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Covid-19

Consumers buy cornflakes on credit
Opinion
/ 14 June 2021

Consumers buy cornflakes on credit

As millions join the unemployment ranks, relying on debt to make ends meet becomes more attractive

By Neil Roets
Nigeria’s tech community was booming. Now it’s in shock
Africa
/ 14 June 2021

Nigeria’s tech community was booming. Now it’s in shock

The government’s sudden ban of Twitter could jeopardise one of the country’s most promising industries

By Alexander Onukwue
Petro states: What happens when 30% of your national budget disappears in a decade?
Africa
/ 12 June 2021

Petro states: What happens when 30% of your national budget disappears in a decade?

As the demand for oil shrinks and prices collapse, Africa’s petro states — the likes of Angola, Nigeria, Egypt and Equatorial Guinea — will be left with massive holes in their budgets

By Sipho Kings
Covid jab tech helps fight malaria
Health
/ 12 June 2021

Covid jab tech helps fight malaria

An estimated two-thirds of malaria deaths are among children under the age of five, most of them in Africa.

By Chris Bateman
Economy’s signs of life mean little for the poor
Business
/ 11 June 2021

Economy’s signs of life mean little for the poor

GDP growth may be encouraging but it doesn’t mean much for SA’s millions of unemployed

By Sarah Smit
SAA gets a second wind with new majority shareholder
Business
/ 11 June 2021

SAA gets a second wind with new majority shareholder

Takatso consortium will now own 51% of the airline and the state 49%

By Sarah Smit
Three for three: Understanding the Covid-19 variants circulating during South Africa’s third wave
Health
/ 11 June 2021

Three for three: Understanding the Covid-19 variants circulating during South Africa’s third wave

Which variants have been detected in SA and how do they differ? Each form of the virus behaves slightly differently and could affect what the pandemic looks like. We break it down.

By Aisha Abdool Karim
Editorial: GDP focus trips South Africa up
Editorial
/ 10 June 2021

Editorial: GDP focus trips South Africa up

There is ample evidence that trickle-down economics do not work

By Editorial
Building bridges across the unequal education divide
Education
/ 9 June 2021

Building bridges across the unequal education divide

Sharing resources can ensure no child will be left behind

By Kathija Yassim and Leon Roets
IEC says Covid-19 won’t stop 27 October elections
Politics
/ 9 June 2021

IEC says Covid-19 won’t stop 27 October elections

Election campaign and voter mobilisation launched on Wednesday as IEC gears up to host local government elections during pandemic

By Chris Gilili
How do we know if SA is in a third Covid-19 wave — and could there be a fourth?
Coronavirus
/ 9 June 2021

How do we know if SA is in a third Covid-19 wave — and could there be a fourth?

A team working with the country’s Covid ministerial advisory committee uses a formula to keep tabs on the rise of infections. Here’s how it works

By Laura Grant, Alastair Otter and Mia Malan
Blinded by the glow of the ‘First World’ gaze
Coronavirus
/ 8 June 2021

Blinded by the glow of the ‘First World’ gaze

The government’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout plan blatantly ignores the realities of life for the majority of South Africans. Sadly, this lack of insight and sense was to be expected

By Steven Friedman
Better-than-expected economic growth driven by finance and mining
Business
/ 8 June 2021

Better-than-expected economic growth driven by finance and mining

The economy is still 2.7% smaller than it was in the first quarter of 2020

By Sarah Smit
Sisulu’s multimillion-rand housing ‘corruption’ headache in the Eastern Cape
National
/ 8 June 2021

Sisulu’s multimillion-rand housing ‘corruption’ headache in the Eastern Cape

National treasury and SIU flag gross misconduct in minister’s department with no heads rolling as millions keep disappearing

By Khaya Koko
Climate change will hit G7 economies harder than Covid, research finds
Business
/ 7 June 2021

Climate change will hit G7 economies harder than Covid, research finds

Countries with the biggest industrialised economies could see an average loss of 8.5% of economic value by 2050, according to an Oxfam analysis

By Sarah Smit
How to vax a nation – A dummy’s guide to getting a Covid jab
Coronavirus
/ 7 June 2021

How to vax a nation – A dummy’s guide to getting a Covid jab

You can only get in line for a Covid-19 vaccine if you register. Here’s how to do it

By Aisha Abdool Karim, Joan Van Dyk and Yolanda Mdzeke
Kganyago: Monetary policy entails trade-offs
Business
/ 5 June 2021

Kganyago: Monetary policy entails trade-offs

The South African Reserve Bank governor believes the state has to spur growth, restore the country’s public finances and arrest debt to escape the economic slump

