Campaigners urge Zimbabweans to unfollow the president on Twitter
Despite the department of basic education’s announcement that teachers and learners were given orientation about the coronavirus, anecdotal evidence doesn’t bear this out
Alan Winde admits he is in a vulnerable group when it comes to contracting the virus, considering he is 55 years old, and a diabetic
What could be a landmark case seeking recognition for a woman’s right to inheritance and maintenance in the event of her partner’s death, is currently being adjudicated
Several jazz offerings at the virtual festival focus on journeys and identity
In an amendment published in the Government Gazette on Tuesday, the basic education minister has made further changes to the school return dates for different grades
The Electoral Commission of South Africa said next year’s local government elections will go ahead despite the pandemic as it has plans in place to keep employees and voters safe
The struggling power utility has updated Parliament on investigations into contracts where more than R4-billion was lost in overpayments
The companies making the non-invasive devices, which will create jobs and are cheaper than other types, include car and diving manufacturers
Consequence management would deter ineffective, indifferent, non-compliant and crooked officials whose actions and attitudes prevent the efficient delivery of services to the public
The province says the increase in Covid-19 cases has made it re-evaluate some decisions
Lazarus Chakwera’s ascent to the presidency was made possible by the nine-party Tonse Alliance, which included Mutharika’s former deputy, Saulus Chilima, as his running mate
Africans can lead the charge to decolonise the profit-driven biomedical system by challenging European and American claims to prioritised access to the Covid-19 vaccine
The wait was long and painful, from the endless jokes to that Steven Gerrard slip. But after 30 years Liverpool are finally Premier League champions of England
On stage hers is the powerful body always rippling with refined movement quality. Thanks to the documentary film on the vNAF programme, we learn that off stage Lulu Mlangeni’s as powerful a force.
As the coronavirus restrictions on mass gatherings persist, Nigeria is having to tone down the grand events it cherishes
Rooted in the Cape Town sound, Ramon Alexander celebrates it’s genealogy
Nthato Mokgata’s documentary ‘Vukazithate’, showing online at the National Arts Festival, tells an intimate story of his mentor and maskandi legend, Bhekisenzo “Vukazithathe” Cele
Physical distancing rules do not have to mean that we work in isolation; on the contrary, the need for communication has never been greater
Amadou Diallo, a Guinean man, was killed by NYPD officers 21 years ago. Today protesters still invoke his name as they fight for justice
Neo Muyanga’s ‘Making Grace Amazing’ is one of the online offerings at this year’s National Arts Festival in Makhanda
Buhle Ngaba’s ‘Swan Song’, showing online at the virtual National Arts Festival, explores the rawness of heartbreak, and of life
It appears that those tasked with enforcing the law don’t know it.
The City of Cape Town in June twice knocked down structures on land allocated for other purposes. The city says these were not evictions; residents ask why no police are available for rapes and murders
Only grades six, 11 and R will return to school as expected, with the rest to be phased in later in the month
We will probably hear premiers, a minister or even the president saying they “condemn in the strongest terms” what is happening in municipalities
Like flotsam you float from one unknown place to another, to seek and establish equilibrium — only to have it all disrupted by a pandemic
The African Union’s human rights boss has expressed grave concerns about the erosion of human rights during and after the Covid-19 pandemic.
We can gamble and eat out and one day gwais will be legal, but staying pozi is best — the
virus is gaining on us, writes Paddy Harper
State bodies shielding workers have been weakened by budget cuts and high demands
As Gauteng braces for its Covid-19 peak, the province’s MEC for health, Bandile Masuku, is putting his training to the test as he leads efforts to tackle the impending public health crisis
Évariste Ndayishimiye’s first speech as president, and the conspicuous absence of Burundi’s main opposition leader, do not bode well for democracy