Spelling and factual mistakes cause irreparable damage to department credibility
The benefits of attending school outweigh the risks and public schools should be allowed to reopen for all learners
The Competition Commission has fined Cambridge Food Jozini for hiking the price of its maize meal during April
The latest, unscientific decision to close schools again won’t help poor students. Strategies must be identified to help learners stay in school
Bioeconomy — using renewable biological resources — will allow Africa to transform its systems and create a viable economic future, global warming
The unrepentant, recalcitrant ANC secretary general thinks it’s okay for his and other wayward comrades’ kids to loot
The residents of five villages are calling for the district municipal manager to be arrested
The state of King Mswati’s health is just one of many contentious issues that cannot be reported on in eSwatini
Parents have lost their jobs or had salaries cut; without state help the schools just can’t survive
The SIU is investigating 102 companies doing business with the provincial government in Gauteng alone
Transparency and accountability have lost currency in the treasury, and we are all the poorer for it.
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.
If successful, it will then have to be manufactured and distributed
Fourteen days of quarantine in a Centurion hotel may be tedious, but for Kate Bartlett, there are plenty of laughs with new friends
In light of irregular spending on Covid-19 procurement, Cosatu recommends that politically connected people be barred from doing business with the state
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
The disciplinary paralysis in the ANC makes dealing with graft an ambitious exercise in futility
The obvious hurdle is how to deal with economic inequalities among students, while other difficulties are communication without the physical aspects and how to build trust.
Reports of corruption, over-pricing and the delivery of sub-standard PPE have become the norm over the past five months as the country grapples with the Covid-19 pandemic
The economy as a whole will benefit from investment in young entrepreneurs
To stave off a multi-generational malnutrition crisis, the food industry must work with government to provide highly nutritious foods at cost during the pandemic
Economically disadvantaged students suffer most from disrupted education, but they also have the most to contribute to lessening inequality when we build the new normal
Loneliness can seem like a hopeless hole that increases anxiety, depression, fears or thoughts of suicide
Because of the government’s indecisiveness, we have missed the boat on charting new territory for learning
‘Cabin Fever’, written, directed and produced by Tim Greene, was filmed on cellphones during the hard lockdown earlier this year. It’s a no-budget triumph
Executive directors earn 66 times the national minimum wage and are overwhelmingly white, a report by assurance, advisory and tax services company PwC has found
The province has reported a drop in new infections, especially in densely populated areas such as Khayelitsha, Mitchells Plain, Gugulethu, Nyanga and Manenberg.
The parents of the 2020 crisis have little say about their children’s education
Schooling is stuck in the 1950s, but technology must be blended with the basics of education
The Covid-19 pandemic gives universities an opportunity to find new ways of ensuring the health and well-being of students
Teachers who spoke to the Mail & Guardian this week are not confident that any effective teaching and learning will take place during this academic year, even if it is extended
The future is uncertain, and the number of people suffering from anxiety and depression is rising