The seemingly endless queue at the Zimbabwe border post is not unusual, but Covid testing, a curfew and the Christmas rush stretched it for days. But no matter the obstacles, the trade to a country in economic crisis goes on regardless
Mail & Guardian pictures editor Paul Botes presents some of the most striking images
of 2020
Current and former workers at SG Coal, a large company that has a monopoly on coal hauling in the province, have accused it of unbearable working conditions and unfair treatment
More than 50 women have accused Ebola aid workers from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and leading nongovernmental organisations of sexual exploitation and abuse in the Democratic Republic of Congo, an investigation by the nonprofit news agency The New Humanitarian and the Thomson Reuters Foundation has revealed. In interviews, 51 women — many of whose […]
To take care of ourselves, we must take care of the world around us
The DRC has systematically gone about strengthening health infrastructure, engaging the community and doing better research
Although the overall rate of conflict has remained steady in Africa during the past 10 weeks of the pandemic, the nature of this is changing in subtle but significant ways
Now is the time to rewrite a collective script of Africa’s development agenda and the well being of its people
Immunisation and other preventative programmes for malaria, cholera, measles and malnutrition, which kill children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, must continue
So far, most countries on the African continent are dealing with Covid-19, but not all leaders are taking the coronavirus pandemic seriously
For South Sudanese refugees, fleeing war and sexual violence is only the beginning of their struggles, writes Amanda Sperber from northern Uganda. This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting
As health workers in the DRC deal with the news that Ebola has not yet been defeated, they reflect on the lessons the epidemic has taught them
Pretoria can make a real difference in helping to solve conflicts and other issues in Burundi, the DRC, South Sudan and Zimbabwe
Two ministers have taken precautions after a Dirco employee tested positive for the virus
The minister of international relations took the precaution after allegations that an employee had tested positive for the virus
Mujuru sought to professionalise Zimbabwe’s army in the 1980s; later, as an MP, he stood against partisanship. Today’s officers and politicians should follow his lead
Medical treatment and traditional public health measures are important but early, frequent and transparent community engagement is the key to responding to any major outbreak
Government must take steps to clean up the country’s dirty real estate market, which has long offered a safe haven for criminals
Ambassador Mxolisi Nkosi responds to a previous article on the death of Dag Hammarskjöld
President Félix Tshisekedi should abandon plans to invite neighbouring militaries into the eastern DRC
It said the new vaccine, produced by a Belgian subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, is aimed at protecting 50 000 people over a period of four months
The ability to contain outbreaks exists but states ignore the international treaty for health security
It will arrive in the eastern city of Goma, in North Kivu province, on October 18 and be used from the beginning of next month
Selling weapons systems to Saudi Arabia is not incompatible with charity work, argues Ivor Ichikowitz
Despite the home affairs minister stating otherwise, Africans who have fled to SA from horrific conflict are still living in fear
Local communities are wary of the sudden arrival of outsiders and of their interest in regions where there’s been violence for years
A total of 1803 lives have been lost in the second worst outbreak of Ebola on record, according to figures released Wednesday.
Health officials fear an Ebola outbreak in the eastern DRC could spread in Goma. Earlier in July, the city registered its first case
Many SADC countries are using scarce resources to service loans instead of offering public services
Tshisekedi was elected in December to replace Kabila who presided over sub-Saharan Africa’s biggest country for nearly two decades
‘Don’t expect the outbreak to be contained until, somehow, local communities are given good reason to trust the responders’
The presence of the virus has raised concerns of an outbreak in the densely populated area along the Rwandan border