Your Africa updates: What happened on the continent this past week
Increased pressure being placed on our cognitive abilities and continuous exposure to digital technologies affect employees’ attention span
The bank accounts of Pro Service Consulting and Thenga Holdings have been frozen
The financial and public health cost of diabetes, as well as diabetes-related blindness and kidney failures, is being overlooked, health advocates say
Cosatu meets to deliberate on its support for the governing party in the upcoming local government elections
In South Africa, a strong trade surplus, buoyed by robust commodity prices, will cushion our economy against pressure arising from US policy
How Covid-19 has intensified the physical and emotional burdens placed on children’s shoulders.
The deputy chief justice is said to top Ramaphosa’s list but his position as head of the state capture commission is seen as too politically fraught
Half of the 127 managers incriminated in gross procurement corruption have yet to be disciplined
As a society, we must help everyone, particularly young people, to develop coping skills
Moving the national senior certificate exams forward also allows matrics who are old enough to cast their ballots on 1 November
The SIU is trying to recover R2.5-million from a housing tender as part of its investigation into corruption during the Covid-19 state of disaster
The industry has lost 23 000 jobs since 2012, according to a Statistics South Africa census
Voters can register on the weekend of 18 and 19 September – or they can do it online
But brewers warn that a festive season prohibition will negate any recovery in the sector
Vulnerable older groups remain a priority for the health department, so no Covid-19 jabs for children for now
As national lockdown regulations ease, President Cyril Ramaphosa urges South Africans to vaccinate
The positive effect on the children has spilled over into the local community and improved social cohesion
The private sector, labour and government have been thrashing out ways to increase vaccinations and to restart the economy
Vaccine passports prove to be a contentious issue for tourism, hospitality and restaurant sectors as some welcome them and some have fears of placing another hurdle ahead of economic growth
A mental health pandemic: It’s far from ideal, but a dying mother was able to blow kisses to her child thanks to Khanya the robot
Online learning provides many opportunities for international students to overcome the usual hurdles of studying in South Africa
The spirit of philanthropy and community building is not only a virtue that serves a moral purpose, it is a function of collective human survival
The economy grew for the fourth consecutive quarter, but the country is playing catch-up to its peers
Children from the age of six months to 17 years will take part in vaccine trials
President Cyril Ramaphosa stressed the need to pursue the United Nations’ sustainable development goals as well as climate action, peace and justice”
Digital certification looms, but questions remain on implementation, worldwide standardisation, fraud and the ethics of mandatory vaccinations
In mid-July, supply chains and industrial output were disrupted when parts of the country were rocked by looting, triggered by protests against Zuma’s incarceration
Some 36% of Gauteng households live in poverty, according to a new survey, with poverty levels having shot up during the course of the pandemic
Before forcing employees to be vaccinated the company or employer must consider the constitutional rights of the employees, public health imperatives and the efficient operation of the business
The businessman used just 13% of the millions paid to him by the National Health Laboratory Service to supply PPE — the rest was for himself
How does South Africa return to a pre-pandemic world, or at least one closely resembling it? That’s the question for policymakers as our country’s recovery lags its peers