Restrictions to vary by province and district, depending on infection rate and ability of health care system
The boss isn’t going to end the lockdown in six days time — not if he’s called out the army and got a welfare grant from the World Bank
Amcu and experts agree that mineworkers and their communities face a unique risk without a detailed response to Covid-19 from the sector
For the many that rely on pension grants, Sassa’s seemingly simple date change has severe ramifications
After Easter there was an uptick in domestic violence cases in the country. Shelters have lost income and social workers are having to field as many as 1000 calls a day from women who are now stuck at home with their abusive partners
The lockdown has seen fewer incidents of gang violence in some dangerous Cape Town areas, but the criminal underworld is still hard at work
The company is facing numerous difficulties including financial unsustainability and an unconcluded restructuring process
Maintenance division is first SAA subsidiary to declare hardship to staff as travel ban effects grow at the state-owned airline
To lessen the damage being wrought by the lockdown, the coronavirus budget mixed increased grants with more money for infrastructure and to keep businesses
The president announced the national lockdown on March 23. On Tuesday, he announced an extraordinary R500-billion support package to protect South Africans during the Covid-19 pandemic
Trust in Peter Mutharika’s government is at an all time low — just when it’s needed most
Supporting the lockdown rules and holding the government to account is a delicate balancing act
Don’t let your libido get the better of you and keep your sex extra safe, by staying home
For the past five years, Lauren Beukes has been working on a book set in the aftermath of a global epidemic. Its release couldn’t have been more timely
Leaders need to grapple with the wicked problem of how to ease out
of the lockdown
The last thing we need is your gluten-free treats, Tai Chi lessons or home-schooling prowess to make us feel worse about things
As information about the coronavirus emerged, the Chinese government and Chinese society began to organise an immense campaign against its spread
The department of international relations announced that 93 South Africans have been repatriated. But others are still waiting to get back home
The president’s R500-billion economic package offers a new deal for desperate South Africans across the class divide
If the government relaxes its total ban, there’s more chance of people modifying their behaviour, for example, not sharing cigarettes or drinking from the same bottle
Independent reports slam Cape Town’s Covid-19 homeless site, the city says things have improved since independent monitors visited the site
Writers, publishers and bookshops are trying to keep afloat during the extended lockdown with digital and virtual offerings
The partner of Collins Khosa — allegedly killed by soldiers and police officers — says the army and police force have become a law unto themselves
As jobs dry up, South Africans living in Saudi Arabia have little choice but to leave
The Ramaphosa Presidency has been praised for its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, but the compensating measures that accompany it are inadequate to protect much of the population
The plight of international students studying at the University of the Witwatersrand is echoed around the world
Without the means to leverage lockdown as a time to grow, Covid-19 reinforces how access to data remains a barrier to young people’s progress
State says alcohol increases medical emergencies at a time when hospitals need to be ready ‘to receive and treat vast numbers of Covid-19 patients’
How online media during the Coronavirus lockdown foreshadows a permanently encapsulated life
The well-being of each of us is dependent on the well-being of our fellow beings. This interconnectivity means trust in government and institutions matters a great deal
In the first weeks of the lockdown, workers reported that they had been left with nothing to survive on as their employers failed to apply to the UIF
Both authoritarian and democratic governments are responding to the coronavirus crisis by instituting frightening new powers