Will it be assumed that those with disabilities do not deserve life-saving care?
More than a quarter of prisoners have not been convicted of anything, they just couldn’t meet bail requirements
The next phase of the government’s economic strategy, which will be announced ‘soon’, is expected to detail plans to recover from the crisis wrought by the coronavirus pandemic
Certain metros, where the vast majority of infections have occurred, will remain under level-four lockdown restrictions
We need an entirely new way of doing things to put an end to poverty
Whether citizens vote for the ruling party or the opposition, Burundi’s democracy is still in an unfavourable state
Rent Strike South Africa says working-class families are struggling to keep up with paying rent during the lockdown. And, although there is a moratorium on evictions, it fears people will be put out on the street when the lockdown ends
Five organisations stand firm on ensuring schools have taken all safety measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus when learners, teachers and school management teams return
The president’s address follows a number of meetings with Cabinet and the National Coronavirus Command Council
Ordinary citizens have not forgotten that schools were failing before the virus crisis
Our existing ethical frameworks for healthcare decisions were not devised for a pandemic – and it shows
South Africa has made some progress in the move to cleaner energy, but at 106 out of 115 countries on the energy transition index there’s clearly much room for improvement
Now is the time to rewrite a collective script of Africa’s development agenda and the well being of its people
The way Covid-19 death facts are reported (age and comorbidities) reflects how old people and those with chronic conditions are valued. Scientifically there’s an argument for this, but morally it’s troubling
Embattled KwaZulu-Natal land trust loses in court, after ceasing paying salaries to some workers in March
Demonstrations of common humanity are a powerful tool to help us navigate our way through the pandemic
When Ebola first hit Lagos, Dr Ameyo Adadevoh knew something was seriously wrong, so she did something about it
Despite Malagasy President Andry Rajoelina’s claims of a cure for Covid-19, experts say ‘there is absolutely no evidence’ that is true
If the coronavirus outbreak has taught us anything beyond the necessity of washing our hands, it is that its victim has been leadership
The government’s professed reliance on science to justify its response to the pandemic reveals both its overconfidence and its insecurities about getting citizens to cooperate
A journalist from Sierra Leone has to teach himself to cook during lockdown in Johannesburg
This pandemic must pose an opportunity for serious introspection by all actors involved in taking the case to court, including religious legal fraternities
A strict lockdown is not only unenforceable, but the question must be asked: is it necessary at all? The examples of South Korea, Taiwan and Sweden suggest perhaps not
The West’s perceptions of China hold up a mirror to its own preoccupations. More nuanced analysis is much-needed
The government will have to consider the pros and cons of direct taxation, de facto taxation and debt as it negotiates the coronavirus economic crisis
Many young people already know how to deal with the problems the Covid-19 pandemic has wrought — they have been living with them all along
Why is the visual depiction of this country in centre-left international online news publications so unrecognisable?
The coronavirus pandemic has brought the role of universities in nurturing scientific inquiry and evidence-based policy-making to the fore
Knock, knock: it’s Hunger
‘You give us the word, we give you the money.’ Without tithes from congregations, churches find it difficult to pay salaries and do community work
Gauteng infrastructure MEC Tasneem Motara’s life has changed. It is calmer, but preparing for a flood of Covid-19 patients raises the pressure
I now go to meetings barefoot and in my shorts. And it cuts what we pay for MPs to travel. We should keep it this way post-Covid