The disease has shown that there is more that unites us as human beings than that which divides us through artificial borders
The president will announce what measures are being put in place to help the country deal with coronavirus
President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to announce the government’s long-awaited economic stimulus plan to deal with the effects of Covid-19. The key will be getting loans for a stimulus without ‘selling’ the country.
Like a pen, devices such as iPads are merely a tool. How a child and a teacher use the tool will determine whether learning and understanding takes place
If the government relaxes its total ban, there’s more chance of people modifying their behaviour, for example, not sharing cigarettes or drinking from the same bottle
Independent reports slam Cape Town’s Covid-19 homeless site, the city says things have improved since independent monitors visited the site
The partner of Collins Khosa — allegedly killed by soldiers and police officers — says the army and police force have become a law unto themselves
As jobs dry up, South Africans living in Saudi Arabia have little choice but to leave
The Ramaphosa Presidency has been praised for its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, but the compensating measures that accompany it are inadequate to protect much of the population
The plight of international students studying at the University of the Witwatersrand is echoed around the world
The Serbian tennis ace, who is in lockdown in Spain, spoke out against being forced to receive a vaccination in order to travel to tournaments
Oversight is crucial, and more so during a state of disaster, yet the Parliament seems to prefer deferring this function until the Covid-19 crisis is over
Without the means to leverage lockdown as a time to grow, Covid-19 reinforces how access to data remains a barrier to young people’s progress
Sixteen people identified during mass testing in the Eastern Cape were first taken to a B&B before being taken to a hospital
The key to containing ‘kokoro korona’ is to speak to people in their own languages
Charles Eisenstein’s book, Sacred Economics, offers some practical alternatives to neoliberal capitalism
Our global health is only as strong as our most vulnerable community. The coronavirus pandemic can be defeated — but only if we leave no one behind
An executive centre that makes decisions quickly is advisable to ensure staff, students and research are well taken care of
Why should we applaud those giving away a fraction of their fortune; the same people who have a hand in creating such inequities?
The fallouts from unethical experiments include distrust of public health officials and poor participation in research studies by members of vulnerable populations. People involved in vaccine trials must be recognised as partners, rather than pawns
The government’s response to Covid-19 has been criticised by opposition leaders
Practitioners inform staff that the government’s rejection of R10-billion bailout last week almost guarantees that the prospect of rescue is now impossible
Despite the long history of medical racism, any potential Covid-19 vaccines must be tested in Africa — but not only on the continent
State says alcohol increases medical emergencies at a time when hospitals need to be ready ‘to receive and treat vast numbers of Covid-19 patients’
Research at Stellenbosch University looks at the link between viral infections and cardiovascular disease
How online media during the Coronavirus lockdown foreshadows a permanently encapsulated life
Authoritarian leaders have often used natural disasters to tighten their grasp on power. We are seeing the same happen during the coronavirus crisis, in dictatorships and democracies alike
In the first weeks of the lockdown, workers reported that they had been left with nothing to survive on as their employers failed to apply to the UIF
South Africans stuck abroad are told to be patient while the government is negotiating with different countries and working on ways to bring them back home
This week’s cartoon in the M&G by Carlos is on keeping the perfect distance in the time of Covid-19
Both authoritarian and democratic governments are responding to the coronavirus crisis by instituting frightening new powers
In eThekwini a successful scheme is helping homeless people, but some say the lack of drugs to feed their addictions means it is better to stay away