Subsidy cuts and rising unemployment as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic means how to finance higher education is the most significant challenge
The president is expected to provide an update on lockdown regulations
Acting health minister Mmamoloko Kubayi says 120 private pharmacies were destroyed and 47 500 vaccines lost in KwaZulu-Natal
We cannot afford to be swayed by rumour and fear-mongering as we were centuries ago. We must think carefully before we act, share emotional opinions, or start burning witches (or malls)
Avat has secured a donation of several hundred million doses of Covid-19 drugs from the United States, 25-million of which will begin to be rolled out by the end of this week
The conflation of economic, governance and health crises in the form of the recent unrest shows up the need for party-neutral reforms
South Africa will be hoping to build on an impressive Rio, but face a number of challenges
Analysts agree that economic relief for the poor is needed but are split on whether a grant should be permanent and whether it is affordable
The Thursday-night discussion was held a week after riots gripped the nation, renewing calls for a basic income grant
Several vaccination sites were forced to a standstill on Monday, with healthcare workers unable to attend work because of limited public transport
Last week’s violence will likely slow South Africa’s economic growth, the central bank’s monetary policy committee said on Thursday afternoon
Gauteng has ‘no plan’ to vaccinate its 10 000 displaced persons
Inequity in Covid vaccine access echoes mistakes from the HIV response. In the forty years since Aids was first identified, there have also been several lessons on how to contain a pandemic. Starting with equity and supporting health systems
South Africa reaches its benchmark to vaccinate more than 200 000 people in one day, and the nationwide drive to vaccinate inmates kicks off
Gauteng health chief director Thandiwe Pino has been axed for her role in awarding ‘irregular contracts’
The state argues Zuma’s rights as an accused will not be violated if his bid for prosecutor Billy Downer’s removal and his acquittal is heard virtually
We look at who can get a Covid vaccine under phase two of South Africa’s national roll-out, what happens when you walk into a site and how the cost of shots are covered
‘If education must address the needs of society, then we have to adapt to the current and future needs’
The time has come for radical reforms that unleash the potential of all South Africans to create small businesses and jobs, and for the government to fix the education, health and other essential systems
Technology is one tool in a larger arsenal for a superior educational experience, and teachers must be continually trained to use it
There will be no state of emergency, but authorities are working to bring instigators of the week’s violence to book, the president said on Friday night
Local firms have struggled to adapt to the regulatory environment and the dynamics of an unpredictable market
Although it has joined 14 other countries with marked improvements, South Africa’s pandemic stimulus spending is still less than 50% green
Vaccines were stolen and many urban vaccine sites had to close as Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal erupted into chaos this past week. The biggest loss however is not vaccines, but the chronic medicines that were looted leaving those with HIV, cancer and diabetes without their medication
An already low sentiment will be set back by the Covid-19 pandemic, thin reforms and this week’s violence
The suspects in the fraudulent certificates case are alleged to have used social media to advertise their services
I’m no longer in fear of the virus. But it’s not because I got my jab. It’s because other fears have taken over. Who knows when I’ll get groceries, or petrol, nevermind a vaccine
Sapref declares force majeure, shutting down 35% of SA’s fuel supply
The state’s inability to foresee or forestall this week’s frightening and destructive series of events defies explanation
Despite the life-threatening anarchy occurring in areas where we work, one is still expected to show up and replace fear and anxiety with warmth and enthusiasm
The vaccines being used to fight the pandemic take at least two weeks after inoculation to become effective — and nonpharmaceutical interventions remain crucial
With tensions escalating in predominantly Indian and white suburbs, where residents have mobilised to defend themselves and their property, premier Sihle Zikalala said residents had a right to do so