The president’s address follows a number of meetings with Cabinet and the National Coronavirus Command Council
Despite Malagasy President Andry Rajoelina’s claims of a cure for Covid-19, experts say ‘there is absolutely no evidence’ that is true
The government’s professed reliance on science to justify its response to the pandemic reveals both its overconfidence and its insecurities about getting citizens to cooperate
A more equitable and fair society, able to conquer the effects of pandemics, starts with debt-free education and skills development
I now go to meetings barefoot and in my shorts. And it cuts what we pay for MPs to travel. We should keep it this way post-Covid
Blame and praise can’t be apportioned to individual leaders of a collective Cabinet
What might Africa look like in the wake of the pandemic? There’s enough change happening to keep both optimists happy and pessimists glum
Digital and mobile offerings have the potential to disrupt the banking industry in South Africa
Cyril Ramaphosa’s creative employment of the SANDF as part of Covid-19 relief efforts is an example of using the military to build social cohesion
With the Covid-19 pandemic exposing many structural cleavages and spurring racial tensions, it is likely that the post-pandemic South Africa will encounter new challenges and setbacks on the road to reconciliation
Government’s response to the coronavirus is unlikely to counteract the expected sharp decline of the country’s gross domestic product
The controversial KwaZulu-Natal corrections head has again been suspended by the former spy boss
I’ve silenced the Bible Thumper and dumped social media drivel but physical distancing, an art the deputy prez has mastered, is tricky
The state is trying to balance containing the virus with fears of hunger amid predictions that 25% to 50% of the population will get Covid-19
Some industries will open but the tobacco ban remains in place, contradicting the president’s earlier remarks
The recreational fishing industry, employing 94 000 people and generating R36-billion a year, pleads for permission to return to work before it collapses
Allied forces in the two world wars were provided with cigarettes. The anti-smoking Nazis used taxes on tobacco to help fill Germany’s depleted coffers
We have honoured President Cyril Ramaphosa’s request to put aside politicking and wish opposition parties would do the same
The sector is incredibly vulnerable but has largely been overlooked in government’s neal attempts to deal with our current crisis
Read President Cyril Ramaphosa’s full address on the easing of the national lockdown
Restrictions to vary by province and district, depending on infection rate and ability of health care system
With nearly 19 000 tanks needed for emergency water supply, the already broke water department is exhausting its future budget for crucial projects in areas already without water
To lessen the damage being wrought by the lockdown, the coronavirus budget mixed increased grants with more money for infrastructure and to keep businesses
The World Health Organisation continues to praise South Africa’s public-health response to the pandemic. That praise, however, will be long forgotten if we are not able to meet all our other challenges with the same alacrity
Sassa says grants to an extra six million people who lose jobs, on top of 18-million beneficiaries, means it can’t give as much to child support grants
The boss isn’t going to end the lockdown in six days time — not if he’s called out the army and got a welfare grant from the World Bank
Ramaphosa missed the chance to get even more out of his big moment
The president announced the national lockdown on March 23. On Tuesday, he announced an extraordinary R500-billion support package to protect South Africans during the Covid-19 pandemic
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
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