The French cosmetics company’s Midrand plant has recorded 16 Covid-19 cases in 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
The harmful economic effect of the pandemic has seen small businesses lose out, but others have been able to survive by changing to suit the times
With the shift to lockdown level three on Monday, details are emerging of how the previous relaxation added pressure to the already poorly performing Eastern Cape Covid-19 response
The newly established grant intended to bring informal economy workers into South Africa’s social security net during the lockdown has had a disastrous start
President Cyril Ramaphosa notes that the behaviour of citizens during level 3 will determine the fate of the nation
The government has consulted widely on measures to restrict the spread of Covid-19, but rule by selective committees such as the National Coronavirus Command Council requires vigilance
The Democratic Alliance’s court case is about much more than an esoteric question of constitutional law
The Monetary Policy Committee has cut the repurchase rate by a further 50 basis points, after a two consecutive cuts of 100 basis points earlier this year
The guidelines follow a court order in the case of Collins Khosa, who died after an alleged assault by members of the army and the Johannesburg metro police
Blanket measures such as lockdowns contribute to the needs and realities of people at the margins of society being overlooked
Education minister says schools will reopen for Grades 7 and 12 on June 1, and she cannot guarantee that “no one will die”
Covid-19 exposes the continued inability of white South Africa to critically reflect on their positionality or engage in meaningful, self-reflective, and constructive debate
We should learn from history that prohibitions tend not to work, even if the intention is good
The lockdown is an ideal time to reintroduce storytelling at home and in the process promote a love of reading
South Africa’s lockdown is not an ‘elimination lockdown’, nor a ‘flatten the curve lockdown’. Instead, our ‘delay lockdown’ has its own set of implications
Smoking out social tobacco users as unique spreaders of the coronavirus sends out the wrong messages
Money-lending and DIY products have allowed this pawn shop to thrive during the lockdown
People are handing over their pets to shelters, but they too are battling financially
Lockdown easing will happen and so will the increase in positive cases. This balancing act will require rapid returns to stringent measures to protect thousands of lives
Allowing companies to sell products online will help them to stay afloat during the lockdown
Certain metros, where the vast majority of infections have occurred, will remain under level-four lockdown restrictions
The president’s address follows a number of meetings with Cabinet and the National Coronavirus Command Council
Covid-19 and the subsequent lockdown have continued to tear through profits in the taxi industry, requiring the sector to formulate a new approach for how it operates, even beyond the pandemic
The Defence Force and the Independent Police Investigative Directorate now say their inquiries into the death of Collins Khosa are not complete
Independent retail analyst Syd Vianello says going under business rescue does not mean Edcon will be saved, “it simply gives business rescue practitioners a chance to work out how they can save the company”
‘You give us the word, we give you the money.’ Without tithes from congregations, churches find it difficult to pay salaries and do community work
Excessive use of force by the security forces during the Covid-19 pandemic has overwhelmingly been experienced in poor communities
According to UIF data, only 15 888 domestic workers, of a possible 673 940, have been paid from the Covid-19 Temporary employer-employee relief scheme
COMMENT This year, Freedom Day on April 27 came and went without celebration for women in townships and on farms in South Africa. It was just another day of struggle, with women having to walk at least two kilometres to fetch water, sometimes from empty JoJo tanks, fending off attacks on the way, and now […]
Teachers are probably some of the most undervalued people in society and often criticised for being ineffective or being chastised for this, that and the other.
Fear of being attacked restricts the movement of most women in everyday life