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Covid-19

ANC starts up its engine for 2021 race
Politics
/ 16 August 2020

ANC starts up its engine for 2021 race

The party seems to have abandoned plans to delay municipal polls as branches shift to election mode

By Paddy Harper
On the Covid frontline in Mogadishu
Africa
/ 16 August 2020

On the Covid frontline in Mogadishu

Abdirahman Yusuf was determined to document the pandemic, so he
went to the place that scared him most — the Covid-19 hospital

By Abdirahman Yusuf
Pandemic profiteering: Activists sound the alarm over Big Pharma
Coronavirus
/ 15 August 2020

Pandemic profiteering: Activists sound the alarm over Big Pharma

Big Pharma is already showing signs of putting revenue ahead of saving lives in the race to find a Covid-19 vaccine, according to experts

By Pontsho Pilane
Electoral reform: It’s now or never
Opinion
/ 15 August 2020

Electoral reform: It’s now or never

The pandemic taught us a new normal. It’s time to apply some of the learnings to our electoral system, which is overdue for an overhaul

By Kwena Manamela and Malesela Maubane
South Africa goes to Covid-19 level 2 on Monday
Coronavirus
/ 15 August 2020

South Africa goes to Covid-19 level 2 on Monday

President Ramaphosa drops most of the restrictions that have been in place for the last five months, citing ‘signs of hope’

By Lester Kiewit and Sipho Kings
No justice yet for Viwe Dalingozi
National
/ 14 August 2020

No justice yet for Viwe Dalingozi

The wheels of justice rolled once more in the murder case against the boyfriend who allegedly set her on fire — only for it to be postponed again

By Vukani Mde
Vital remittance flows plummet due to Covid-19 lockdown
Business
/ 14 August 2020

Vital remittance flows plummet due to Covid-19 lockdown

Money sent home by migrant workers in South Africa fell about 80% in April after the hard lockdown was instituted

By Tshegofatso Mathe
Carlos on safety first, Russia-style
Cartoons
/ 14 August 2020

Carlos on safety first, Russia-style

Who cares about safety when you are first?

By Carlos
Say hello to lockdown lite
Coronavirus
/ 13 August 2020

Say hello to lockdown lite

After months of the strictest Covid-19 restrictions in the world, it seems we are in line for a further easing of the regulations

By M&G Reporters
Locked-down bars survive through gamblers’ luck
Business
/ 13 August 2020

Locked-down bars survive through gamblers’ luck

Forced to turn away drinkers, bars and pubs with slot machines have managed to keep their doors open during the tough national lockdown

By Lester Kiewit
Northern Cape education MEC Mac Jack dies
Education
/ 12 August 2020

Northern Cape education MEC Mac Jack dies

The ‘seasoned cadre of the movement’ and active public servant died in hospital on Wednesday, Premier Zamani Saul said in a statement.

By Bongekile Macupe
Matrics will write exams in November
Education
/ 12 August 2020

Matrics will write exams in November

The department of basic education has announced that the class of 2020 will sit for its final examinations later than usual.

By Bongekile Macupe
Greed has an insatiable thirst
Opinion
/ 12 August 2020

Greed has an insatiable thirst

The water department says even water tankers are not immune to the selfish acts of Covidpreneurs

By Andile Tshona
Mauritius weeps as the island is surrounded by oil
Africa
/ 12 August 2020

Mauritius weeps as the island is surrounded by oil

The Wakashio freighter spilled 4 000 tonnes of oil into the sea off the Mauritian coast. Now the island’s residents are working together to recover from the disaster.

By Deeya Jahajeeah and Jess Auerbach
Towards a people’s economics of education
Opinion
/ 12 August 2020

Towards a people’s economics of education

Reopening of schools seems to be less about the teachers, parents and students and more about desperate attempts to rescue our failing and unsustainable capitalist economy

By Ashley Visagie
Eusebius McKaiser: Dear ANC superfans, let’s talk
Opinion
/ 11 August 2020

Eusebius McKaiser: Dear ANC superfans, let’s talk

ANC superfans are so vested in a romantic vision of a political party with a great past that they struggle to accept the realities of what this party has become.

