There are no available options for containing the spread of Covid-19 that do not have serious economic costs. We need to listen to expertise, not ill-considered opinion
Covid-19 strikes home. People in housing for senior citizens have the disease and Native Americans’s source of income — from casinos and oil — has collapsed
The Brazilian president broke self-isolation, despite being exposed to Covid-19, and has encouraged his supporters to do the same, while his health minister battles to contain the crisis
Several polls since the start of the pandemic show a majority of people checking the news several times a day and turning to trusted news sources and state broadcasters rather than social media
US President Donald Trump is good at channelling voters’ anger. And anger about the effects of Covid-19 is a factor that could help him win another term
‘It’s hard to imagine Jesus livestreaming the Sermon on the Mount’
It’s difficult to enforce a lockdown in informal settlements, and social distancing may be impossible. New ideas are needed
The coronavirus outbreak through the eyes of a South African doctor in Seattle
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 […]
After years of neglect, the country’s health service was already under water. With fewer than 200 critical care beds, doctors say Covid-19 will ‘sink’ Sudan
South Africa’s legendary golfer, who is said to have aided the past regime, is honoured by Trump
The world needs someone to step up and take charge – anyone but Donald Trump that is
Senator Sanders must explicitly demonstrate that a US government that can guarantee universal healthcare is the best path to building long-term black wealth
New tech is poised to help vaccines last longer and reach many more people with far less fuss
Monday’s election left the veteran right-winger in prime position to form a government and end a year of political deadlock, after similar votes in April and September proved inconclusive
As Super Tuesday looms, there are five candidates left in the Democratic race. But the party must ensure it selects someone who will be able to defeat incumbent Donald Trump
Top US official is lobbying multinational firms to invest in South Africa
The bid to impeach the president failed, Iowa was a disaster and Adam Schiff is a PR nightmare
The president disclosed a development U-turn but the Special Economic Zones and China’s carbon intensive interests are likely to prevail
South Africa’s preferred trade status is likely to be removed, which means exports will cost more
The country is being pushed to develop more SEZs. But is this a viable strategy, given unemployment and ‘deglobalisation’?
There has been intense debate in Europe about whether or not to exclude Huawei from supplying equipment for 5G mobile networks
The United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs has demanded briefings with Pretoria embassy employees ‘pushed out’ by Lana Marks
The best chance for Democrats to beat Trump is by taking an opposite approach to his insular and isolated one
The Michigan assembly line faced closure as part of General Motors restructuring scheme, which would have cost jobs
Both countries have a strong orientation towards multilateralism and democratic values
The two sides squared off in fiery exchanges that circled around the procedures for the trial and gave the Democrats an opportunity to spell out their arguments for Trump’s guilt on national television
The 50th meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) got under way in the ski resort with an avowed focus on climate change but with starkly different visions over global warming laid bare
President Donald Trump’s historic impeachment trial begins in earnest on Tuesday in the Senate, with Democrats calling for his removal from office and Republicans determined to acquit him — and quickly, if possible. Four months after the Ukraine scandal exploded and went on to overshadow the end of Trump’s term, and 10 months before Americans […]
Fortunately for us, survival is in our DNA. Let’s use that to greet worldwide crises
The Senate impeachment trial of US President Donald Trump is likely to begin in seven days with key players sworn in later this week, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday. McConnell said he expected the House of Representatives to deliver the articles of impeachment against Trump to the upper chamber on Wednesday. “We believe that […]
Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta recently signed into law the Data Protection Bill. Passed after several years of debate and delay, the new law places restrictions on the collection and use of digital data by governments and private corporations. The restrictions are similar to those included in a new data protection regulation passed by Nigeria this […]