President Cyril Ramaphosa tells MPs he expects tough economic times ahead for South Africans, but the crisis is a chance to ‘look at the way we’re doing things’
President’s address covered the twin pandemics of Covid-19 and the murder and rape of women ‘who were killed by men’
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
The president and Cabinet dropped their salaries and rejected a hike, but councillors take 4% more
In April, UniZulu announced that it had negotiated zero-rated data with MTN, Telkom and Cell C in so its students could access teaching and learning on its online platform without incurring data costs
In South Africa, police brutality and violence affect black, working- class lives in particular. We must dismantle this systemic oppression
‘Less lethal’ weapons have resulted in deaths and severe injuries, yet there are still no guidelines
The parent of two boys, Chulayo Thapelo Mthembu writes about the family’s experience of one son returning to school when they reopened on Monday
Premier Zamani Saul blames the doubling of Covid-19 case numbers a week after level three restrictions were implemented – on people travelling from neighbouring provinces
Two matric learners talk about not being able to mingle with friends, anxiety about their exams and what happens outside the schoolyard
Those on the street say that the usual abuse has intensified under the lockdown
The sector employs 60 000 people in the Western Cape alone. Whereas some centres have cut staff, others are reskilling and preparing for a different future
Reyno de Beer had ‘raised an attack … on unidentified regulations, on undisclosed grounds and for unknown reasons’
Higher education minister expands the allowance for who can be on campus, but numbers cannot be more than a third of the student population
John Davenport’s Google survey of 500 people shows that people are twice as scared of the economic effects of Covid-19 than they are of catching the virus
Families have found the cultural cost of burying their loved ones under lockdown difficult to bear, but the financial costs have reduced
After a week’s delay, the basic education minister said the majority of schools are ready to open, but added that ‘the golden rule is, there will be no school that will resume, if not ready to do so’
Many womxn who live and work on farms have suffered immensely during the Covid-19 lockdown
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 Cape Town institution, which has traded from the same location for 200 years, has been forced from its premises because of being unable to sell tobacco during the lockdown
Because of Covid-19, the newly formed South Africa Satanic Church will not emerge from the shadows under new lockdown rules
The high court ruling will delight gatvol South Africans but is unlikely to stand the test of time
The sale of alcohol was banned during levels 5 and 4 of the lockdown but other African governments have struggled to enforce this restriction
The scheme uses an army of 25 000 tracers to contact people who may have been exposed to the virus
The order of unconstitutionality has been suspended for two weeks
Under level four of the Covid-19 lockdown, the hours from 6am to 9am became the time when inner-city residents could use local parks to escape the nightmare around them
Low and no-income people are the hardest hit by Covid-19. Isolation is near impossible in places like townships. Rather lift them out of poverty
Even those schools with online structures in place were not prepared for the emotional and cognitive demands this approach brings
With more resources than other provinces, health workers in Gauteng still say they do not have enough protective equipment to ensure safety when working with Covid-19 patients