The minister’s media statement follows a letter from Khosa’s attorneys that they were considering a perjury charge or a complaint with the Public Protector
President Cyril Ramaphosa has issued an instruction to the Western Cape government to recruit more staff to stem the Covid-19 tide
More than ever, higher education institutions need to look after employees’ mental wellbeing
The way in which Angie Motshekga has handled the reopening of schools has caused many people to lose confidence in her
Many womxn who live and work on farms have suffered immensely during the Covid-19 lockdown
I’m going fishing on Friday. Watch the sun rise, smoke a spliff, tangle a line in the sea. Unless NDZ is tempted to do a level U-turn
Journalism’s immune system has long been compromised. From declining advertising revenue to the rise of disinformation campaigns and thoughtless social media companies, the industry has borne the brunt of multiple blows over the years
The protests sweeping the United States after the latest police killing of a black man again speak to the ability of images to evoke powerful emotional responses
eThekwini plans to retain permanent and safe open spaces for people with nowhere to sleep
Many schools are still not coronavirus ready for learners and teachers to return
Controlling Covid-19 may worsen Africa’s HIV epidemic by stopping state and civil society health services built up over 35 years
Despite a court-ordered deadline for the completion of the internal investigation, no explanation is given for Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s contradictory positions
The Western province, which has 65% of all positive Covid-19 cases, is preparing additional health facilities for a July peak
The Cape Town institution, which has traded from the same location for 200 years, has been forced from its premises because of being unable to sell tobacco during the lockdown
The high court ruling will delight gatvol South Africans but is unlikely to stand the test of time
The National Health Laboratory Services finally admitted to a bottleneck last week, after denying there were any issues since April. According to the service, the backlog of 80 000 tests started in the first week of May
The Covid-19 pandemic provides a chance to reflect on, reimagine and reset the global economic system
The sale of alcohol was banned during levels 5 and 4 of the lockdown but other African governments have struggled to enforce this restriction
The scheme uses an army of 25 000 tracers to contact people who may have been exposed to the virus
A special steering committee seeks to fill urgent gaps in the system in order to fight the coronavirus
Knowing the learners and teachers and what they need is essential to reform in the school system
Protocols have now been established for school educators who are aged 60 and above and for those with comorbidities
And only two of the country’s five vice-presidents have not had the virus
The order of unconstitutionality has been suspended for two weeks
The French cosmetics company’s Midrand plant has recorded 16 Covid-19 cases in two weeks
Under level four of the Covid-19 lockdown, the hours from 6am to 9am became the time when inner-city residents could use local parks to escape the nightmare around them
Without protective equipment, schools in uMlazi, Pinetown and Zululand won’t meet the already delayed deadline for reopening
Low and no-income people are the hardest hit by Covid-19. Isolation is near impossible in places like townships. Rather lift them out of poverty
SANDF has been trained and equipped for precisely the opposite of what President Cyril Ramaphosa has asked of it – to save lives. Its purpose is to defend the country and its people against physical, external enemies – by killing such enemies if need be
Protests by local suppliers have delayed PPE delivery, which according to the DBE, is one of the reasons the reopening of schools has been pushed back until June 8
Police violence and the murder of black people in the United States have provoked outrage and protest around the world, including on the continent. But, why is there so little outrage over police violence in African countries?
In East Africa, truck drivers are being attacked, robbed and used as diplomatic footballs