Using narratives help human beings to cope with life … reading aloud to babies and children gives them this skill for the future
A 71-year-old’s car is his home and that is where he says he will reluctantly ride out the pandemic
Covid-19 strikes home. People in housing for senior citizens have the disease and Native Americans’s source of income — from casinos and oil — has collapsed
This is the full address given by President Cyril Ramaphosa on April 9
Our mandatory separation from others could have dire mental and physical consequences, so best to keep some feelings in check… and check on others
Revolutions have grown out of less — millions of people without salaries are not going to sit quietly, watching elites live undisturbed
President Cyril Ramaphosa extends the national lockdown by another two weeks to curb new Covid-19 infections, assuring South Africans that some businesses will be allowed to operate
President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the nation on the continuing efforts to contain the spread of Covid-19. This included the extension of the national lockdown by another two weeks
Three flights are expected to leave South Africa over two days, embassy spokesperson says
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
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
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