By Eusebius McKaiser
WHO wants to review Russian vaccine safety data
Coronavirus
/ 11 August 2020

WHO wants to review Russian vaccine safety data

President Vladimir Putin said Russia had become the first country to approve a vaccine offering “sustainable immunity” against the new coronavirus

By Agence France Presse
Effective and professional government communication is essential to democracy
Opinion
/ 11 August 2020

Effective and professional government communication is essential to democracy

Spelling and factual mistakes cause irreparable damage to department credibility

By Fidel Hadebe
Paediatricans call for schools to reopen
Coronavirus
/ 11 August 2020

Paediatricans call for schools to reopen

The benefits of attending school outweigh the risks and public schools should be allowed to reopen for all learners

By Fiona Kritzinger
Cambridge Food Jozini: Pandemic or not, the price-gouging continues
Business
/ 9 August 2020

Cambridge Food Jozini: Pandemic or not, the price-gouging continues

The Competition Commission has fined Cambridge Food Jozini for hiking the price of its maize meal during April

By Paddy Harper
School closures come at a cost
Opinion
/ 9 August 2020

School closures come at a cost

The latest, unscientific decision to close schools again won’t help poor students. Strategies must be identified to help learners stay in school

By Nicola Vermooten
What a sustainable Covid-19 recovery could look like
Coronavirus
/ 9 August 2020

What a sustainable Covid-19 recovery could look like

Bioeconomy — using renewable biological resources — will allow Africa to transform its systems and create a viable economic future, global warming

By Oluwaseun Oguntuase
False dawn gives Ace all the cards
Coronavirus
/ 9 August 2020

False dawn gives Ace all the cards

The unrepentant, recalcitrant ANC secretary general thinks it’s okay for his and other wayward comrades’ kids to loot

By Paddy Harper
Sekhukhune’s five-year battle for water back in court
National
/ 8 August 2020

Sekhukhune’s five-year battle for water back in court

The residents of five villages are calling for the district municipal manager to be arrested

By Sarah Smit
The media is dead, long live the king
Africa
/ 8 August 2020

The media is dead, long live the king

The state of King Mswati’s health is just one of many contentious issues that cannot be reported on in eSwatini

By Vuyisile Hlatshwayo
Fees free fall, independent schools close
Coronavirus
/ 8 August 2020

Fees free fall, independent schools close

Parents have lost their jobs or had salaries cut; without state help the schools just can’t survive

By Bongekile Macupe
Editorial: The public has a right to know
Coronavirus
/ 8 August 2020

Editorial: The public has a right to know

Transparency and accountability have lost currency in the treasury, and we are all the poorer for it.

By Editorial
Businesses should use alternative energy sources, industry bodies advise
Business
/ 8 August 2020

Businesses should use alternative energy sources, industry bodies advise

Business associations are urging companies to continue seeking alternative energy sources in light of Eskom’s court judgement which would allow the utility to bump up electricity prices up to 15% from next year April 2021.

By Tshegofatso Mathe
Special Investigating Unit probes Covid-19 tenderpreneurs
Coronavirus
/ 8 August 2020

Special Investigating Unit probes Covid-19 tenderpreneurs

The SIU is investigating 102 companies doing business with the provincial government in Gauteng alone

By Sarah Smit
Vaccine trial results due in December
Coronavirus
/ 7 August 2020

Vaccine trial results due in December

If successful, it will then have to be manufactured and distributed

By Athandiwe Saba
Homecoming: Quarantine chronicles
Coronavirus
/ 7 August 2020

Homecoming: Quarantine chronicles

Fourteen days of quarantine in a Centurion hotel may be tedious, but for Kate Bartlett, there are plenty of laughs with new friends

By Kate Bartlett
The PPE scandal that the Treasury hasn’t touched
Coronavirus
/ 6 August 2020

The PPE scandal that the Treasury hasn’t touched

Many government officials have been talking tough about dealing with rampant corruption in PPE procurement but the majority won’t even release names of who has benefited from the R10-billion spend

By Sabelo Skiti, Thanduxolo Jika and Sarah Smit
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