The minister is also expected to announce talks with unions towards a new airline after the shut-down of the cash-strapped national carrier
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
200 Cubans are flying to South Africa to help the defence force and health department respond to the pandemic
The sector is incredibly vulnerable but has largely been overlooked in government’s neal attempts to deal with our current crisis
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has outlined the fiscal and monetary policy interventions implemented by the government in its fight against Covid-19
The finance minister will brief the media following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement of an R500-billion package of economic measures aimed at addressing challenges facing the economy
Read President Cyril Ramaphosa’s full address on the easing of the national lockdown
Restrictions to vary by province and district, depending on infection rate and ability of health care system
Universities and vocational colleges have the responsibility of protecting graduates’ futures
The World Health Organisation continues to praise South Africa’s public-health response to the pandemic. That praise, however, will be long forgotten if we are not able to meet all our other challenges with the same alacrity
Amcu and experts agree that mineworkers and their communities face a unique risk without a detailed response to Covid-19 from the sector
Sassa says grants to an extra six million people who lose jobs, on top of 18-million beneficiaries, means it can’t give as much to child support grants
With on-campus teaching possibly starting only in September, varsities turn to the internet
Independent reports slam Cape Town’s Covid-19 homeless facility, but the city says conditions have improved since independent monitors visited
But City authorities vow to stop the erection of new shacks during the national lockdown
The City of Cape Town has said in a statement that it is working around the clock to keep vulnerable people safe
For the many that rely on pension grants, Sassa’s seemingly simple date change has severe ramifications
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
Ramaphosa missed the chance to get even more out of his big moment
With nearly 19 000 tanks needed for emergency water supply, the already broke water department is exhausting its future budget for crucial projects in areas already without water
For South Sudanese refugees, fleeing war and sexual violence is only the beginning of their struggles, writes Amanda Sperber from northern Uganda. This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting
Health workers on the front line in one of the poorest provinces are struggling with a shortage of protective equipment and accuse the health department of being unprepared for the pandemic
With access to food severely limited and an already flawed agricultural infrastructure, many people living in rural communities are suffering
Maintenance division is first SAA subsidiary to declare hardship to staff as travel ban effects grow at the state-owned airline
Forced to work across multiple hospitals, health officials have helped to spread Covid-19 in the private healthcare system
To lessen the damage being wrought by the lockdown, the coronavirus budget mixed increased grants with more money for infrastructure and to keep businesses
As SAA subsidiaries declare hardship to staff, business-rescue practitioners urge them to sign agreements to save severance payouts
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
Trust in Peter Mutharika’s government is at an all time low — just when it’s needed most
Supporting the lockdown rules and holding the government to account is a delicate balancing act
The speed at which substantial wealth was given shows that investment in transformation and justice does not enjoy the same humanitarian response