They have been unable to return to their school in North West because the hostel is closed
Learning to teach takes on new forms under the Covid-19 regulations
President Cyril Ramaphosa needs to hold ‘fireside chats’ and have more power and institutional muscle around him, writes Richard Calland
We should let go of the hope that our favourite clubs are going to act altruistically in English football’s looming financial crisis
An entirely new supply chain has now been created, and of course it’s untaxed
Data released this week is evidence of the scale of the financial and humanitarian crisis South Africa faces
A recent report shows that racism has cost the US economy $16-trillion in growth over the past two decades. If the financial-services industry wants to show that Black Lives Matter, it needs to rethink how it allocates capital
Photographer Kamogelo Lebotse has been documenting the effects of the national lockdown on the people of Mahikeng
Drug companies can be forced to ‘help’ competitors when it’s in the public interest. The WHO seeks a similar strategy for a Covid vaccine
Evidence suggests that job losses triggered by the lockdown may be long lasting
Minister Blade Nzimande says a staggered ending of the academic year is intended to support students
The decline in employment has been accompanied by a larger increase in economic inactivity, resulting in a 42% expanded unemployment rate
The ANC has, until now, always rejected going to the International Monetary Fund, which underscores how bad our economic situation is
When the hard lockdowns kicked in it was discovered that 3 000 schools didn’t have an adequate water supply. But this is not a new problem
Suzuki’s budget offering doesn’t do much much wrong but is not particularly memorable either
Government, labour, business and community have come up with a combined economic recovery plan amidst three others to help kickstart the economy. Some are new, while others are old and falter in not taking into account the ‘new normal’
With doctors in short supply, healthcare employers need to invest in intelligent technologies to make the experience of accessing healthcare as good as it can be, for all involved
We understand why we become blunted to the suffering of others when we are exposed to too much of it, but we must guard against moral apathy
Construction of an emergency Covid-19 hospital is running months behind deadline, promising
to come online only after Gauteng’s peak
Community health workers are at the frontline of the fight against Covid-19 in Gauteng, but many have not been paid for months. Sarah Smit and Paul Botes talked to workers who spoke of their love for the job – and how that love has been trifled with
Department of health officials know they haven’t paid many community health workers on the ground in Gauteng since June. Do they care?
We are able to achieve meaningful social change better, and faster, if we act together
Developing countries have been hit harder by the Covid-19 downturn than in past economic crises
An activist art collective is refusing to leave a luxury holiday home, claiming their protest is to highlight landlessness and growing inequality in Cape Town
South Africa must update its old position to make a positive contribution
The Covid-19 lockdown has exposed the effects of South Africa’s weak alcohol regulations. Government and health campaigners want tougher policies, but the liquor giants are pushing back
The pandemic is providing mobile phone network operators with a unique chance to partner with fintech firms and banks to deliver clever e-commerce solutions to the informal sector in Africa
Covid-19 has hit the insurance industry especially hard
Trudi Makhaya, the president’s economic adviser, talks to Tshegofatso Mathe about her upbringing, favourite books, Covid-19 and solutions to get our country out of its economic stagnation, family, reading, books, literature
Three amendment Bills recently submitted to Parliament have the potential to change the legal landscape for sex offenders, especially the proposed duty to report and act on incidents of gender based violence
Lay low for now as lockdown lifts to level one and let’s Jerusalema when the long arm of the law reaches Luthuli House
We cannot simply accept that 75 000 young people or more have dropped out of school this year and that life continues as normal — we need to give them opportunities