This timeline captures key events that occurred in the first 100 days of the coronavirus pandemic in South Africa
Reliable news coverage is needed more than ever, but trust in the media is at an all-time low
The pandemic has transformed the way we live, attend school and do our work, and our cities must change accordingly
The novel coronavirus has not only claimed Zambian lives, but has also put the country’s democracy at stake
Activists argue that the Australian company suing them is using the courts to silence criticism and so abusing the legal system. The law should change to stop these types of suits
Raja Casablanca’s fan clubs are well organised, politically active and occasionally violent
The world has a chance to improve the lives of women, especially those living in Africa
As positive Covid-19 cases climb rapidly, health facilities will need more doctors and nurses
Hyphenated identities: Why can’t I be just ‘South African’; why do I need to be ‘South- African Chinese’?
In South Africa, police brutality and violence affect black, working- class lives in particular. We must dismantle this systemic oppression
‘Less lethal’ weapons have resulted in deaths and severe injuries, yet there are still no guidelines
Old people in poor areas have been especially hard hit by Covid-19. At an old-age complex in Jan Hofmeyr, Johannesburg, Sarah Smit spoke to them about their fear and loneliness
The parent of two boys, Chulayo Thapelo Mthembu writes about the family’s experience of one son returning to school when they reopened on Monday
Premier Zamani Saul blames the doubling of Covid-19 case numbers a week after level three restrictions were implemented – on people travelling from neighbouring provinces
Two matric learners talk about not being able to mingle with friends, anxiety about their exams and what happens outside the schoolyard
The president and Cabinet dropped their salaries and rejected a hike, but councillors take 4% more
In April, UniZulu announced that it had negotiated zero-rated data with MTN, Telkom and Cell C in so its students could access teaching and learning on its online platform without incurring data costs
After ousting a dictator, members of Sudan’s resistance committees are now helping to fight the Covid-19 pandemic
The impacts of these infringements could last well beyond the life of the Covid-19 pandemic
Those on the street say that the usual abuse has intensified under the lockdown
The sector employs 60 000 people in the Western Cape alone. Whereas some centres have cut staff, others are reskilling and preparing for a different future
Imagine the chaos that would have ensued had the rest of the world relied on the United States for leadership as it usually does?
Covid-19 brought clear skies when industries shut down, but then came what residents call waves of filthy air that made them sick
Reyno de Beer had ‘raised an attack … on unidentified regulations, on undisclosed grounds and for unknown reasons’
Higher education minister expands the allowance for who can be on campus, but numbers cannot be more than a third of the student population
We don’t know if the coronavirus killed Pierre Nkurunziza. We do know that, in his absence, Burundi has a chance to take the pandemic seriously
The minister will brief the media on the progress in the implementation of Covid-19 measures at tertiary education institutions
Governments need to provide the modelling and data informing the strategy to control the spread of the novel coronavirus
John Davenport’s Google survey of 500 people shows that people are twice as scared of the economic effects of Covid-19 than they are of catching the virus
Campuses elsewhere in Africa have seen the damage done by student activism influenced by political parties, a matter that has raised concern at South Africa’s higher education institutions
Families have found the cultural cost of burying their loved ones under lockdown difficult to bear, but the financial costs have reduced
We cannot return to the pre-coronavirus crisis of unemployment, inequality and poverty. There is a moral incentive for the rich to give up some of their wealth and for the salaries of top earning civil servants, employees at state-owned entities and in the private sector to be cut