The tournament is set to begin on 11 June, but Uefa are facing many logistical challenges due to travel restrictions
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention only launched in 2017, but between Ebola, measles and the Covid-19 pandemic, it has had its work cut out for it. The agency’s director Dr John Nkengasong speaks to The Continent about the vaccine rollout and the turn of the tide in Tanzania
South African tertiary institutions had to move to emergency remote learning with little warning last year. But experts say a blended learning model will become the new normal for education
The court held that the ongoing state of disaster meant there was public interest in the legal test applied to measures taken to contain the pandemic
Can President Ramaphosa turn the economic development ship in a new direction?
Refuting lies about vaccines from people in leadership positions may be less about changing their minds and more about protecting those listening
The curfew is shorter, alcohol sale times almost normal and more people can meet at religious, social, political and cultural gatherings
This is not the time for faint praise. This year’s class achieved their results amid a pandemic
Most people recover from Covid‑19 quickly, but Long Haulers in Nigeria are turning to one another for support
The banking sector will be in a vulnerable position if the national treasury does not stabilise its debt
The fund – the main safety net for unemployed workers – will run at an almost R20-billion deficit
Many workers, including managers, like working remotely, but research shows it can be tough on most other employees.
Far from rendering major cities obsolete, the pandemic forced the mayor of Paris to quickly implement pedestrianisation as an urban design innovation. With thoughtful planning, similar bold transformations can happen in other cities
The basic education minister talks of quality passes achieved by the class of 2020, but a closer look at the results tells a different story
New research shows that there has been an increase in maternal deaths during the Covid-19 restriction
Phuti Mahanyele-Dabengwa, chief executive of global internet company Naspers, has held senior posts in investment and development banking. She tells Tshegofatso Mathe about her family life in Soweto and her career, including with Cyril Ramaphosa before he went back to politics
About 80 000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine have arrived in South Africa out of the nine million procured — 300 000 to 500 000 are expected to arrive within two months
The surprise 1% reduction will result in a wider, more compliant corporate tax base, according to Ismail Momoniat
Government spending has reached a record 41.7% of GDP, and the budget deficit has widened from 5.7% in 2019 to an estimated 14%
The world cannot afford ‘safe havens’ in which the virus can thrive and evolve and threaten us all
Last year, the finance minister noted that increased government spending has failed to promote growth over the past decade
The treasury forecasts 3.3% growth, but warns this will fall to 1.6% if the fledgeling vaccination programme fails to stem successive Covid waves
Read the finance minister’s address on the budget for 2021
As we prepare to listen to another tough budget speech, it is time to recognise the vital but neglected role played by this strata in modern South Africa
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has the difficult task of kick-starting a stalled economy while also cutting on spending
Pfizer is accused of bullying Latin American governments by demanding they grant indemnity against potential civil claims relating to the vaccine
The Gauteng and Eastern Cape premiers have been ravaged by scandal over the past year, in both instances involving the political heads of their health departments
According to Statistics South Africa, the unemployment rate reached 32.5% in the last months of 2020 — the highest since the quarterly labour-force survey began
Home languages have remained steady, with a 90% pass mark, but other critical subjects have declined slightly
The minister of basic education released the 2020 matric results on Monday, announcing that the overall pass rate has declined from 2019
Zanzibar’s first vice-president in its government of national unity died of Covid-19 last week.
South Africa needs active citizens and real change starts in the home, with conversations about social justice