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
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
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
Although two thirds of job losses were experienced by women, two thirds of the recipients of the R350 Covid-19 grant were men
The gross domestic product numbers are likely to be gloomy, but the economy is not at ground zero
As the coronavirus continues its deadly march, funeral directors in small-town America quietly attend to burying the dead
When conflict and Covid-19 disrupt schooling and devastate the economy, girls drop out, and teen pregnancies rise
South Africa’s tobacco industry interference statistics are improving year on year, but more needs to be done
The ‘unmasked’ are arrested during early morning patrols, taken to police stations and charged a ‘bond’
There is a truth in politics: this crisis will pass, and people will be distracted by the next one. Just survive this moment, and you will escape accountability
Fewer people are getting tested for HIV than last year. People are also battling to access chronic medication. These are some of the lasting effects of the lockdown and the coronavirus pandemic
The pandemic is an opportunity for universities to set new parameters for interacting with foreign students and staff