The Covid-19 pandemic resulted in the country’s schools closing and teachers being left without jobs
For more than five years the deputy president has remained steadfast in his right to travel abroad to receive medical treatment
The physics 2021 Nobel prize means the conversation is no longer about debating whether climate change is real, but rather what we should do about it
The past 18 months have been tough for women cross-border traders, who saw their income vanish when borders closed
Once South Africa secured adequate amounts of vaccines, we were faced with a baffling dilemma. Not everyone wanted to take it
It’s best to plan ahead by ensuring you have the correct visa (if one is needed) and other documents, the vaccinations required as well as knowledge of Covid-19 restrictions
David van der Westhuizen, a street bookseller based at the KwaZulu-Natal Society of the Arts Gallery in Durban, tells Paddy Harper how he survives unemployment
Vaccinology researcher Professor Shabir Madhi said young people were being vaccinated to reduce the number of people who could transmit the virus and the focus should instead be on people over the age of 50
The stimulus package is part of the state’s Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan, and is a response to the Covid-19 pandemic
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.
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
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