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How Chadwick Boseman inspired Africa’s first black skeleton racer

Sport Tolu Olasoji - 8 Sep 2020

Inspired by Chadwick Boseman’s portrayal of King T’Challa in ‘Black Panther’, Akwasi Frimpong set out to make his look, and impact, rich, black and cross-cultural

Where do Africans study abroad?

Education M&G Data Desk - 5 Sep 2020

China is becoming the preferred destination for countries such as Ghana and Nigeria

No proof of Covid-19 reinfection, yet

Article Athandiwe Saba - 31 Jul 2020

Some people report testing positive for Covid-19 after initially having the disease and then testing negative. Scientists are still trying to understand if this means that reinfection is possible

Invest in children to give them a better world

Environment Helen Clark - 25 Jun 2020

This entails putting them at the centre of national strategies, but doing it without high CO2 releases

Covid-19: Free the evidence

Coronavirus Philip Machanick - 9 Jun 2020

Governments need to provide the modelling and data informing the strategy to control the spread of the novel coronavirus

Government’s Covid-19 science mask is slipping

Coronavirus Steven Friedman - 10 May 2020

The government’s professed reliance on science to justify its response to the pandemic reveals both its overconfidence and its insecurities about getting citizens to cooperate

South Africa’s fumbling response to Covid-19 poses questions

Coronavirus Bert Olivier - 10 May 2020

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 ethics of Covid-19 status disclosure: To tell or not to tell?

Article Ido Aniekan, Akpabio Akpabio & Utibe Effiong - 2 May 2020

The trick is to find the balance between people’s right to privacy and the need for contact tracing to limit the spread of the disease

Covid-19: Why buying time was vital

Article M&G Data Desk & Athandiwe Saba - 16 Apr 2020

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

The solitary choreography of solo prayer

Article Khadija Patel - 26 Mar 2020

Covid-19 transmissions in mosques and churches have complicated our relationships with them

Richard Calland: Covid-19 can have positive outcomes

Analysis Richard Calland - 18 Mar 2020

Democracy and social welfare may get a boost and blind capitalism may see that it’s unsustainable

Face masks from SA to the world

Article Thando Maeko - 12 Mar 2020

As Covid-19 continues to spread, resulting in a global shortage of face masks, Centurion-based manufacturer U-Mask is coming to the rescue of thousands

What would an Olympics cancellation cost Japan?

Article Etienne Balmer - 12 Mar 2020

Japan has a diversified economy not heavily reliant on tourism. But with domestic spending already weak, the hit from a cancellation could ripple through and further depress local purchasing.

Japan-style chain Miniso does a runner

Article Tshegofatso Mathe - 21 Feb 2020

After being in South Africa for almost three years, Miniso left without a trace late last year. This exit has now left a group of franchisees, who have invested millions of rands in its stores, with massive losses

WHO urges calm as China coronavirus death toll reaches 2000

Article Laurent Thomet - 19 Feb 2020

More than 74 000 people have now been infected by the virus in China, with hundreds more cases in some 25 countries

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‘Lockdown quarter’ sees jobs bloodbath

Sarah Smit - 29 Sep 2020

The decline in employment has been accompanied by a larger increase in economic inactivity, resulting in a 42% expanded unemployment rate

National

Housing activists want probe into City of Cape Town ‘spying’

Lester Kiewit - 26 Sep 2020

The City of Cape Town admits it monitors the social-media pages of housing activists but denies that this is spying, as tensions surrounding land occupations increase

National

No ‘I’ in team – but there is an ‘EA’

Eyaaz Matwadia - 26 Sep 2020

With internet lag keeping them from global competition, local gamers have settled on a format for EA’s FIFA 2020 allows 11 people to play as a team. And the prize money in local leagues is growing. Eyaaz Matwadia boots up for the first instalment of Gaming Corner

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UNISA hosts its first TEDx event

[email protected] - 26 Sep 2020

The Elephant in the Room Tedx event at UNISA will help to create meaningful change in South Africa through the power of ideas

Special Reports

SA’s SEZs create decent jobs

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

The Special Economic Zone programme is used as a critical tool for accelerating the country’s industrial development agenda

Special Reports

The new normal in tourism is business unusual

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

Innovation and changing trends have kept some tour operators in the green, though most have struggled during the tight lockdown

Special Reports

TENDER NO. BOBS 05/2020 PROVISION OF CERTIFICATION SERVICES TO BOTSWANA BUREAU OF STANDARDS QUALITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

The Botswana Bureau of Standards (BOBS) invites tenders from reputable companies for the provision of certification services

Special Reports

The Galaxy Z Fold2 smartphone breaks all the rules

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

The Galaxy Z Fold2 has meaningful innovations that offer users enhanced refinements and some unique foldable user experiences

Special Reports

Adventures, ghost tours and big skies await visitors to the Cape Winelands

special reports - 23 Sep 2020

All of the CWDM destinations are accessible within a 30- to 120-minute drive from Cape Town, creating real value for money

Special Reports

SingularityU Online Summit to contribute to SME growth in 2020

special reports - 23 Sep 2020

The global speakers lined up for this year's event will address the challenges and opportunities specifically facing small businesses

Special Reports

Policy priorities lie with urgent economic reforms

special reports - 23 Sep 2020

Professor Raymond Parsons believes that business and consumer sentiment in South Africa would both benefit from even lower borrowing costs