Last week the basic education minister was adamant that teachers will return to school on May 25, but some provinces say not all Covid-19 measures are in place to prevent its spread
The lockdown has prevented public consultations and parliamentary committee meetings on the commercial use of marijuana and hemp
Experience in Brazil, West and South Africa show how ‘people’s science’ can manage deadly illnesses
Lockdown easing will happen and so will the increase in positive cases. This balancing act will require rapid returns to stringent measures to protect thousands of lives
Ordinary citizens have not forgotten that schools were failing before the virus crisis
We summarise the legal battles fought to improve the quality of education in South Africa.
Its government is far behind other provinces in tackling the Covid-19 pandemic
The Western Cape has become the epicentre of the outbreak, and the tardy response of health officials in the Eastern Cape has Minister Zweli Mkhize worried but optimistic
200 Cubans are flying to South Africa to help the defence force and health department respond to the pandemic
Sixteen people identified during mass testing in the Eastern Cape were first taken to a B&B before being taken to a hospital
Gauteng Premier David Makhura tweeted this week that 41 suspects linked to the burning and burglary of schools in the province have been arrested
‘Port St Johns and Port Elizabeth funerals are the cause of rising numbers,’ says the department of health
Covid-19 has entered the police and corrective system, with the Eastern Cape hit hard
From church services over WhatsApp to eating with family and listening to chilled music over Instagram, South Africa is going to have a very different long weekend, grounded in sharing and caring
This lockdown will hurt my family in the stomach. We will suffer for this whole period. I don’t even know what I will do when my wife gives birth in the next two weeks
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
Confusion about who should check a vessel meant to pick up 60 000 sheep has exposed fissures in the Covid-19 regulations
National Arts Festival and other events face big financial losses and enter uncharted territory as they look to livestreaming activities
Infighting intensifies as factionalism and purges rock the union ahead of its national congress
Political calls for the vice-chancellor to resign misunderstand the mandate of a university
Monday. It’s the start of the working week, but I’m already exhausted, worn out. I haven’t had much of a weekend, with jobs on Friday and Saturday, so there’s been no real opportunity to catch my breath after the previous week’s news cycle. It’s amazing how quickly I got used to having a weekend after […]
The D-Max isn’t a luxury ride, but it’s
not too tough on the purse and can handle the rough road
The university with its rich history is not only the pride of the Eastern Cape but of the continent. It needs to regain its glorious status in academia and not only be in the news for unfortunate reasons
There has been an effort by the state to expand the TVET college sector. But the reality is that the systems at many of these colleges are simply not working
Pola Maneli’s latest work, ‘An Indigenous I/Eye’, is an attempt to visualise blackness
The killing of two council workers at the Amathole district municipality appears to be linked to tender fraud and corruption
Draft regulations do not allow for commercial cultivation or sale, but policy could change this
‘Thrown away like rubbish’ — Residents of what was once a rich mining town have survived the seven years since the mine closed
Proposed amendments to the legislation mandate meaningful consultation with communities but critics say there are loopholes
Attention has been given to democratic South Africa’s first matric pass rate of more than 80%, but the reality is that schools with a 0% pass rate still exist
The minister has joined a long line of politicians and ministers promising to eradicate bucket toilets and then failing to deliver
The municipality turned a deaf ear to residents’ cries — until they united and took it to court