The rise in crime levels is reduced to single-figures when compared with stats for 2019
The past seven days show an 18.2% increase in new infections, compared with the previous week, says health minister
Hesitancy is this week’s theme: from white men who don’t want a jab, to Bushy Maape, who doesn’t seem all that keen on his new job
A March 2020 directive from the Gauteng premier is at the centre of an SIU civil case to recover money lost due to alleged unlawful procurement
The fired cop’s arbitration hearing was postponed to next month just as police put forward video material
Previously, the government had said people aged between 18 and 35 years would be eligible to be vaccinated only from September
Africa’s particular logistical challenges require inventive solutions for keeping vaccines cold while not relying on the electricity grid
In court papers, former Gauteng health chief financial officer Kabelo Lehloenya shifted blame onto premier David Makhura for his alleged failure to prevent unlawful contracts.
‘Red light’ as numbers getting vaccinated dips because most don’t people don’t have medical aid or are victims of misinformation — and health department needs to ‘improve user experience’
People aged 35 and over without a medical scheme can benefit from free walk-ins at easy to reach private-sector pharmacies
We ask the infectious diseases specialist 18 questions about the Covid-19 pandemic: from how to counter vaccine hesitancy to whether life will ever return to ‘normal’
The partly state-owned firm has battled the odds to become the third-biggest mobile operator in SA
Dissident views on masks and vaccines should be heard but until science rules them wrong, it’s best to follow scientists’ advice
The Development Bank of Southern Africa was appointed in 2019 as the implementing agent to accelerate infrastructure projects for the defence department.
Safety, side-effects and the jargon-filled scientific information explained for those who have concerns about getting vaccinated
Mobile sites are a national initiative to take Covid-19 vaccines to rural communities. The Mail & Guardian visited one such site
for farmworkers in the Western Cape
The local music industry can’t place the blame for its current state solely on the Covid-19 pandemic; it’s been in a mess for a while
Covid-19 variants are new versions of the virus that are smarter at surviving. But before we can understand what these changed forms mean for vaccines, we first need to go back to the basics. We take you through the evolution of the virus and what this means for your body’s defences.
Hundreds of Treatment Action Campaign members braved the Joburg cold to camp outside David Makhura’s office on Tuesday night, demanding Charlotte Maxeke Hospital reopens
ANC’s Matongo was the only candidate nominated for the city of Johannesburg mayoral candidate, the speaker of council announced
Why should you wait for two weeks after a flu jab before getting vaccinated for Covid-19, and is it safe to get a shot if you have a weak immune system? We break it down.
Paediatrician Alastair McApline says that the reasoning Angelo Ryan uses to justify this position in an M&G opinion piece is ‘specious and flawed’
Vaccines save lives. But why don’t we want to hear why people do not want to get the Covid-19 vaccine? It is important we get the right messaging across for us to achieve herd immunity.
The mining industry is riding a wave that will eventually crash, analysts warn
Six months into Botswana’s vaccine roll-out, only 5% of the population has been vaccinated
Ramaphosa needs to build broad political consensus if he is to have any chance of pursuing his fiscal and structural reform agenda
Even if herd immunity is finally reached in South Africa, non-pharmaceutical measures are necessary
Recent crises such as the Covid-19 pandemic have exacerbated life’s struggles and losses have overwhelmed many children.
Women and girls continue to fight for their human rights and wellbeing, generations after they were recognised
The Covid jab might keep you out of hospital should you still get ill, but that does not invalidate other worries
Not much has changed. Zuma’s still wearing his orange onesie. And Mkhizi is still free. Perhaps that will change by next week
For six weeks Ramaphosa has told us he is following process and Mkhize continues to get a fat ministerial salary as he relaxes on special leave.