President Cyril Ramaphosa announces the scaling back of restrictions and lifts the need to wear masks outdoors
According to the ministerial advisory committee, the quarantine period for “high-risk contacts” of Covid-19 patients is not an effective measure for containing the spread of the virus
Repeated claims that the country was “following the science” really meant it was following a particular science followed by some Western scientists
The department of international relations and cooperation says the travel ban on Southern African countries seems to be rushed
The ANC’s inability to meet deadlines could have given us more municipal managers with bodybuilding certificates
The past seven days show an 18.2% increase in new infections, compared with the previous week, says health minister
Previously, the government had said people aged between 18 and 35 years would be eligible to be vaccinated only from September
Gauteng has ‘no plan’ to vaccinate its 10 000 displaced persons
Any further extensions of Ters payments will impede the UIF’s ability to pay normal claims for unemployment and parental leave
The national coronavirus command council explained why additional restrictions were placed on the entire country
As the Delta variant of Covid-19 spreads rapidly across the country, government places South Africa on an adjusted level 4 lockdown
President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to announce that alcohol can be sold — but with restriction — when he addresses the nation on Monday evening
The rise in the number of Covid-19 cases resulted in school closures but mixed messages resulted and delayed gazetting of decisions caused confusion
South Africans have been waiting too long and it is time for the government to deliver on its vaccine plan
The Bible-thumping chief justice really does seem to believe the anti-vaxxing nonsense he preaches
The president’s address follows a special sitting of Cabinet, which considered recommendations of the National Coronavirus Command Council
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
President Ramaphosa drops most of the restrictions that have been in place for the last five months, citing ‘signs of hope’
The department of basic education has announced that the class of 2020 will sit for its final examinations later than usual.
The unrepentant, recalcitrant ANC secretary general thinks it’s okay for his and other wayward comrades’ kids to loot
The ideological aims of the criminal justice system in dysfunctional societies, like South Africa, is to indirectly legitimise the inequitable economic system
The academic year will extend into 2021 in a ‘deliberately cautious approach’ as president confirms South Africa has world’s fifth-highest Covid-19 infection tally
The president and the National Coronavirus Command Council have turned taxis into vectors of death
The pandemic has triggered a global economic crisis that will leave many South Africans without income security
After months of complaining about the regulations imposed on the industry, taxi owners have been given a lifeline
Shop owners and taxi drivers can now refuse entry to people who defy mandatory mask-wearing regulations
The French cosmetics company’s Midrand plant has recorded 16 Covid-19 cases in two weeks
Despite the government saying it could be June before schools begin reopening, some have already called teachers in and held parents’ meetings in preparation for opening sooner
Blame and praise can’t be apportioned to individual leaders of a collective Cabinet
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’
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
Ministers representing the the Covid-19 national command council are scheduled to update the nation on the status of the 21-day lockdown.