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Some African countries are choosing livelihoods over lockdowns

Africa Chude Jideonwo & Damola Morenikeji - 27 May 2020

The methods that work in Western nations rarely translate into African contexts

Civil unrest turns deadly in Guinea

Africa Aanu Adeoye - 22 May 2020

Guinea’s response to the coronavirus has exacerbated the country’s existing fault lines

Covid-19 restrictions give rise to political tensions in Sierra Leone

Africa Abdul S Brima - 18 May 2020

The country has experienced violent incidents of unrest in recent weeks

Three months in, Covid-19 poses triple threats in Africa

Africa Edwin Ikhuoria - 18 May 2020

Health, debt and hunger are huge threats to the continent’s stability

Looking after the Covid-19 dead to protect the living

Coronavirus Kiri Rupiah - 14 May 2020

South Africa has largely escaped the fate of several European countries and the United States, but that doesn’t mean we can’t prepare, just in case

Public must develop safe death rites

Coronavirus Leslie Bank - 14 May 2020

Experience in Brazil, West and South Africa show how ‘people’s science’ can manage deadly illnesses

The doctor who gave her life to stop Ebola in Nigeria

Africa Shola Lawal - 11 May 2020

When Ebola first hit Lagos, Dr Ameyo Adadevoh knew something was seriously wrong, so she did something about it

‘We cannot be complacent,’ says Africa CDC boss

Africa Simon Allison - 28 Apr 2020

Africa’s new disease control agency reacted early and quickly to the Covid-19 pandemic

Crisis, what crisis? How not to handle a pandemic

Africa Aanu Adeoye, Simon Allison, Amindeh Blaise Atabong & Abdul S Brima - 27 Apr 2020

So far, most countries on the African continent are dealing with Covid-19, but not all leaders are taking the coronavirus pandemic seriously

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Small towns not ready for level 3

Lester Kiewit - 28 May 2020

Officials in Beaufort West, which is on a route that links the Cape with the rest of the country, are worried relaxed lockdown regulations mean residents are now at risk of contracting Covid-19

Coronavirus

Nurses work and care in fear of Covid

Lester Kiewit - 28 May 2020

Staff at Tygerberg hospital detail how, despite their fear of the coronavirus, they continue to help in the medical response to the pandemic

Coronavirus

Eastern Cape fails tracing and testing

Thanduxolo Jika & Athandiwe Saba - 28 May 2020

With the shift to lockdown level three on Monday, details are emerging of how the previous relaxation added pressure to the already poorly performing Eastern Cape Covid-19 response

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Special Reports

Obituary: Mohammed Tikly

Staff Reporter - 28 May 2020

His legacy will live on in the vision he shared for a brighter more socially just future, in which racism and discrimination are things of the past

Special Reports

Openview, now powered by two million homes

Staff Reporter - 28 May 2020

The future of free-to-air satellite TV is celebrating having two million viewers by giving away two homes worth R2-million

Special Reports

Road to recovery for the tourism sector: The South African perspective

Staff Reporter - 26 May 2020

The best-case scenario is that South Africa's tourism sector’s recovery will only begin in earnest towards the end of this year

Special Reports

What Africa can learn from Cuba in combating the Covid-19 pandemic

Staff Reporter - 26 May 2020

Africa should abandon the neoliberal path to be able to deal with Covid-19 and other health system challenges likely to emerge in future

Special Reports

Coexisting with Covid-19: Saving lives and the economy in India

Staff Reporter - 26 May 2020

A staggered exit from the lockdown accompanied by stepped-up testing to cover every district is necessary for India right now

Special Reports

Covid-19: Eased lockdown and rule of law Webinar

Staff Reporter - 25 May 2020

If you are arrested and fined in lockdown, you do get a criminal record if you pay the admission of guilt fine

Special Reports

Covid-19 and Frontline Workers

Staff Reporter - 23 May 2020

Who is caring for the healthcare workers? 'Working together is how we are going to get through this. It’s not just a marathon, it’s a relay'.

Special Reports

PPS webinar Part 2: Small business, big risk

Staff Reporter - 22 May 2020

The risks that businesses face and how they can be dealt with are something all business owners should be well acquainted with