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Covid-19

Covid-19 corruption-busting judge is the new Special Tribunal president
National
/ 10 May 2022

Covid-19 corruption-busting judge is the new Special Tribunal president

Judge Lebogang Modiba, who has seized more than R500-million in alleged PPE graft, replaces Judge Mlindelwa Gidfonia Makhanya

By Khaya Koko
Commodity prices buoy South Africa amid China’s slow growth blow
Business
/ 10 May 2022

Commodity prices buoy South Africa amid China’s slow growth blow

South Africa’s fate is tied to China’s, but war-related disruptions in the global energy market keep exports going

By Sarah Smit
Zimbabwe a transit site for migrants
Africa
/ 7 May 2022

Zimbabwe a transit site for migrants

Syndicates in Zimbabwe traffic Africans fleeing the strife in their countries to South Africa

By Marko Phiri
Eastern Cape mountain village comes back to life as Covid eases
National
/ 2 May 2022

Eastern Cape mountain village comes back to life as Covid eases

The lockdowns interrupted villagers’ communal lives. Lidudumalingani returned to his home village of Zikhovane to photograph the effect of the pandemic

By Lidudumalingani
Covid exposes Zimbabwe’s orphan emergency
Africa
/ 2 May 2022

Covid exposes Zimbabwe’s orphan emergency

The country already has hundreds of thousands of children orphaned by Aids and social services cannot cope with numbers boosted by the pandemic

By Marko Phiri
People must use common sense says health department as mask mandate deadline approaches
National
/ 30 April 2022

People must use common sense says health department as mask mandate deadline approaches

Our focus should shift to preventing deaths and being ready for future health crises, say experts

By Bongeka Gumede and Chris Bateman
KZN flood ‘rebuild’ could offer  much-needed economic stimulus
Business
/ 28 April 2022

KZN flood ‘rebuild’ could offer much-needed economic stimulus

Rebuild efforts have been mired in concerns about looting, but it could provide a much-needed stimulus to a crisis-hit province

By Sarah Smit
Inside the mind of artist Charl-Christo Petersen: 165 paintings in 165 days of lockdown
Friday
/ 22 April 2022

Inside the mind of artist Charl-Christo Petersen: 165 paintings in 165 days of lockdown

Cape Town fine artist Charl-Christo Petersen never saw himself as that until lockdown, when he was able to take thoughts and feelings of many and put them down on canvas

By Mia Arderne
Public scrutiny needed to stop KZN flood relief looting
National
/ 21 April 2022

Public scrutiny needed to stop KZN flood relief looting

Public disclosure of Covid-19 contracts exposed looting of emergency funds

By Paddy Harper
Paddy Harper: KwaZulu-Natal’s disaster was waiting to happen
Opinion
/ 21 April 2022

Paddy Harper: KwaZulu-Natal’s disaster was waiting to happen

For years we’ve watched eThekwini’s ability to serve its people being eroded by those entrusted to do so. They helped sink the city

By Paddy Harper
More questions remain on saga of Cuba’s Covid-19 drug Heberon, Modise says
National
/ 20 April 2022

More questions remain on saga of Cuba’s Covid-19 drug Heberon, Modise says

The defence minister said South Africa could not accept the return of vials of the drug it had loaned back to Cuba until it could follow due process

By Emsie Ferreira
Inflation again a hair’s breadth away from Reserve Bank’s upper limit
Business
/ 20 April 2022

Inflation again a hair’s breadth away from Reserve Bank’s upper limit

Consumer price inflation increased to 5.9% in March, up from 5.7% in February

By Sarah Smit
Covid-19 was ‘heartbreaking’, says youngest doctor
Health
/ 20 April 2022

Covid-19 was ‘heartbreaking’, says youngest doctor

At 21, Thakgalo Thibela became South Africa’s youngest female doctor and her first years in hospital coincided with the pandemic

By Dhashen Moodley
The perfect storm: Covid-19, war and inequality
Opinion
/ 19 April 2022

The perfect storm: Covid-19, war and inequality

The disruptions brought by the Russia-Ukraine war will increase the costs of basic staples, putting 280-million people across the world at risk of starvation.

By Fabio Andrés Díaz Pabón
Criminalising gender-based violence is not enough
Opinion
/ 18 April 2022

Criminalising gender-based violence is not enough

Despite strong legislation, South Africa is failing to address its unacceptable rates of woman abuse

By Deepa Vallabh
What happened to church during Covid?
National
/ 15 April 2022

What happened to church during Covid?

