‘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
Schools have been closed again. After months of doing schoolwork at home, not all parents think their children are ready to move to the next grade
More than 50 workers at the Ingonyama Trust Board have been issued section 189 notices
The future is uncertain, and the number of people suffering from anxiety and depression is rising
The years-long battle against the EnviroServ waste site at Shongweni has taken a new turn
Mediclinic workers say the company is not taking responsibility for a Covid-19 outbreak at a Pretoria hospital
The IMF loan is given with false motivation — to provide political cover for entrenched neoliberalism and deep cuts in the public service
Xenophobia stalks us in this moment of crisis; our hope lies in humanity’s capacity to rebuild
The pandemic has disrupted governments’ plans to flatline the upward trajectory of global warming
Some people report testing positive for Covid-19 after initially having the disease and then testing negative. Scientists are still trying to understand if this means that reinfection is possible
In his medicine cabinet, there’s always a remedy for all that ails the Chinese president
The national solar water heater programme is set to take off once again this year, but meanwhile the government is spending millions on storing heaters that have yet to be installed
South Africa’s steel producer’s earnings dropped in the first quarter of 2020 because of low demand and a lacklustre economy, exacerbated by the Covid-19 lockdown
The virus will lose if the government and high-profile people communicate effectively the reasons for restrictions and the compromises that have been made
The loan, which is repayable over five years at an interest rate of 1.1%, comes with various self-imposed conditions such cutting the public wage bill and rationalising support to the state-owned entities
The ideological aims of the criminal justice system in dysfunctional societies, like South Africa, is to indirectly legitimise the inequitable economic system
The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted governments’ plans to flatline the upward trajectory of global warming
Charles R Stith and Benjamin William Mkapa were friends. Stith did not get to say goodbye.
Some affluent institutions have already finished the first semester online, but historically disadvantaged universities like Walter Sisulu University are having to start from scratch
The country is among the G20 countries who have invested in electricity produced from coal, oil and gas at the cost of addressing climate change
Large groups attending funerals and people delaying being tested and treated because they fear dying in hospital has contributed to a spike in coronavirus infections in KZN
The NBA’s been on pause since March but will be back in full effect on Thursday. What’s happened since the stoppage and what’s about to happen?
Telemedicine in Africa is currently limited by the availability of basic infrastructure, but, considering the lack of doctors in rural areas, it is a vital component in addressing the continent’s healthcare needs
They stayed away because they feared getting Covid-19, had comorbidities, were in quarantine, had become infected and the safety measures such as curfews were too limiting
Just what they’ll learn or be taught will be outside the curriculum, which may have to happen later
According to Wosa, the South African wine industry contributes more than R40-billion to the South African economy catering for almost 300 000 jobs.