The speed at which substantial wealth was given shows that investment in transformation and justice does not enjoy the same humanitarian response
The group who had missed their flight on Tuesday have finally boarded a plane home
Parliament told 70 000 member SANDF deployment there to support the health department, while questions over army conduct still hang in the air
South Africa needs clear communication between departments and with the public, particularly now during the Covid-19 pandemic
For the past five years, Lauren Beukes has been working on a book set in the aftermath of a global epidemic. Its release couldn’t have been more timely
It’s long been known that the generosity of developed countries only goes so far and is generally in their own interests
Racist and derogatory videos are causing incalculable damage to China’s image in Africa, but this is unlikely to change the relationship
Anthropologists ask the difficult questions about human behaviour and also provide the difficult answers
Leaders need to grapple with the wicked problem of how to ease out
of the lockdown
The last thing we need is your gluten-free treats, Tai Chi lessons or home-schooling prowess to make us feel worse about things
As information about the coronavirus emerged, the Chinese government and Chinese society began to organise an immense campaign against its spread
Parliament and parliamentarians need to adjust their working procedures to ensure they are there for citizens during this crisis
The department of international relations announced that 93 South Africans have been repatriated. But others are still waiting to get back home
Abba Kyari was Muhammadu Buhari’s powerful chief of staff, and the jockeying to replace him has already begun
The president’s R500-billion economic package offers a new deal for desperate South Africans across the class divide
President announces an ‘extraordinary coronavirus budget’ with R20-billion for healthcare and spending on the pandemic equal to 10% of national GDP
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