In one part of the rural Eastern Cape, some people say they are continuing with life as normal; others did not hear or watch the president’s lockdown announcement because they had no electricity
Ramaphosa tells Parliament that the military deployment to curb Covid-19 will cost more than R600-million
Small businesses are choosing to adapt and upgrade their offering in order to keep their heads above water until Covid-19 is contained
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
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 […]
They took time, but the International Olympic Committee have finally done the responsible thing and postponed Tokyo 2020
Schools were supposed to open on April 14, but with the lockdown only ending on April 16, they will remain closed
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
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
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
Coronapp, which was built by two UCT alumni over a weekend, is an attempt to combat misinformation about the Covid-19 outbreak in South Africa
Relief for small businesses, tax breaks, employment incentives — Ramaphosa’s drastic measures to fight the effects of Covid-19
Earlier on Sunday, the president met with ministers and business about the impact of Covid-19 on the country
One week after declaring a national state of disaster, President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation over the outbreak of Covid-19
Hope requires empathy and a courageous optimism and faith that, as a species, our existence as humans transcends even the darkest of times
South Africans are economically stressed and will quickly find ways to circumvent restrictions. Without social mobilisation we won’t be able to ensure the compliance that other countries have been able to enforce
In addition to other measures, the province’s response the outbreak of the coronavirus will be to ‘sort out’ the public healthcare system
New regulations have a far-reaching impact on people’s rights, but they are finely balanced against people’s Constitutional rights
Autumn matric camps cancelled as the actions of some provinces accused of being ‘tantamount to treason’ for wanting to keep them open
Covid-19 numbers are prompting disaster declarations and dramatic action across South Africa this week. All steps should be directed by numbers
Covid-19 is playing havoc with my life and mind — no hanging out in the pub and the genetically determined run on white gold
Before us is an opportunity to make sure we come together to ensure the government fixes what urgently needs to be mended.
It’s officially official, we will have no football in the country until further notice
On Tuesday Nzimande announced the closure of all higher education institutions as of Wednesday until April 15
The statutory body mandated to deal with workplace disputes released an urgent directive postponing all matters set down to be heard between March 18 and April 14
Experts emphasise that South Africa is a net exporter and there is enough food for us all
Some refugee reception offices in South Africa have stopped accepting new asylum applications as the government enforces stricter measures to deal with the Covid-19 crisis
The president meets with religious leaders in a bid to get them on board to join the fight against coronavirus
Democracy and social welfare may get a boost and blind capitalism may see that it’s unsustainable
Danny Jordaan has laid down the law and forbid behind-closed doors matches from going ahead.
Early studies suggest that the Covid-19 can survive up to three days in droplets that are coughed or sneezed on to surfaces