Three flights are expected to leave South Africa over two days, embassy spokesperson says
Soweto based young professional, Nhlanhla Mohlauli has decided to plough back into his community by helping entrepreneurs in the informal economy
In pushing for differences in how Covid-19 regulations are applied, such as with the proposed sale of cigarettes, the Western Cape provincial government is testing national lockdown law
In the Johannesburg suburb, neat queues are enforced, physical distances maintained and fights stopped by its community policing forum
Stuck at home with no visitors and not much else to do, a pair of pandas in Hong Kong finally decided to give mating a go after a decade of dodging the issue
In Africa, more people will die as a result of what we are doing to prevent Covid-19 than will be saved by doing it
Our response to the Covid-19 pandemic can and should place a just transition at the centre of all economic stimulus packages
A warder at a correctional facility has tested positive for Covid-19, sparking concerns about the effects of the pandemic on the whole system
This week the South African Military Health Service issued a call to registered medical personnel to join the Reserve Force as volunteers until June 23 as part of the operation against Covid-19
In the past few weeks, nature has expanded into the spaces we have ceded by going into isolation
Politically, it would also help this country if our president were able to act more decisively against ministers who show little regard for the law
The days roll into one another as I work the phone to feed the news machine. I’d like to be fed too . . . but my butcher betrayed me
Dr Matshidiso Moeti’s father helped to eliminate smallpox. Now she’s leading Africa’s efforts against the coronavirus
From church services over WhatsApp to eating with family and listening to chilled music over Instagram, South Africa is going to have a very different long weekend, grounded in sharing and caring
Estimates hint that the scaling down of work in response to Covid-19 will result in a sharp drop in production in April and by 4.5% for the year
The police and people roving empty streets are intimidating, it’s difficult to replace stock and business has dropped
Reclaimers have not been deemed essential workers amid the Covid-19 lockdown, threatening their already precarious livelihoods. But they will not let each other starve
Movement in the grocery and pharmacy category — supermarkets, food warehouses, farmers’ markets, specialty food shops and pharmacies — has dropped by 60%
In a judgment set to be appealed, the judge said lawyers had to set an example to all South Africans during the national lockdown
The coronavirus pandemic has revealed heavy-handed, brutal and, at times, lethal action by some members of the police
Varsities are determined to complete the first semester even if it hinders some students
Communications minister suspended for two months after violating lockdown regulations
Make no mistake, we are moving into a new world, hopefully better prepared, thanks to the visit from a virus
Mister Sweet workers say they will not risk their health, and the lives of others, to continue producing and packaging confectionaries
The minister has to answer to the president after a picture was posted of her apparently breaking lockdown rules
The president needs South Africans on his side if the lockdown is to be extended. He must show leadership and censure the communications minister for breaking the regulations
The country’s elites, including the president, travelled abroad for treatment but now they must use the country’s neglected health system
The employee health and wellness specialist is using social media to combat misinformation about Covid-19
‘The Plague’, an allegory of the Nazi occupation of France in World War II, is about a town’s fight against an epidemic. It’s a relevant read in the times of Covid-19
In response to court papers saying lockdown regulations are unconstitutional because they do not protect the best interests of children, the state says baby care goods are now an essential item
The health workers’ union says the government has rebuffed its attempts to meet about mitigating risks to workers
Everyone has a moral responsibility and critical role to play in reducing the transmission of the disease