Attendances rose as lockdown was eased and then lifted — but some people were lured by glamorous online churches abroad

By Eunice Masson
MPs worried Health Act amendments will threaten citizens’ autonomy
National
/ 15 April 2022

MPs worried Health Act amendments will threaten citizens’ autonomy

More than 150 000 public comments were sent to the department of health after the government suspended the national state of disaster

By Kimberley Schoeman
Community health workers crucial for a future free of stunting
Opinion
/ 14 April 2022

Community health workers crucial for a future free of stunting

More than a quarter of children under five in South Africa are affected by stunting

By Ofentse Mboweni
South Africa should donate its spare Covid-19  vaccines
Health
/ 14 April 2022

South Africa should donate its spare Covid-19 vaccines

Doing so can bolster its soft power in the SACD region

By Rich Mashimbye
DA, AfriForum again reject health Act amendments ahead of minister’s briefing
National
/ 14 April 2022

DA, AfriForum again reject health Act amendments ahead of minister’s briefing

Members of the public have until 15 April to comment on the proposed draft regulations.

By Eunice Masson
Tribunal rules SIU can seek to recover money from Mkhize’s family
Politics
/ 13 April 2022

Tribunal rules SIU can seek to recover money from Mkhize’s family

The unit will attempt to recover millions in alleged inducements that flowed to his wife, son and daughter-in-law for his approval of the Digital Vibes contracts

By Emsie Ferreira
Editorial: Praise for treasury’s Mogajane, but his replacement faces a battle
Editorial
/ 7 April 2022

Editorial: Praise for treasury’s Mogajane, but his replacement faces a battle

When Dondo Mogajane became director general of the national treasury, question marks were raised about his ability to defend the institution. Five years later, it was a war well fought

By Editorial
Treasury’s most senior official to leave in June
Business
/ 7 April 2022

Treasury’s most senior official to leave in June

Dondo Mogajane is set to pursue new opportunities outside the public sector after his contract as treasury director general expires

By Sarah Smit
Loneliness: A chain that melts the blood inside veins
Opinion
/ 6 April 2022

Loneliness: A chain that melts the blood inside veins

An unknown woman’s death, alone and far away, inspires Iman Rappetti to sing her own confessional song, a cri de coeur for connection

By Iman Rappetti
More than 7-million expired Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines could be wasted by July
Coronavirus
/ 1 April 2022

More than 7-million expired Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines could be wasted by July

Vaccine hesitancy, corruption, and conspiracy theories and disinformation slow down uptake of Covid-19 vaccines

By Chris Bateman
The Covid-19 lockdown tore apart the TB safety net
Opinion
/ 30 March 2022

The Covid-19 lockdown tore apart the TB safety net

Five years of progress in the fight against TB have been eliminated because of the pandemic

By Morounfolu Olugbosi
‘Crooked’ senior cops allegedly stole millions from Covid-19 procurement to pay their legal fees
National
/ 30 March 2022

‘Crooked’ senior cops allegedly stole millions from Covid-19 procurement to pay their legal fees

James Ramanjalum and Ramahlapi Mokwena’s legal debt is from a R191-million procurement fraud case

By Khaya Koko
What’s the use of anti-HIV injections when those who need it most can’t use it?
Health
/ 30 March 2022

What’s the use of anti-HIV injections when those who need it most can’t use it?

A new HIV prevention medicine could work even better than daily pills but if nothing changes it costs more than R300 000 to treat one person for a year

By Yogan Pillay, Francois Venter & Fatima Hassan
South Africa looks to capitalise as digital economy set to grow
Business
/ 29 March 2022

South Africa looks to capitalise as digital economy set to grow

President Cyril Ramaphosa has underlined the importance of expanding digital access to help to grow the economy

By Sarah Smit
Excluded from the economy, but ‘women work all the time’
Business
/ 25 March 2022

Excluded from the economy, but ‘women work all the time’

More women than men are unemployed, partly because they are engaged in unpaid labour: caregiving, cooking and cleaning

By Anathi Madubela and Sarah Smit
Mr President, you have been warned
Opinion
/ 24 March 2022

Mr President, you have been warned

If President Cyril Ramaphosa extends the state of disaster again, it’s time to lawyer up and bring out the freaks.

By Paddy Harper
Boost for sports and entertainment as SA eases Covid-19 restrictions
National
/ 22 March 2022

Boost for sports and entertainment as SA eases Covid-19 restrictions

President Cyril Ramaphosa announces the scaling back of restrictions and lifts the need to wear masks outdoors

By Emsie Ferreira
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