The department of basic education has developed guidelines to assist schools with minimising the spread of the coronavirus
Pharmacists at one of the major public hospitals in Gauteng say they only received sufficient protective gear after several of their colleagues contracted Covid-19.
Organisations need to collaborate and connect in order to take the lead
A response to the coronavirus pandemic is paving the way to ensure people get the attention they deserve and hold government to account
Even those schools with online structures in place were not prepared for the emotional and cognitive demands this approach brings
Despite being protected in South Africa by law, these groups have been swept aside when it comes to relief packages
With more resources than other provinces, health workers in Gauteng still say they do not have enough protective equipment to ensure safety when working with Covid-19 patients
Health worker infections have risen to 170 at state and private hospitals and two healthcare staff succumb to the disease in a space of seven days
Churches are not essential
The harmful economic effect of the pandemic has seen small businesses lose out, but others have been able to survive by changing to suit the times
Despite its liberal and secular Constitution, South Africa is a religious country. It is a country built on the foundations of African belief systems, the Calvinism of the first European settlers — Dutch and French — and the Protestantism of 1820 British settlers. The Cape Malay slaves brought Islam. Indentured labourers from India docked in […]
With the shift to lockdown level three on Monday, details are emerging of how the previous relaxation added pressure to the already poorly performing Eastern Cape Covid-19 response
Opposition parties and ANC ‘factions’ will attempt to use the crisis to their advantage
Despite the strain of lockdown, some restaurateurs are keeping bellies full
Officials in Beaufort West, which is on a route that links the Cape with the rest of the country, are worried relaxed lockdown regulations mean residents are now at risk of contracting Covid-19
Personal protective equipment had not been delivered to all schools, some had not been cleaned and some provinces were still in a process of recruiting people who will be responsible for screening for Covid-19
Ahead of their opening, the basic education department has given schools three models to consider to ensure physical distancing
David Mabuza is hard at work — it’s just not taking place in the public eye. The rumblings and discussion in the ANC are about factions in the ruling party, succession and ousting him
The pastors must be happy. They can peddle their ‘cures’ again to congregating potential Covid-19 cases. Spare us, Dlamini-Zuma
‘Sweeties’ (cigarettes) for R150, and marching on Parliament — an insight into the social-media groups popping up to push back against lockdown regulations
The local government minister has laid out how lockdown level three will work, but she warned that it comes with a danger of Covid-19 spreading further
The government has zeroed in on youth unemployment, but the coronavirus pandemic threatens to leave young people even more vulnerable than before
Schools are to start a phased reopening from June 1, but Covid-19 protocols must be in place. And teachers will also have to deal with learners’ and parents’ uncertainty created by the pandemic
The government should do more to develop and upskill these young entrepreneurs who are already street smart
The continent’s interconnectedness is what will be its catalyst for recovery
Handling a global crisis is not that different from dealing with partnership break-downs
The newly established grant intended to bring informal economy workers into South Africa’s social security net during the lockdown has had a disastrous start
What was the City of Cape Town thinking when it decided to round up homeless people and put them in a camp?
The methods that work in Western nations rarely translate into African contexts
About 20 people in South Africa die each day from the coronavirus, and this number may peak at 300, while positive cases may reach 8 000 a day, according to some projections
Last week the department of labour announced that more than R14-billion had been paid to workers, but some are still struggling to access the fund
In countries such as Uganda, Zimbabwe and Egypt female champions are beaten up, sexually abused, jailed and even “disappeared”