By-elections on super Wednesday are due to go ahead as scheduled this week. The electoral commission told the media that it is now ready for the elections, which have been put on hold since March.
The coronavirus crisis unwrapped itself as a surprising gift for university educators
Laws on access to sexual and reproductive health services for adolescents and age of consent to sexual activity in many countries do not adequately serve the needs of young people and even when they are progressive, they are often not well implemented
Building a domestic market for local goods not only creates employment, but also makes South Africa a more resilient market forc
The SOE has asked the government for R3.5-billion in extra support over the next three years to offset losses incurred because of the pandemic
Given Covid-19, the ensuing lockdown, and the number of school days lost, the odds have been stacked against this year’s matrics. But our country’s children have previously shown us just how resilient they are
W. Joseph Campbell provides a critical perspective on 2020’s election polling
The national coronavirus command council will meet next week to discuss ways it can clamp down on the increasing Covid-19 infections. This is after the cabinet met this week to express its concerns
Salukis, cousins of the greyhound, have been used for hunting for thousands of years in the Middle East and are some of the fastest canines.
If South Africa is prepared to draw on international harm reduction best practice, it could generate good legislation to regulate vaping and e-cigarettes cleverly
The climate policies of both parties are constrained because they are far too wedded to the neoliberal economic systems
In the absence of action from the health department, South Africa’s community health workers are once again having to fight for their rights, with a nationwide strike planned from 9 November.
Limited understanding of finances and a low income means that millions of South Africans either don’t or can’t put money aside for when they’re older
In the race for a safe and effective vaccine, human rights and honesty should be prioritised above profits, say activists
In an increasingly digital world, OnlyFans has given online creators a new way to make money on their own terms
Leadership failures at Umdoni local municipality in KwaZulu-Natal have caused a ‘very unhappy’ ANC PEC to fire the mayor and chief whip
While the restriction of movement curtailed the health services for people who use drugs in some parts of the world, it propelled other countries into finding innovative ways to continue services, a new report reveals
Covid has propelled citizens into feelings of a new shared identity in which the historical force of ‘whiteness’ is fading into irrelevance
Any of 850 000 viruses could cause the next global crisis. Experts say we should focus on prevention
Researchers have found that, because ambient fine particulate air pollution aggravates comorbidities, it could play a factor in coronavirus fatalities
Several struggling state-owned entities received extra funds after the medium term budget policy speech
A Covid-19 jab could cost hundreds of rands. Or not. It’s anyone’s guess. Could another pandemic almost a century ago hold clues for handling the coronavirus today?
South Africa’s biggest city is ground zero for debates about the long-term effectiveness and constitutionality of militarised urban policing and how we imagine the post-Covid city
The university says it has to take the precautionary measures because 26 students have tested positive on its East London campus
Some enterprising people found ways for their ventures to survive the strictest lockdown levels
Rhulani Nhlaniki is Pfizer’s cluster lead for sub-Saharan Africa. As Pfizer starts phase III of the clinical trial of their Covid-19 vaccine candidate, he tells Malaikah Bophela that if it is successful, the company will ensure the vaccine will be available to everyone who needs it
During pre-election debates in the United States, very little has been said on how they view one of the world’s largest markets — which, in turn, is determined to come into its own
It is important that Africa, along with other regions of the Global South, builds its own vaccine-manufacturing capacity
The spate of arrests for corruption continues apace in Gauteng and the Eastern Cape.
Military health officials are puzzled by the defence department importing a drug that has not been approved for treating coronavirus symptoms from Cuba
Fort Hare says 26 more students have tested positive while Walter Sisulu University says some of its students have been admitted to hospital.
The cash-strapped national carrier is in the process of recouping its blocked funds from Zimbabwe, which could go towards financing the airline’s business rescue plan