After a dramatic surge in Covid-19 infections, President Ramaphosa has brought the country back to level three restrictions
The president will give an update on developments in South Africa’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic
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A man who took on cellphone data regulators over out-of-bundle rates is featured in this edition of a series on human rights defenders in the SADC region
Johnson & Johnson plans to replace our two-million unusable vaccines by July. The vaccines are unsuitable for use and must be destroyed, while the country’s vaccination programme is behind schedule
With income cut by 40%, operators fear the move back to level 2 of lockdown
Interest in the beleaguered national carrier, which has received billions of rands in public funding, means criticism is inevitable
As millions join the unemployment ranks, relying on debt to make ends meet becomes more attractive
The government’s sudden ban of Twitter could jeopardise one of the country’s most promising industries
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
An estimated two-thirds of malaria deaths are among children under the age of five, most of them in Africa.
GDP growth may be encouraging but it doesn’t mean much for SA’s millions of unemployed
Takatso consortium will now own 51% of the airline and the state 49%
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.
There is ample evidence that trickle-down economics do not work
Sharing resources can ensure no child will be left behind
Election campaign and voter mobilisation launched on Wednesday as IEC gears up to host local government elections during pandemic
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
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
The economy is still 2.7% smaller than it was in the first quarter of 2020
National treasury and SIU flag gross misconduct in minister’s department with no heads rolling as millions keep disappearing
Countries with the biggest industrialised economies could see an average loss of 8.5% of economic value by 2050, according to an Oxfam analysis
You can only get in line for a Covid-19 vaccine if you register. Here’s how to do it
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
MPs from opposition parties agree that the sub judice reason for the health minister not appearing before the committee is not valid
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
Health minister will be gone within two weeks as SIU net closes, say associates
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
Health minister failed to appear before the protector three times this year, as the legal challenges against him stack up
Elize Parker took matters into her own hands by doing a Covid-19 walk-in, after she didn’t get her confirmation SMS
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
The labour dispute resolution body says there is a growing trend of political parties and civil society organisations representing workers at hearings