The political will is there, but proper implementation remains an obstacle to improving people’s lot
Responses to terrible inequality, climate change and the Covid-19 economic crisis will decide this
We are understandably focused on this crisis, the Covid-19 pandemic, that is killing people and destroying livelihoods everywhere. But we are losing sight of the other crises that destroy life
Sani the barber and uBaba risk their lives, while Helen, Queen of the Karens, fires off another salvo
The finance minister has found money for the Covid crisis, but the cupboard is bare and he warns that a fiscal crisis is possible in 2024
If the government has money to bail out the aviation, energy and broadcasting industries, why can it not help this anchor of our economy?
The economy is in a depressed state, and Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has called for cautious use of the country’s finances to avert plunging into a sovereign debt crisis
A report from Unesco highlights a lack of access to online learning: only 12% of learners in sub-Saharan Africa can connect to the internet at home
‘Modernity has been an interminable war on life. And it is far from over.’ We need to start anew; reclaim the oxygen that belongs to all on Earth
The Ugu district municipality has increased its water and sanitation tariffs by 8%, but it does not supply residents with water
Covid-19 has become a reality for the people living in Bongekile Macupe’s village in the Eastern Cape
In about a year we’re likely to know if a candidate vaccine we’re beginning to test this week is effective against a virus that has devastated our country
High-stakes choices today, transforming education for tomorrow. Covid-19 must be used as a catalyst to strengthen health and education
The DRC has systematically gone about strengthening health infrastructure, engaging the community and doing better research
The finance minister will cut departments’ allocations according to their cloth as one measure, and savings will have been made from underspend during the lockdown
The economic crisis triggered by the pandemic has laid bare longstanding deficiencies in labour rights around the world
Cities lead the spike in new Covid-19 cases. But in the Western Cape village of Genadendal, where people trace their roots back to the Khoi and freed slaves, one man was worried that unheeded fatal lessons from more than 200 years ago could once again prove tragic
Although the overall rate of conflict has remained steady in Africa during the past 10 weeks of the pandemic, the nature of this is changing in subtle but significant ways
Social distancing and face masks were largely forgotten as thousands of French people danced and partied well into Monday in the first big blow out since the coronavirus lockdown
A global police state – the military arm for capital interests – marginalises, controls and subjugates millions of people considered surplus humanity
Science, education, technological advancement and wealth made us feel we are protected and have power over life, but we can’t control everything
Communication about the behavioural shifts and adaptations needed to respond to the coronavirus pandemic at institutions of higher education must be student-led
Criminals prey on desperate people by offering them false promises of a better life. In fact, they are coercing them into lives of exploitation and misery
Doctors at one of the biggest provincial hospitals in Gauteng say they are being forced to attend to patients without PPE, as the number of healthcare workers infected increases
Nollywood directors are having to adapt quickly to Covid-19 restrictions that make filming tricky
The US leader’s outrageous rule and overt bigotry roused the white middle class from indifference
The Covid-19 crisis has exposed the raw realities of South Africa’s under-resourced public schools
‘Augmented’ level three has me conflicted. I’m happy more people will be able to go back to earning a living, but case numbers will rise
It has been easier to get someone arrested for breaking lockdown regulations than to get the authorities to respond to calls from women who are being beaten to death
In preparation for a spike in the number of Covid-19 cases, talks between private hospital groups and the national health department on treating patients have been concluded
Despite efforts to prepare for the worst, it is ‘very unlikely’ that hospitals will be able to cope with the onslaught of Covid-19 cases
The municipality leaves it up to its executive committee and councillors to follow their conscience and contribute what they want to the city’s Covid-19 relief fund.