Medical experts and political and economic analysts have slammed the latest extension to the Covid-19 State of Disaster as a “power grab”
Experts say South Africa and Botswana lag behind countries in the East and West Africa in promoting continental integration.
The UK is set to count its excess Covid-19 vaccines as part of its aid budget, taking money away from other projects
An agreement could not be reached at cabinet level on new regulations
Sidelined during the Covid-19 pandemic, the country’s deadliest disease has been working under cover
Just under a third of South Africa’s Pfizer vaccines are set to expire by July, so the health department is trying to increase uptake of the doses and donate spare shots
South Africa is unlikely to buy a new oral Covid-19 pill called molnupiravir, despite the drug having been approved for use in the country. That’s because deciding to spend money on a medication rests on more than just whether it works
The country’s economy shrank by 6.4% in 2020 but real GDP increased by 4.9% in 2021
In 2019 SMMEs provided employment to about 47% of the workforce, with their total economic output accounting for about 20% of GDP
The global meal kit delivery market booms as the pandemic leaves its cultural footprints
Ethical decision-making for leaders involves balancing many competing needs, which includes allowing individuals hesitant about vaccines to discuss their concerns
Digital health can improve healthcare access in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in rural areas, but it internet connectivity remains a challenge
Children aged five to 11 get smaller doses of the Pfizer vaccine than adults. That means the government will have to buy new vials to vaccinate this age group but the health department doesn’t have the money to do so
Well before Zimbabwe’s economy took a hit in the late 1990s, spurring world-record inflation, usury was a part of the daily lives of working-class households in South Africa’s northern neighbour
Ideas don’t come from machines, but from people
You can now mix and match boosters and also get them sooner. But what’s the science behind it?
The last time the fuel price was not increased because of a change in either the fuel levy or the Road Accident Fund levy was in 1990
Persistently high joblessness, the budget notes, has emerged as a key weakness in economic performance
Applying above-inflation increases in excise is beneficial neither to government nor the beer industry, says South African Breweries
Having committed to pursuing a much closer partnership with African governments and the African Union, the European Union must consider how it can best contribute to Africa’s security and economic prospects
The artist reflects on the homecoming of his exhibition, and how it interacts with the gallery and its environment
Jane Kubai ran away from home to avoid FGM. She then worked day and night to obtain a qualification. Now, her father advises other families against child marriage
Akwasi Frimpong, Ghana’s skeleton star, on the reasons he’s not at the Winter Olympics
After developing ‘terrible depression’ Simbirisiyo Mushanewana learnt that helping others also meant helping himself
The Special Tribunal has granted the Special Investigating Unit’s request to recover monies for irregular contracts to decontaminate schools of the coronavirus
The president’s strategy to stop the unemployment crisis from spiralling includes cutting red tape and focusing on infrastructure investment
Covid-19 has had a negative impact on blood donations; blood conservation has become a priority
PSL match attendance was low even before the pandemic. And the decline in South Africans’ appetite for football seems to have spilled over to television viewership as well
South Africa’s nurses are moving to the private sector or being recruited to high-income countries that are affected by the global shortage of healthcare professionals
The volume of new mortgage applications reached multi-year highs amid record low interest rates
The trick to tackling Covid-19 at this stage is to be adaptive. The government’s one-size-fits-all approach is broken; we need to be more flexible. But we should not throw away hard-won lessons
Mainstream American politicians — establishment figures in both major parties — apply the denial and displacement mantra to many problems, especially inflation