An Australian mining company is suing three attorneys and activists for defamation. But the defendant’s attorneys argue that this a strategic lawsuit against public participation
The committee says if two complaints against him are found to be true, they are “extremely serious”
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
As positive Covid-19 cases climb rapidly, health facilities will need more doctors and nurses
Artists are trying new ways of working, with few of them able to access state relief funds
Hyphenated identities: Why can’t I be just ‘South African’; why do I need to be ‘South- African Chinese’?
In South Africa, police brutality and violence affect black, working- class lives in particular. We must dismantle this systemic oppression
From a street corner in Kampala, a newspaper vendor has observed an industry in decline — quickened by the coronavirus pandemic
‘Less lethal’ weapons have resulted in deaths and severe injuries, yet there are still no guidelines
Old people in poor areas have been especially hard hit by Covid-19. At an old-age complex in Jan Hofmeyr, Johannesburg, Sarah Smit spoke to them about their fear and loneliness
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
“These companies are given most of the subcontracting and the person responsible is Percy Mphahlele”
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
Imagine the chaos that would have ensued had the rest of the world relied on the United States for leadership as it usually does?
Using assumptions and faulty tools leads to racist conclusions about why so few black students are taking up biological sciences
As Africa mourns George Floyd, we must look in the mirror and address police brutality on our own continent
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
We don’t know if the coronavirus killed Pierre Nkurunziza. We do know that, in his absence, Burundi has a chance to take the pandemic seriously
Allegations have surfaced in court papers that the state broadcaster’s former head was purposefully pushed out by chief executive Madoda Mxakwe and board chairperson Bongumusa Makhathini
The minister will brief the media on the progress in the implementation of Covid-19 measures at tertiary education institutions
Governments need to provide the modelling and data informing the strategy to control the spread of the novel coronavirus
Police watchdog report finds that metro police members did not participate in the assault
Families have found the cultural cost of burying their loved ones under lockdown difficult to bear, but the financial costs have reduced
South Africa had a front row seat as the greatest team of its generation went into full bloom
A key figure in the return of more than 1 000 claimants to Cape Town’s inner city, Shahied Ajam was working on a multi-billion rand land restitution project
Kenya has a long history of policing with excessive force, often resulting in unnecessary deaths. Recently at least six people died from police violence during the first 10 days of a dusk-to-dawn curfew. Moina Spooner, from The Conversation Africa, asked Douglas Kivoi, an expert on police reform and policy, to shed light on the situation. […]