Research by a Cape-based academic centre found that the implementation of legislative provisions was done selectively in South Africa, Mozambique, Kenya, Malawi and Zambia
Our collective apathy towards public order policing has had deadly consequences, especially for the poor
Wealthier countries need to give emerging economies three resources: time to adapt, financial support and policy assistance
If ivermectin had dramatic results in combating Covid-19, it should perform well in any well-conducted, unbiased scientific study, but this is not the case
July’s violence and looting dealt a blow to business confidence
Desperate to claw back the public’s trust, the president missteped and betrayed his own weak understanding of ethics and the meaning of leadership
Corporate South Africa is rolling out the big guns to spike momentum towards a universal basic income grant that threatens to expose their sick graveyard economy
When crises strike then selfishness prevails, as Britain has done with its vaccine ‘red’ travel list
A step-by-step toolkit explains everything you need to know to download your digital vaccination certificate
Paddy Harper finally got his second Covid-19 jab, but he feels that it’s pity there’s no vaccine for stupidity — or arrogance
Social grants are by far the largest facet of South Africa’s social protection system in terms of the number of people covered, according to the World Bank
Vaccination campaigns that promote how having the Covid-19 vaccination will benefit individuals rather than society are more effective to convince people who are neutral or hesitant about getting vaccinated.
A rebuttal to Colin Coleman’s remarks at the National Investment Dialogue suggests South Africa certainly has a debt problem
There are few programmes that deal with mental illness, so the cycle can continue for generations
Alan Dobson SC says a legislating vaccine mandates would have to be weighed against various constitutional provisions and was likely to see legal challenge
Fleetwood Grobler, the petrochemical giant’s chief executive, says the company is transitioning from coal to gas and eventually to hydrogen.
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When Covid-19 hit and borders closed, people still needed to bring their groceries into Zimbabwe. Some women have taken the chance to earn a bit of cash
When the UK’s red list is considered at a more granular level, the difficulties become immediately apparent.
Small businesses are on their knees
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The pandemic dates us all and has changed us all. Our Netflix and Uber Eats profiles are proof
The release of the new James Bond, film’s favourite super spy, is more significant than ever
The bank has been on a journey of digitalisation, moving from cash to card payments
Scientists say the country needs to significantly improve vaccination rates
Peter Hain has written a letter to the prime minister saying the red listing of South Africa has ‘no justification whatsoever in science’
South Africa’s scores 4.5 out of 10 for human trafficking, the 2021 Global Organised Crime Index finds
Larger gatherings are now allowed, together with a shorter curfew and longer alcohol sale times
The former health minister’s ‘close associates’ laundered cash from the R150-million Digital Vibes ‘heist’ in boxes
How many R Kellys are we harbouring? It’s a difficult question for all.
The president said the former health minister had steered the country around the HIV crisis and now the Covid-19 pandemic, and now a Special Investigating Unit report has implicated Mkhize of wrongdoing regarding the Digital Vibes contract
The Special Investigating Unit says Mkhize’s denials that his family benefited were ‘untrue’
South African households are under financial stress due to Covid-19, with many struggling to make vehicle loan repayments 18 months into the pandemic
Meeting between scientists of both countries may pave way for removal from red list
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