The president will outline the latest developments in relation to the country’s response to the coronavirus pandemic
President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to announce that alcohol can be sold — but with restriction — when he addresses the nation on Monday evening
The first one million AstraZeneca-vaccines were welcomed at OR Tambo International Airport
As healthcare workers prepare for the arrival of the Covid-19 vaccine, the Eastern Cape is still verifying vaccination sites, which could delay the inoculation process until April
The governing party elite seems to have different rules for its members than the regulations imposed on citizens — and the trust deficit continues to grow
The rise in the number of Covid-19 cases resulted in school closures but mixed messages resulted and delayed gazetting of decisions caused confusion
Waiving intellectual property restrictions on Covid-19 vaccines could help the developing world. But India and South Africa’s pleas are falling on deaf ears
The effects of the pandemic will still be felt by learners entering the school system in 2028
The first batch of vaccines is almost here, but a top government adviser says achieving herd immunity by the end of the year is ‘unrealistic’
The virus has stolen our last attempts at giving her life dignity; we couldn’t pay our respects or give her the send-off she deserved
The Covid-19 pandemic has had a negative effect on journalists’ health, working conditions and freedom to report. Now more than ever, media freedom needs to be upheld
In two weeks the co-operative governance minister will continue her fight against Batsa after the tobacco ban was found to be was unconstitutional
The department of health is also negotiating with manufacturers other than AstraZeneca to secure more than one type of vaccine
The Covid-19 vaccine has been declared a public good, which means that healthcare workers will not be expected to pay for it
Staff at Tembisa Hospital did not do their job in caring for the businessman, the health ombudsman finds, and orders an investigation
Covid-19 and the Fourth industrial Revolution are business and personal stressors on a grand scale. A new book explores how managers can help teams through chronic stress
Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane goes into isolation and pledges to buy 1000 masks to show her ‘remorse’
The global initiative plans to deliver two billion doses of Covid-19 vaccines to developing nations
This measure, aimed at slowing the spread of Covid-19, may shortly be introduced in other regions.
The pandemic’s economic fallout will affect the world’s poor for years, while the richest billionaires increase their wealth, an Oxfam report notes
In South Africa, we come from a proud history of activism. How then have we suddenly learnt to be helpless?
During his address at the World Economic Forum’s Davos Dialogues on Tuesday, the president implored countries hoarding vaccines to release their excess doses
Several African governments have published plans to establish smart cities, including Cairo, Johannesburg, Kigali and Nairobi. They require the most advanced technologies available
VAT should not be hiked, but a once-off levy on mineral resources or a solidarity tax seems likely
Despite the government’s efforts to lessen the economic shock of the pandemic and the lockdown, businesses are struggling to keep their doors open
There’s more than enough to be suspicious about with Big Pharma, but know your enemy
Experts are warning clinicians to be careful when diagnosing Covid-19 — and to check for malaria as well
A response to “The dark side of Israel’s vaccine success story”, Mail & Guardian, 13 January 2021
The two countries have rolled out China’s Sinopharm vaccine, but data issues are likely to keep some countries from doing the same
Lockdown forced reluctant South African clothing retail stores online: although foot traffic in brick-and-mortar stores remains important in a mall culture like ours, the secret to success is innovation
The 46th president of the United States is ushering in a new foreign policy based on multilateralism
Conspiracy theorists abuse emotive topics to suck the air out of legitimate debate and further their own sinister agendas