Young people answered the call to service during this crisis and made a significant contribution during lockdown, they deserve to be recognised as changemakers
After just three months of lockdown, more than 100 000 workers could lose their jobs
About 1 600 families in the Stjwetla shack settlement in Alexandra, Johannesburg are standing on the verge of seismic change. This is one of their stories
Like all of us, Derek Davey is trying to put on a brave face as we live through a once-in-a-life-time disaster
This simple actuarial model uses general guidelines, rather than data and assumptions about Covid-19 specifically, to simulate the effect of safety protocols
Those who want a non-racial and equal society need to unite against both whites and blacks who collaborate to entrench a racist system
The TV cartoon character — think Homer Simpson meets Robin Hood — with added propaganda
Expectations that the Constitutional Court’s recent ruling on independent candidates may give the majority of voters a stronger voice are premature and largely unwarranted
As with everything, terms and conditions apply
Healthcare workers in the country are quitting because of assaults and inadequate PPE
Snarl-ups at the Unemployment Insurance Fund and bosses not assisting employees worsens people’s suffering
With the closure of schools, learning has moved to online platforms across the world, but a UNESCO report said only 12% of households in the least-developed countries have internet access at home
The taxi industry is the backbone of South Africa’s public transport system. But its drivers, at the mercy of their bosses and government, are struggling to survive the new Covid-19 rules
The astronomical centre will oversee the production of cheaper and less invasive devices than ventilators to treat Covid-19 patients
The state rapidly put in place a solution for the emergency provision of water, but it has been hampered by the shortage, and cost, of water tankers
Like other sectors, higher education should continue to respond optimally to the coronavirus and map out a new path
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
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
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