens wine industry’s survival

According to Wosa, the South African wine industry contributes more than R40-billion to the South African economy catering for almost 300 000 jobs.

By Lester Kiewit
The mechanism of contagion in racism
Opinion
/ 26 July 2020

The mechanism of contagion in racism

How race came to function as fuel to an exploitative economic system. Take the case of South Africa…

By Kiasha Naidoo
A small number of students can return to university, but some choose not to
Coronavirus
/ 26 July 2020

A small number of students can return to university, but some choose not to

They stayed away because they feared getting Covid-19, had comorbidities, were in quarantine, had become infected and the safety measures such as curfews were too limiting

By Bongekile Macupe
Children will learn under lockdown
Coronavirus
/ 26 July 2020

Children will learn under lockdown

Just what they’ll learn or be taught will be outside the curriculum, which may have to happen later

By Elizabeth Henning
Students ‘dreams are crumbling’
Coronavirus
/ 25 July 2020

Students ‘dreams are crumbling’

Those at historically disadvantaged universities feel abandoned while their peers at richer institutions continue with their studies

By Bongekile Macupe
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