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Ramaphosa announces gradual easing of Covid-19 lockdown in South Africa
Article
/ 23 April 2020

Ramaphosa announces gradual easing of Covid-19 lockdown in South Africa

Restrictions to vary by province and district, depending on infection rate and ability of health care system

By M&G Reporters
Staypozi, Cyril’s new TV serial
Article
/ 23 April 2020

Staypozi, Cyril’s new TV serial

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

By Paddy Harper
‘More needed’ for miners to work again
Article
/ 23 April 2020

‘More needed’ for miners to work again

Amcu and experts agree that mineworkers and their communities face a unique risk without a detailed response to Covid-19 from the sector

By Sarah Smit
Hunger is as big a threat as Covid
Analysis
/ 23 April 2020

Hunger is as big a threat as Covid

For the many that rely on pension grants, Sassa’s seemingly simple date change has severe ramifications

By The Pietermaritzburg Pensioners Forum
Lockdown escape: Strained services struggle to rescue abused women
Article
/ 23 April 2020

Lockdown escape: Strained services struggle to rescue abused women

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

By Joan Van Dyk
Gangs profit though guns are silent
Article
/ 23 April 2020

Gangs profit though guns are silent

The lockdown has seen fewer incidents of gang violence in some dangerous Cape Town areas, but the criminal underworld is still hard at work

By Lester Kiewit
Department ignores plans to save IDT, say employees
Article
/ 23 April 2020

Department ignores plans to save IDT, say employees

The company is facing numerous difficulties including financial unsustainability and an unconcluded restructuring process

By Thando Maeko
SAA Technical flies into salary storm
Article
/ 23 April 2020

SAA Technical flies into salary storm

Maintenance division is first SAA subsidiary to declare hardship to staff as travel ban effects grow at the state-owned airline

By Sabelo Skiti
The crisis can ‘galvanise all of us to eradicate inequality’
Article
/ 23 April 2020

The crisis can ‘galvanise all of us to eradicate inequality’

To lessen the damage being wrought by the lockdown, the coronavirus budget mixed increased grants with more money for infrastructure and to keep businesses

By Thando Maeko and Tshegofatso Mathe
Watch it again: Ramaphosa addresses South Africans on lockdown
Article
/ 23 April 2020

Watch it again: Ramaphosa addresses South Africans on lockdown

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

By Kiri Rupiah
Malawi’s president ordered a lockdown. The court said no
Africa
/ 23 April 2020

Malawi’s president ordered a lockdown. The court said no

Trust in Peter Mutharika’s government is at an all time low — just when it’s needed most

By Golden Matonga
Eusebius McKaiser: We should stress-test the lockdown
Article
/ 23 April 2020

Eusebius McKaiser: We should stress-test the lockdown

Supporting the lockdown rules and holding the government to account is a delicate balancing act

By Eusebius McKaiser
Keep sexual frustration in check during isolation
Article
/ 23 April 2020

Keep sexual frustration in check during isolation

Don’t let your libido get the better of you and keep your sex extra safe, by staying home

By Tiffany Kagure Mugo
Review: ‘Afterland’ — a novel that foreshadows the Covid-19 pandemic
Article
/ 23 April 2020

Review: ‘Afterland’ — a novel that foreshadows the Covid-19 pandemic

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

By Theresa Mallinson
Richard Calland: A lifetime chance for a future we want
Analysis
/ 22 April 2020

Richard Calland: A lifetime chance for a future we want

Leaders need to grapple with the wicked problem of how to ease out
of the lockdown

By Richard Calland
Let’s get real on social media right now
Article
/ 22 April 2020

Let’s get real on social media right now

The last thing we need is your gluten-free treats, Tai Chi lessons or home-schooling prowess to make us feel worse about things

By John Davenport
How China broke the chain of infection
Article
/ 22 April 2020

How China broke the chain of infection

As information about the coronavirus emerged, the Chinese government and Chinese society began to organise an immense campaign against its spread

By Vijay Prashad, Weiyan Zhu and Du Xiaojun
South Africans in Saudi who missed their flight still have hope
Article
/ 22 April 2020

South Africans in Saudi who missed their flight still have hope

The department of international relations announced that 93 South Africans have been repatriated. But others are still waiting to get back home

By Sarah Smit
South Africa’s Covid-19 economic stimulus plan — opportunity out of crisis
Article
/ 21 April 2020

South Africa’s Covid-19 economic stimulus plan — opportunity out of crisis

The president’s R500-billion economic package offers a new deal for desperate South Africans across the class divide

By M&G Reporters
Alcohol and tobacco: Time for a reality check
Article
/ 21 April 2020

Alcohol and tobacco: Time for a reality check

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

By David Dickinson
Strandfontein homeless site more a prison than a place of safety — Human rights report
Article
/ 21 April 2020

Strandfontein homeless site more a prison than a place of safety — Human rights report

Independent reports slam Cape Town’s Covid-19 homeless site, the city says things have improved since independent monitors visited the site

By Lester Kiewit
How a pandemic took the book industry online
Article
/ 21 April 2020

How a pandemic took the book industry online

Writers, publishers and bookshops are trying to keep afloat during the extended lockdown with digital and virtual offerings

By Zaza Hlalethwa
Khosa family approaches Constitutional Court to put an end to state brutality
Article
/ 20 April 2020

Khosa family approaches Constitutional Court to put an end to state brutality

The partner of Collins Khosa — allegedly killed by soldiers and police officers — says the army and police force have become a law unto themselves

By Franny Rabkin
South Africans in Saudi fear they will miss their flight home
Article
/ 20 April 2020

South Africans in Saudi fear they will miss their flight home

As jobs dry up, South Africans living in Saudi Arabia have little choice but to leave

By Sarah Smit
SA lockdown: Coercing the poor, coddling the rich?
Article
/ 20 April 2020

SA lockdown: Coercing the poor, coddling the rich?

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

By Seán Muller
African students stuck in limbo
Africa
/ 20 April 2020

African students stuck in limbo

The plight of international students studying at the University of the Witwatersrand is echoed around the world

By Abdul S Brima
South Africa’s digital divide detrimental to the youth
Article
/ 19 April 2020

South Africa’s digital divide detrimental to the youth

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

By Kristal Duncan-Williams
Government rejects demand to ease the lockdown alcohol sales ban
Article
/ 17 April 2020

Government rejects demand to ease the lockdown alcohol sales ban

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’

By Franny Rabkin
Covid-19 lockdown: Towards a capsule existence
Article
/ 17 April 2020

Covid-19 lockdown: Towards a capsule existence

How online media during the Coronavirus lockdown foreshadows a permanently encapsulated life

By Zinaid Meeran
Why we need to be able to trust our government in a time of crisis
Article
/ 17 April 2020

Why we need to be able to trust our government in a time of crisis

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

By Badri Zolfaghari
Employers are now compelled to claim Covid-19 relief from the UIF
Article
/ 17 April 2020

Employers are now compelled to claim Covid-19 relief from the UIF

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

By Sarah Smit
The pandemic is being used to erode democratic freedoms. Civil society must fight back
Africa
/ 17 April 2020

The pandemic is being used to erode democratic freedoms. Civil society must fight back

Both authoritarian and democratic governments are responding to the coronavirus crisis by instituting frightening new powers

By Nic Cheeseman and Jeffrey Smith
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