The fallouts from unethical experiments include distrust of public health officials and poor participation in research studies by members of vulnerable populations. People involved in vaccine trials must be recognised as partners, rather than pawns
Practitioners inform staff that the government’s rejection of R10-billion bailout last week almost guarantees that the prospect of rescue is now impossible
Despite the long history of medical racism, any potential Covid-19 vaccines must be tested in Africa — but not only on the continent
The latest member of the benevolent billionaires club could learn from what his peers have done right — and wrong
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’
Research at Stellenbosch University looks at the link between viral infections and cardiovascular disease
The well-being of each of us is dependent on the well-being of our fellow beings. This interconnectivity means trust in government and institutions matters a great deal
How online media during the Coronavirus lockdown foreshadows a permanently encapsulated life
Authoritarian leaders have often used natural disasters to tighten their grasp on power. We are seeing the same happen during the coronavirus crisis, in dictatorships and democracies alike
In the first weeks of the lockdown, workers reported that they had been left with nothing to survive on as their employers failed to apply to the UIF
South Africans stuck abroad are told to be patient while the government is negotiating with different countries and working on ways to bring them back home
This week’s cartoon in the M&G by Carlos is on keeping the perfect distance in the time of Covid-19
Both authoritarian and democratic governments are responding to the coronavirus crisis by instituting frightening new powers
Imagine if Zupta the Maniacal Giggler was president. Or Mbeki the Myopic. Beyond imagination would be Donald the Deadly
We cannot implement any recommendations without an overarching council to oversee it
With little money to respond to Covid-19, the government is looking at other sources of funding
Northern Cape residents who receive social grants say they’re being excluding from receiving food assistance packages
Despite R50 billion being pumped into the state airline, the current collapse was always likely thanks to political appointees, corruption and the ANC not deciding what it wanted out of SAA, writes Sabelo Skiti
Scathing investigations dig into a problematic procurement process at the billion-rand National Housing Finance Corporation, which is tasked with helping to fix the country’s housing backlog
A snapshot of musical moments (and mishaps) as they intersected with Zimbabwe throughout the decades.
All of KwaZulu-Natal’s Covid-19 emergency spending has been centralised under the provincial treasury after the controversial purchase of R22-million of blankets by the social development department
In eThekwini a successful scheme is helping homeless people, but some say the lack of drugs to feed their addictions means it is better to stay away
The iconic concert to celebrate independence in Zimbabwe would prove to contain a warning
The enforcement of the lockdown has seen authorities inflict brutal actions on citizens
100 000 tests. 600 000 people screened. And an increase in daily tests to 30 000 — inside what the state is doing with the time the lockdown bought
‘Port St Johns and Port Elizabeth funerals are the cause of rising numbers,’ says the department of health
The decision to rely on the police and army to enforce the lockdown was correct, but security force actions show both the weaknesses of the state and of systems for establishing social order
Read the amended national lockdown regulations
While the president takes charge of the national effort against Covid-19, provincial premiers are using the crisis to show they too a leading from the front
A group of workers have been dismissed, but they insist they never embarked on industrial action in the first place
Ministers Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and Ronald Lamola will brief the nation on regulations pertaining to the extension of the lockdown
As Covid-19 upends life, it has taught us critical lessons and offers an opening to confront other crises. Political will is required, of course