Nurses and other healthcare providers feel neglected and abused by the government and its representatives, who ignore their pleas for a safe working environment.
Some Nelson Mandela Bay residents are abiding by restrictions; others are feeling festive
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A R6-million lawsuit is offering new insight into why the state-funded station has not yet broadcast
With the number of cases spiralling out of control in hotspots in the Eastern Cape and Western Cape, longer curfews and restrictions on alcohol sales are being implemented
As the pandemic’s second wave spreads through the country, the number of excess deaths increases too
Vital information apps and websites are outdated as cases begin to mushroom, especially near the coast, just in time for the December holidays
With people queuing for services, no water, lax enforcement of mask rules and plenty of partying, the virus is flourishing once again, and a quarter of the growth is in the Eastern Cape
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Cape Town’s oldest Black rugby club personifies the problems Black rugby faces, including attempts to have its history erased, being affected by apartheid and struggling financially for good resources
As the president extends the state of disaster for another month, other restrictions will be eased, including those on alcohol sales and international travel
The university says it has to take the precautionary measures because 26 students have tested positive on its East London campus
The spate of arrests for corruption continues apace in Gauteng and the Eastern Cape.
Fort Hare says 26 more students have tested positive while Walter Sisulu University says some of its students have been admitted to hospital.
The 30 students, who went to a bash at a tavern in East London, were not wearing masks, did not sanitise their hands nor keep to social distancing regulations.
When the hard lockdowns kicked in it was discovered that 3 000 schools didn’t have an adequate water supply. But this is not a new problem
ANC factions in several provinces are failing to abide by the dictates of the NEC’s decision that leaders who face corruption charges step aside from state and party posts
The politically connected Nelani family is suspected of thwarting a couple’s decade-long attempt to formalise the lease for the state-owned land they have farmed productively for 31 years
The ruling party faces severe criticism over its reluctance to deal with leaders who are facing investigations, and its NEC is accused of selective morality
More than R10-billion has been spent on PPE. But healthcare workers say they are not getting enough masks and other gear to keep them safe from Covid-19. Sarah Smit, Paddy Harper and the M&G Data Desk dug into the numbers
The Sexual Offences Act criminalises sex with a person under the age of 16 by a person over the age of 18
Many government officials have been talking tough about dealing with rampant corruption in PPE procurement but the majority won’t even release names of who has benefited from the R10-billion spend
Some affluent institutions have already finished the first semester online, but historically disadvantaged universities like Walter Sisulu University are having to start from scratch
The academic year will extend into 2021 in a ‘deliberately cautious approach’ as president confirms South Africa has world’s fifth-highest Covid-19 infection tally
The live magic may be gone, but the National Arts Festival showcases some exhilarating work
The coronavirus pandemic is pushing us to respond to issues that were around before Covid-19, including at schools in poor areas
The coronavirus has hit the Eastern Cape hard, but many rural areas in the province still have no clean water for hand washing, forcing residents to break lockdown regulations to protest
Despite the destructive system created by politicians and corporations, we can show the power of community and humanity
The province says the increase in Covid-19 cases has made it re-evaluate some decisions
Only grades six, 11 and R will return to school as expected, with the rest to be phased in later in the month
Four affected schools have remained closed because they don’t meet the Covid-19 regulations, due in part, to the defacement caused
Aviwe Wellem’s violent death shook a village in the Eastern Cape, but the DNA results are still not back and no one has been arrested.
Covid-19 has become a reality for the people living in Bongekile Macupe’s village in the Eastern Cape
President’s address covered the twin pandemics of Covid-19 and the murder and rape of women ‘who were killed by men’