With no tourists or boats coming in, Hout Bay’s famous wharf is unable to stay afloat
It began with an operation, itself a form of lockdown, and convalescence in the silent suburbs was welcome but brought with it worries about the future
Is this “syndrome” another symptom that the lockdown has made us all a little bit crazy? Is it a symbol that we all just need to get a grip on it?
With the Covid-19 pandemic exposing many structural cleavages and spurring racial tensions, it is likely that the post-pandemic South Africa will encounter new challenges and setbacks on the road to reconciliation
Government’s response to the coronavirus is unlikely to counteract the expected sharp decline of the country’s gross domestic product
Some industries will open but the tobacco ban remains in place, contradicting the president’s earlier remarks
The national coronavirus command council will brief the nation of level 4 lockdown regulations
Vessels were detained and fined — no evidence of illegal fishing was found
The recreational fishing industry, employing 94 000 people and generating R36-billion a year, pleads for permission to return to work before it collapses
The government’s good work can easily be undone should the risks of fraud and corruption not be addressed proactively
Allied forces in the two world wars were provided with cigarettes. The anti-smoking Nazis used taxes on tobacco to help fill Germany’s depleted coffers
Even where the case is a strong one, direct access to the highest court is a route only in truly exceptional circumstances
The Western Cape has become the epicentre of the outbreak, and the tardy response of health officials in the Eastern Cape has Minister Zweli Mkhize worried but optimistic
The easing of SA’s lockdown means more than 40% of the workforce will be back at work, but if Covid-19 cases go up the lockdown will intensify again
Restrictions to vary by province and district, depending on infection rate and ability of health care system
Amcu and experts agree that mineworkers and their communities face a unique risk without a detailed response to Covid-19 from the sector
There are factors such as exchange rates, electricity costs, security free and fuel prices that are contributors, but additional spectrum will certainly bring about significant change in the local industry
But City authorities vow to stop the erection of new shacks during the national lockdown
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
Maintenance division is first SAA subsidiary to declare hardship to staff as travel ban effects grow at the state-owned airline
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
Civil-military relations across the continent are tenuous, at best. Covid-19 may have given African governments an opportunity to create a new social compact with their citizens
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
Supporting the lockdown rules and holding the government to account is a delicate balancing act
Don’t let your libido get the better of you and keep your sex extra safe, by staying home
Leaders need to grapple with the wicked problem of how to ease out
of the lockdown
The last thing we need is your gluten-free treats, Tai Chi lessons or home-schooling prowess to make us feel worse about things
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
The plight of international students studying at the University of the Witwatersrand is echoed around the world
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’
A research institution says the government should guarantee small businesses’ debt in order to keep the sector that employs millions of South Africans afloat amid Covid-19
Imagine if Zupta the Maniacal Giggler was president. Or Mbeki the Myopic. Beyond imagination would be Donald the Deadly