Gauteng has seen an increase of over 8000 new cases in the past day
We can’t bury our heads in the sand: there is no way to overcome the Covid-19 pandemic other than vaccination. South Africa — and the rest of Africa — still has a long way to go
The only long-term solution to ending violence against women and children lies in funded, broadscale, multi-tier and multi-dimensional social education and reform efforts
It’s time to get vaccinated because the Covid viral firestorm is spreading fast
Stigmatising the marginalised is driven by vested interests, both in the case of African foreign nationals subject to xenophobia and South Africans facing economic doom
The official unemployment rate rose to 34.9% in the third quarter of 2021 — the highest since 2008
But the virologist urges caution before scientists make blanket public announcements that can lead to ‘hasty’ international decisions
The momentous retail spending event, Black Friday, remains relevant in South Africa as total online spend year-on-year increased by 6%
The vast majority of hospital admissions in Gauteng are of unvaccinated people, data from the National Institute for Communicable Diseases shows
Ramaphosa calls out world leaders for irrational travel bans as scientists gather evidence on new Omicron variant
The World Health Organisation has enlisted a team of South African researchers to produce a new mRNA Covid-19 vaccine, but with no recipe to follow, it’s not an easy task
The Special Investigating Unit has cases dating back to 2019, but rejected that this is a problem
Experts’ strategies for fixing the unemployment crisis range from devaluing the rand to a universal income grant or accepting debt from loans
The department of international relations and cooperation says the travel ban on Southern African countries seems to be rushed
Some 22 positive cases of the B.1.1.529 variant have been confirmed in South Africa, as Covid-19 cases increase in Gauteng, the North West and Limpopo
Holders of expired Zimbabwe exemption permits who are not successful in applying for other permits within 12 months will have to leave South Africa or be deported
Here’s how the EU is continuing to support women and girls worldwide
The country’s health products regulator has received an application from vaccine manufacturer Pfizer for third-dose approval
Critics have said the repo rate hike will jeopardise already sluggish economic growth, but others say the gradual increase will have little effect
Miss South Africa 2018 and Miss Universe runner-up Dr Tamaryn Green wants better working conditions for patients and doctors. As a TB and Covid-19 survivor herself, she talks to Denvor de Wee about her competitiveness, her love of nature and her imminent wedding
Lawyers agree that the issue is inevitably heading for constitutional challenge, but not all accept the mainstream view that the limitation of rights is justifiable
The decision to hike the repo rate by 25 basis points comes in the wake of red-hot inflation in advanced economies and fears policymakers will start to dial back on accommodative measures
A new World Health Organisation initiative is helping nations make their own vaccines, reducing their dependency on imports.
Current models suggest the fourth wave will have fewer hospital admissions
Join in the second part of our discussion with economist Sifiso Skenjana.
Global inflation has surprised on the upside, which may factor into whether the Reserve Bank’s monetary policy committee decides to raise the interest rate on Thursday
Africa currently has no vaccine technology hub, although there are six vaccine production facilities on the continent
There were high expectations that Enoch Godongwana, the Minister of Finance, would signal in the medium term budget policy statement how government planned to mitigate the impact of Covid-19 on the health system
A shortage of burial plots and viable land for new cemeteries has been worsened by the pandemic’s death toll, forcing people to buy rural land on which to bury their loved ones.
The SIU has sent a letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s office informing it of alleged corruption by his former spokesperson
The finance minister says more grants would mean the money would have to be cut elsewhere as he sticks to fiscal consolidation
The endangered Asiatic lions started displaying signs of illness at the weekend, prompting officials to order coronavirus tests