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
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
The group who had missed their flight on Tuesday have finally boarded a plane home
Parliament told 70 000 member SANDF deployment there to support the health department, while questions over army conduct still hang in the air
For the past five years, Lauren Beukes has been working on a book set in the aftermath of a global epidemic. Its release couldn’t have been more timely
It’s long been known that the generosity of developed countries only goes so far and is generally in their own interests
Anthropologists ask the difficult questions about human behaviour and also provide the difficult answers
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
As information about the coronavirus emerged, the Chinese government and Chinese society began to organise an immense campaign against its spread
The department of international relations announced that 93 South Africans have been repatriated. But others are still waiting to get back home
The president’s R500-billion economic package offers a new deal for desperate South Africans across the class divide
The president will announce what measures are being put in place to help the country deal with coronavirus
President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to announce the government’s long-awaited economic stimulus plan to deal with the effects of Covid-19. The key will be getting loans for a stimulus without ‘selling’ the country.
Welkom mayor Nkosinjani Speelman has allegedly been continuing to perform his duties, despite his ‘suspension’
Independent reports slam Cape Town’s Covid-19 homeless site, the city says things have improved since independent monitors visited the site
The partner of Collins Khosa — allegedly killed by soldiers and police officers — says the army and police force have become a law unto themselves
As jobs dry up, South Africans living in Saudi Arabia have little choice but to leave
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
Oversight is crucial, and more so during a state of disaster, yet the Parliament seems to prefer deferring this function until the Covid-19 crisis is over
Without the means to leverage lockdown as a time to grow, Covid-19 reinforces how access to data remains a barrier to young people’s progress
Sixteen people identified during mass testing in the Eastern Cape were first taken to a B&B before being taken to a hospital
The key to containing ‘kokoro korona’ is to speak to people in their own languages
Charles Eisenstein’s book, Sacred Economics, offers some practical alternatives to neoliberal capitalism
Our global health is only as strong as our most vulnerable community. The coronavirus pandemic can be defeated — but only if we leave no one behind
An executive centre that makes decisions quickly is advisable to ensure staff, students and research are well taken care of
Why should we applaud those giving away a fraction of their fortune; the same people who have a hand in creating such inequities?