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
Heavily indebted, South Africans turn to loan sharks rather than banks for short-term relief, while business resists borrowing from banks due to economic uncertainty
It’s a lifestyle that South Africans will have to maintain as the country navigates an almost post-lockdown situation in which the coronavirus remains very alive and active
Three members of the South African Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee(MPC) have decided to keep rates unchanged at 3.5%
Anti-democratic creep sets in when the state feels no need to explain its irrational decisions. Is that the type of state we want to live in?
The ability to innovate, and adaptability and flexibility will determine whether universities can advance internationalisation in the post-Covid-19 world
President Cyril Ramaphosa announces South Africa will move to level one of lockdown on September 20 after nearly six months of restrictions on movement, trade, learning and socialising
The president announced that South Africa will move to alert level 1 of lockdown from Monday
Development has been set back by two decades, says the Gates Foundation Goalkeepers report
If distribution of the eventual Covid-19 vaccine occurs along economic and political lines, all countries will remain at risk
Dumped by their employers, and then stranded by their governments, African workers in Lebanon just want to go home. But it’s not that simple
COMMENT: A senior Ivorian government official argues that President Alassane Ouattara is within his rights to run again
Desmond D’Sa, winner of the coveted Goldman Environmental Prize in 2014, tells Paddy Harper how being forcibly removed from his home at the age of 10 taught him to fight for his rights
In Nairobi’s slums, residents spurn Covid-19 tests, fearing both ostracisation and the financial costs of being quarantined
The method used to determine whether children should move to the next grade considers what they recall rather than their potential to learn
The South African tourism sector’s recovery is up to us, because local travel can save the sector
During lockdown, a powerful civil society network stepped up to the plate and managed to feed hundreds of thousands. People kept asking how this was done…
The tourism transport sector was hammered during Covid-19 levels four and five and is asking the government for financial assistance
The state-owned airline owes R16.4-billion to lenders and needs an additional R10.1-billion to fund the business rescue plan
Talking to the media, President Cyril Ramaphosa said he too was frustrated by the slow pace of justice around corruption, but that ‘the change that we have all wanted to see is unfolding’
A 10-point plan for streamlining South Africa’s economy
StatsSa has dubbed Q2 of 2020 the “pandemic quarter” as a result of hard Covid-19 lockdown that saw most sectors of the economy plummeting
As we celebrate International Literacy Day, it’s important that adult learners aren’t left left behind. The lockdown has curtailed face-to-face lessons, but companies in the adult literacy space are pivoting to online learning
Only a few households have access to the internet and students and learners , but educators can find ways to improve reading for meaning and digital knowledge
Although two thirds of job losses were experienced by women, two thirds of the recipients of the R350 Covid-19 grant were men