By Sarah Smit
Mkhize advised by lawyers to not meet parliament’s health committee
Politics
/ 4 June 2021

Mkhize advised by lawyers to not meet parliament’s health committee

MPs from opposition parties agree that the sub judice reason for the health minister not appearing before the committee is not valid

By Chris Gilili and Eunice Masson
South Africa’s not reaching herd immunity. Our new goal is containment
Coronavirus
/ 4 June 2021

South Africa’s not reaching herd immunity. Our new goal is containment

South Africa’s stop-start roll-out is not the only reason herd immunity is unrealistic for 2021. A constrained vaccine supply and new variants also play a role

By Bhekisisa Team
Mkhize to quit over Covid-19 scandal
Politics
/ 3 June 2021

Mkhize to quit over Covid-19 scandal

Health minister will be gone within two weeks as SIU net closes, say associates

By Lizeka Tandwa, Paddy Harper and Athandiwe Saba
Ramaphosa insists Digital Vibes matter is ‘on my desk’
Politics
/ 3 June 2021

Ramaphosa insists Digital Vibes matter is ‘on my desk’

But the president told reporters that he would not decide Zweli Mkhize’s future in cabinet before the outcome of the Special Investigating Unit probe

By Emsie Ferreira
More headaches for Mkhize as public protector lays contempt charge
Politics
/ 3 June 2021

More headaches for Mkhize as public protector lays contempt charge

Health minister failed to appear before the protector three times this year, as the legal challenges against him stack up

By Paddy Harper
Frustrated, she jumped the vaccination queue
Coronavirus
/ 3 June 2021

Frustrated, she jumped the vaccination queue

Elize Parker took matters into her own hands by doing a Covid-19 walk-in, after she didn’t get her confirmation SMS

By Eunice Masson
Editorial: Mkhize cannot lead us
Coronavirus
/ 3 June 2021

Editorial: Mkhize cannot lead us

A person who has himself been accused of corruption — more than once — is not the right person to steer the ship of national health insurance for South Africans

By Editorial
Politics interfering in CCMA work
Business
/ 3 June 2021

Politics interfering in CCMA work

The labour dispute resolution body says there is a growing trend of political parties and civil society organisations representing workers at hearings

By Sarah Smit
SIU needs R341m to chase Covid-19 corruption
Coronavirus
/ 2 June 2021

SIU needs R341m to chase Covid-19 corruption

Parliamentary committee laments that corruption ‘screws citizens over twice,’ Scopa chair says

By Khaya Koko
Rifling through members’ drawers: MPs gifted rum, sheep and Rwandan art
Politics
/ 2 June 2021

Rifling through members’ drawers: MPs gifted rum, sheep and Rwandan art

A 827-page register compels members of parliament publicly to declare anything worth more than R500, and it makes for interesting reading

By Chris Gilili
What is it like to get a Covid-19 vaccine? We take you on a tour of a Johannesburg site
Coronavirus
/ 2 June 2021

What is it like to get a Covid-19 vaccine? We take you on a tour of a Johannesburg site

What does the inside of a vaccination centre look like and how do nurses administer the jab? The vials, syringes, the vaccinators — and the science behind it

By Mia Malan
There isn’t a vaccine for the Earth we have damaged and disrupted
Opinion
/ 1 June 2021

There isn’t a vaccine for the Earth we have damaged and disrupted

The environment often becomes an afterthought, but World Environment Day is a chance to focus on changing our behaviour to restore the natural world

By Chris Reddy
France to join South Africa’s bid to increase support for Trips waivers at G7 meeting
National
/ 1 June 2021

France to join South Africa’s bid to increase support for Trips waivers at G7 meeting

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that South Africa could count on him to fix the inequalities associated with combating the virus

By Tunicia Phillips
Covid cases rise as some learners expected to return to school full time in July
Education
/ 31 May 2021

Covid cases rise as some learners expected to return to school full time in July

The Northern Cape department of education has had to close more than 70 schools in the past three weeks because of high numbers of Covid infections

By Bongekile Macupe
What does Covid-19 alert level 2 mean for elections, movement and gatherings
Coronavirus
/ 30 May 2021

What does Covid-19 alert level 2 mean for elections, movement and gatherings

As Cyril Ramaphosa moves South Africa to alert level 2, gatherings have been flagged as the biggest driver of increases. But what does this alert level mean as the country moves into a third Covid-19 wave?

By Eunice Masson, Khaya Koko and Lizeka Tandwa
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