The minister in the presidency said the cabinet had not discussed adjusted lockdown restrictions and vaccine mandates
The president is expected to provide an update on lockdown regulations
The country needs to ensure that they use the 4 million doses of vaccines they have in the space of the next two weeks, and not two months
The national coronavirus command council explained why additional restrictions were placed on the entire country
The president will give an update on developments in South Africa’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic
As Cyril Ramaphosa moves South Africa to alert level 2, gatherings have been flagged as the biggest driver of increases. But what does this alert level mean as the country moves into a third Covid-19 wave?
The curfew is shorter, alcohol sale times almost normal and more people can meet at religious, social, political and cultural gatherings
Less strict measures are in place as South Africa moves through Covid-19 second wave
The president will outline the latest developments in relation to the country’s response to the coronavirus pandemic
South Africa’s biggest city is ground zero for debates about the long-term effectiveness and constitutionality of militarised urban policing and how we imagine the post-Covid city
An entirely new supply chain has now been created, and of course it’s untaxed
Anti-democratic creep sets in when the state feels no need to explain its irrational decisions. Is that the type of state we want to live in?
President Cyril Ramaphosa announces South Africa will move to level one of lockdown on September 20 after nearly six months of restrictions on movement, trade, learning and socialising
Housing tribunal data shows that tenants are increasingly in distress as landlords come knocking for the unpaid lockdown rent owed to them
Since President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the state of disaster in March, the government’s lockdown regulations have been the subject of public scrutiny and ire
It’s do what we say, not what we do, as the ANC lays Andrew Mlangeni to rest
The ANC either does not understand the best interests of those it was elected to serve — or it knows and doesn’t care
Those at historically disadvantaged universities feel abandoned while their peers at richer institutions continue with their studies
The ban on alcohol sales does not only affect liquor companies — it ripples lethally through other related businesses such as the bottle and packaging industry, which, if it closed, would mean job losses
Transport minister Fikile Mbalula says that the decision to allow taxis to operate at full capacity is driven by ‘rationale’, not fear
The president and the National Coronavirus Command Council have turned taxis into vectors of death
Shop owners and taxi drivers can now refuse entry to people who defy mandatory mask-wearing regulations
The conflation of human rights violations and a pandemic leave the most vulnerable marginalised. Equitable and democratic societies are needed to fight against this
Four police officers are being investigated after a video of them evicting a man, who had been bathing at the time, was circulated on social media
It has been easier to get someone arrested for breaking lockdown regulations than to get the authorities to respond to calls from women who are being beaten to death
The President’s address follows a number of meetings of the Cabinet, the National Coronavirus Command Council and the Presidential Coordinating Council
Paddy Harper’s getting a Covid-19 Ters payout, the government works and life is more free. He was happy until Maskless Muppet pitched
I’m going fishing on Friday. Watch the sun rise, smoke a spliff, tangle a line in the sea. Unless NDZ is tempted to do a level U-turn
eThekwini plans to retain permanent and safe open spaces for people with nowhere to sleep
Tobacco companies are fighting to lift the ban on cigarette sales, but research shows people are still smoking — and this is feeding the black market
The order of unconstitutionality has been suspended for two weeks
The harmful economic effect of the pandemic has seen small businesses lose out, but others have been able to survive by changing to suit the times