In South Africa, we come from a proud history of activism. How then have we suddenly learnt to be helpless?
Lockdown forced reluctant South African clothing retail stores online: although foot traffic in brick-and-mortar stores remains important in a mall culture like ours, the secret to success is innovation
The South African Reserve Bank’s MPC has decided to keep the repo rate unchanged, at 3.5%, to let the actions it took last year trickle down into the economy
Soup for the Sick is nourishing hundreds of people too ill to cook for themselves
If herd immunity is reached and life returns to ‘normal’, people may switch spending to things they gave up and the desire to DIY may subside
Two Limpopo principals will be helping to create radically reimagined communities of learning: schools as living systems
The South African variant of the virus is ‘clinically present’, while a lockdown tries to limit new infections
Paddy Harper finds his ANC councillor has led him, but much like Donald Trump, it was down a garden path
Although South Africa’s variant of Covid-19 does not cause more severe illness, the country, according to the president, must be ‘diligent, vigilant and compliant’
The president is set to speak on developments in relation to the country’s response to the coronavirus pandemic
Studies in informal settlements show transparent communication is key to trusting the government and adhering to restrictions
Pharmaceutical companies are yet to register their vaccines with the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority, boding ill for its delivery to the public
Viewing January 8 off the screen instead of from the middle of a stadium should be the way of the future
Despite the media’s wish for a neat story, the African continent’s response to Covid-19 is all over the map
Mail & Guardian pictures editor Paul Botes presents some of the most striking images
of 2020
Current and former workers at SG Coal, a large company that has a monopoly on coal hauling in the province, have accused it of unbearable working conditions and unfair treatment
Interacting with the opposition’s leaders is enough to drive one to paranoia, giggles, perhaps even to the Freedom Front
The country’s economy grew at an annualised rate of 66.1%, marking the strongest pace of expansion since at least 1993
In following an international, scientific approach the state assumed extraordinary power over people
With the number of cases spiralling out of control in hotspots in the Eastern Cape and Western Cape, longer curfews and restrictions on alcohol sales are being implemented
Mobile data costs need to come down or edutech sites be zero-rated, though
Ten homeless men who turned a vacant lot into an organic vegetable garden are now reaping the rewards of their toil
The pandemic hit abalone farmers fast and hard. Prices have dropped and backers appear to be losing their appetite for investing in the delicacy
Antony Kaminju shares his experience of making a photo of the Roving Bantu Kitchen’s Sifiso Ntuli
The pandemic has underlined the need for effective research, teaching and learning through virtual platforms regardless of travel restrictions
Brightness harms people’s and other creatures’ health, disrupts ecosystems and changes climate
A whistleblower says the former boss of the auditing regulatory body is behind a campaign to have its new chief executive sent packing
The president’s aesthetic choices may contain hidden messages — or was that really him on the TV?
Ending the lockdown is a policy both Trump and Biden voters could agree on
Reported Covid-19 cases and the number of people tested typically fall over the weekend. But this doesn’t mean that the virus is taking a break
Given Covid-19, the ensuing lockdown, and the number of school days lost, the odds have been stacked against this year’s matrics. But our country’s children have previously shown us just how resilient they are
The strike at the dairy company continues, with exhausted workers demanding an end to compulsory weekend and public holiday work as well as overtime being forced on them