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
After a lengthy absence from public life, Deputy President David Mabuza returns to Parliament, providing assurances that rolling blackouts are temporary
COMMENT The National Education Collaboration Trust (NECT) recently hosted a seminar under the theme, Curriculum in a fast-changing world: addressing short-term urgencies, laying foundations for long-term opportunities. As I was intrigued by this topic, I did not hesitate to contribute to this seminar when the invitation came my way to be among the speakers. I […]
AG Kimi Makwetu’s ‘real-time’ audit of contracts and relief schemes indicate ‘a higher risk of fraud and abuse of funds’
The sprinter has to wait a year longer to realise his dream of winning gold in Tokyo to make up for narrowly missing out on the podium in Doha
The coronavirus lockdown has added new dimensions to a decades-long struggle for electricity in the far west of Soweto, where residents have challenged the situation fiercely in recent weeks
Newfound clarity on the important things in life has been hailed as a silver lining of this crisis. Planning a future around ‘purpose, passion and pay’ may be the key to having it all
South Sudan has nearly run out of foreign currency – and this is just the tip of a much bigger economic crisis.
COMMENT: Developing countries face a debt crisis that will only become worse as the Covid-19 pandemic continues, and massive debt relief will inevitably be necessary. The only question is whether it will be designed to address the even larger climate crisis
Covid-19 made obvious the need for universities to adopt fourth industrial revolution strategies
Comorbidities, particularly noncommunicable diseases have been put into the spotlight during the Covid-19 pandemic. How we approach preventing NCDs in the future will depend on how the effects of the coronavirus are framed
About four in five learners in the country’s poorest schools rely on the one meal they receive at school, but they weren’t able to get it for more than four months, during which child hunger increased because of the pandemic
Women workers are more likely to lose their jobs in the fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic, slowing gains made over recent years
The national energy regulator has been accused of not following its mandate to protect consumers by allowing above inflation electricity price hikes
The only time change has occurred in South Africa is in response to global events such as World War II. The country is once again facing such an event — Covid-19 — and will have to react
Discovering the life-sustaining importance of contact with actual people: colleagues, customers, and deputy presidents
Five months of no income means things are touch and go for Durban’s harbour charter industry, but with help they hope to weather the storm
Existing requirements for infrastructure spending, that require 30% of the budget to be spent on local small businesses, incentivises failure. Better to split the budgets and let each organisation play to its strengths
High levels of corruption and low levels of trust go together; citizens need to use every available resource to hold government to account
Housing tribunal data shows that tenants are increasingly in distress as landlords come knocking for the unpaid lockdown rent owed to them
The Special Investigating Unit is probing contracts worth more than R5-billion, over corruption allegations regarding the procurement of goods and services needed for the government’s Covid-19 response
Citizens of Cameroon are unable to trust their government’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, given cases of ministers flouting restrictions, as well as allegations of corruption. This does not bode well for state responses to future crises
In a robust meeting of the hybrid sitting of National Assembly, President Cyril Ramaphosa met MPs face to face for the first time since questions over lockdown corruption arose
Existing government aid schemes must persist, and new ones created, at the same speed as Ters was set up, if we are to survive and thrive after the crisis
Temporary relief payments were suspended pending an investigation, but the UIF says it’s back on track