The way in which Angie Motshekga has handled the reopening of schools has caused many people to lose confidence in her
Journalism’s immune system has long been compromised. From declining advertising revenue to the rise of disinformation campaigns and thoughtless social media companies, the industry has borne the brunt of multiple blows over the years
The Covid-19 pandemic provides a chance to reflect on, reimagine and reset the global economic system
Opposition parties and ANC ‘factions’ will attempt to use the crisis to their advantage
Guinea’s response to the coronavirus has exacerbated the country’s existing fault lines
The fashion business is going digital to attract consumers in the absence of being able to physically parade its wares
We are humans, not just numbers, and we need to tell people’s stories and acknowledge our fears
South Africa won’t have enough hospital beds, intensive care or otherwise, to treat Covid-19 patients, official predictions reveal. But there’s still time to act, say experts
Our government’s Covid-19 response and regulations must be subject to stringent monitoring to ensure womxn’s safety and security. This is why the Women’s Legal Centre will be an amicus curae in the case between the City of Cape Town and the SAHRC
The poll is going ahead with virtually no precautions besides prayer to protect citizens against the spread of Covid-19
Today, the whole world stands where Europe was in 1945. Europe recovered then thanks to massive international assistance. That same attitude of cooperation and solidarity is needed now more than ever
We need it to help us act responsibly when the world as we knew it seems to have shifted. It gives us something to hold on to and free us from fear’s grip
“Now that fossil fuels don’t give long-term security, or an absurd return on investment, there is a real chance to look at the world differently.”
The next phase of the government’s economic strategy, which will be announced ‘soon’, is expected to detail plans to recover from the crisis wrought by the coronavirus pandemic
Demonstrations of common humanity are a powerful tool to help us navigate our way through the pandemic
This pandemic must pose an opportunity for serious introspection by all actors involved in taking the case to court, including religious legal fraternities
A strict lockdown is not only unenforceable, but the question must be asked: is it necessary at all? The examples of South Korea, Taiwan and Sweden suggest perhaps not
The West’s perceptions of China hold up a mirror to its own preoccupations. More nuanced analysis is much-needed
The government will have to consider the pros and cons of direct taxation, de facto taxation and debt as it negotiates the coronavirus economic crisis
President John Magufuli has been widely criticised for his lacklustre response to the coronavirus pandemic, even as case numbers in Tanzania increase. Mwanahamisi Singano says that Tanzanians have a right to expect more
Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, the director general of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, is up for the challenge
The pandemic offers opportunities for online businesses that deliver services ranging from education and communication with clients to delivering groceries, but it doesn’t come without difficulties
Children are less likely to contract the coronavirus than adults, but the way in which the pandemic affects them goes beyond ill health
The sector needs to adapt to changed circumstances by revisiting strategies, budgets, missions and objectives and work collaboratively
Immunisation and other preventative programmes for malaria, cholera, measles and malnutrition, which kill children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, must continue
What might Africa look like in the wake of the pandemic? There’s enough change happening to keep both optimists happy and pessimists glum
“When the threats are not physical, they are economic. The pandemic has already had a devastating impact on the media landscape as advertising revenues have plunged.”
With schools set to reopen as the lockdown eases, teachers say too few classrooms, dodgy toilets and inadequate water make it difficult to teach safely
Human greed has brought us to the brink of societal collapse. It is time for a student-led revolution to promote a transition to a new economic system
Restrictions to vary by province and district, depending on infection rate and ability of health care system
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
President announces an ‘extraordinary coronavirus budget’ with R20-billion for healthcare and spending on the pandemic equal to 10% of national GDP