With the country starting its 21-day lockdown, the health minister announced the first deaths on Friday morning
Small businesses are choosing to adapt and upgrade their offering in order to keep their heads above water until Covid-19 is contained
As the country prepares to go into lockdown, residents fear that they may be at a higher risk of contracting Covid-19
‘It was hard to survive without performance’
Instead of reacting to disasters, we must build economies that will mitigate climate change and pandemics
Rough models show that over R600-billion in GDP could be lost, along with two million jobs. That would mean Covid-19 has a worse impact than the 2008 global recession
The danger’s invisible but terrifying. So the army’s rolling in, freedom’s rolling out, I’m rolling up and my overdraft is rolling over
One company is Durban has turned to producing protective face masks
Last week the Brazilian health minister warned that the country’s public health system was likely to collapse under the strain of the coronavirus by the end of April. Although this was fear-inducing to most people in Brazil, that country’s president, Jair Bolsonaro, decided to take selfies with supporters outside the presidency. This, despite the fact […]
Schools were supposed to open on April 14, but with the lockdown only ending on April 16, they will remain closed
While most of Netflix’s live-action productions have been suspended, work on Mama K’s forges on from the comfort of animators’ couches and kitchen tables
A religious and nationalist agenda has replaced the promise of development and left India
ill-equipped to manage the pandemic
Last week, the International Labour Organisation warned that the economic fallout of the coronavirus outbreak would have a devastating effect on global working poverty
Tracing the close contacts of people who test positive for coronavirus disease is a delicate dance. Here’s why these health workers wait
for the cover of darkness to take action
Two ministers have taken precautions after a Dirco employee tested positive for the virus
With thousands of samples still waiting to be processed, labs are racing to ramp up testing to help the government gain a better idea of how prevalent Covid-19 really is
Covid-19 transmissions in mosques and churches have complicated our relationships with them
New research shows that while South African organisations have made strides in achieving greater diversity and transformation, too many people still feel excluded in workplaces – and this has significant consequences for productivity and company performance
Visits cancelled to residential centres as The Association for the Aged braces for the virus
But only if draconian border closures are accompanied by effective public health interventions
What lessons can we learn for today from the 2008-09 cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe?
The lockdown regulations provide for strong curtailment of people’s movements, but many details of their implementation are still to come
Not everyone can get tested for the coronavirus. There are structures in place guiding health practitioners when it comes to screening patients for testing
Earlier this month, the government implemented a 30-day moratorium on prison visits. But, given the lack of healthcare in prisons, more proactive measure are needed
Online interventions are most likely going to benefit the middle class and the rich and children from working-class families will lose out
The minister of international relations took the precaution after allegations that an employee had tested positive for the virus
Employees at the embattled state-owned airline have been forced to take leave as SAA cancels all flights during South Africa’s lockdown
Scientists are seeking to manufacture key medications in South Africa, saving on costs and shoring up decreased supplies
Humans are primed to lay the blame for this pandemic at nature’s door, but if we do not wish to reap disaster, we should not sow its seeds
The Covid-19 lockdown means wealthy citizens must take a long-overdue look at our privilege. Now is the time for cross-class solidarity
The ratings agency is expected to say on Friday whether it will downgrade SA’s credit rating to junk, but it could hold off until the Covid-19 pandemic eases