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Bus tour operators plead for help

Business Tshegofatso Mathe - 12 Sep 2020

The tourism transport sector was hammered during Covid-19 levels four and five and is asking the government for financial assistance

Auditor general points to the state’s flaws enabling Covid-19 graft

National Lester Kiewit - 2 Sep 2020

AG Kimi Makwetu’s ‘real-time’ audit of contracts and relief schemes indicate ‘a higher risk of fraud and abuse of funds’

UIF resumes relief payments after investigation delay

Business Thando Maeko - 26 Aug 2020

Temporary relief payments were suspended pending an investigation, but the UIF says it’s back on track

Fight the disease of corruption in the same way we fight the coronavirus

Opinion Themba Dlamini - 22 Jul 2020

Gogo Dlamini, Themba Dlamini’s mother, died of Covid-19, but Mzanzi has a chance to rid the country of fraud and exploitation and instead serve ‘Gogo Dlamini’, the people of South Africa

Three million jobs lost and hunger surging amid Covid-19 crisis — survey

Coronavirus Sarah Smit - 15 Jul 2020

Income shocks and the breakdowns in social protection schemes have had consequences for hunger and food insecurity in South Africa

Unemployment fund, CCMA face jobs bloodbath

Business Sarah Smit & Thando Maeko - 2 Jul 2020

State bodies shielding workers have been weakened by budget cuts and high demands

Possible lockdown retrenchments are already soaring

Business Sarah Smit - 29 Jun 2020

After just three months of lockdown, more than 100 000 workers could lose their jobs

Workers battle for UIF payouts

Business Chris Gilili - 26 Jun 2020

Snarl-ups at the Unemployment Insurance Fund and bosses not assisting employees worsens people’s suffering

SA’s economy expected to contract by 7.2% in 2020

Business Tshegofatso Mathe & Thando Maeko - 24 Jun 2020

The economy is in a depressed state, and Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has called for cautious use of the country’s finances to avert plunging into a sovereign debt crisis

Workers rights rolled back as Covid-19 strikes

Business Sarah Smit - 23 Jun 2020

The economic crisis triggered by the pandemic has laid bare longstanding deficiencies in labour rights around the world

Rabid denialist unhinged me

Coronavirus Paddy Harper - 11 Jun 2020

Paddy Harper's getting a Covid-19 Ters payout, the government works and life is more free. He was happy until Maskless Muppet pitched

Women farmworkers call for labour centres to be opened

Coronavirus Chriscy Blouws - 5 Jun 2020

Many womxn who live and work on farms have suffered immensely during the Covid-19 lockdown

South Africa excludes refugees and asylum seekers from Covid-19 aid

Coronavirus Callixte Kavuro - 29 May 2020

Despite being protected in South Africa by law, these groups have been swept aside when it comes to relief packages

The ‘lockdown generation’ has been hit hardest by Covid-19

Business Sarah Smit - 27 May 2020

The government has zeroed in on youth unemployment, but the coronavirus pandemic threatens to leave young people even more vulnerable than before

Workers with noncompliant bosses can now access Covid-19 relief scheme

Business Sarah Smit - 26 May 2020

Last week the department of labour announced that more than R14-billion had been paid to workers, but some are still struggling to access the fund

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Q&A Sessions: ‘I think I was born way before my time’ — Mamodupi Mohlala

nicolene de wee - 26 Nov 2020

The chief executive of the Estate Agency Affairs Board and the deputy chair of the SABC board, shares her take on retrenchments at the public broadcaster and reveals why she hates horror movies

National

Public protector’s ‘mistakes’ were made to nail the president, court hears

Sarah Smit - 26 Nov 2020

Busisiwe Mkhwebane discarded facts that were inconvenient to her when she investigated the CR17 campaign, Cyril Ramaphosa’s lawyers argued

National

CR17 report is not perfect, but the investigation was rational, court hears

Sarah Smit - 26 Nov 2020

So says public protector Busisiwe Mkwhebane’s lawyer, who said she had reason to suspect the money was being laundered through the campaign

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Special Reports

Huawei Cloud’s Year-End Sales Carnival

special reports - 27 Nov 2020

Massive discounts on hot cloud services are on offer along with special coupons and other privileges, but hurry, supplies are limited!

Special Reports

Get Rewarded for banking with Standard Bank Mobile

special reports - 26 Nov 2020

Free data for your bank card spend every month will go that extra mile to help keep South Africans connected to their dreams

Special Reports

Introducing Greening the Future 2020

Staff Reporter - 26 Nov 2020

We highlight the work of those accelerating sustainable living in SA – at a vital moment for the environment

Special Reports

Western Cape SMBs look to technology to get them through pandemic

special reports - 25 Nov 2020

Many companies have over-capitalised on IT infrastructure in the past, and are looking for ways to access simpler, cheaper technology that cuts their costs

Special Reports

Land reform still a hot potato

special reports - 24 Nov 2020

The land has got to belong to all the people of South Africa, and many believe that there’s no other mechanism for that except expropriation

Special Reports

UP chemical pathology scientists develop ground-breaking nanobodies for Covid-19 detection and therapy

special reports - 24 Nov 2020

Nanobodies are smaller than conventional antibodies and easier to work with so they are ideal for good cheap sensitive rapid tests for Covid-19

Special Reports

Inclusion as learned experience in higher education

special reports - 23 Nov 2020

Understanding the complexity of intersections between oppressions relating to race and gender is key to any commitment to creating a culture of inclusion and social justice

Special Reports

Local government in crisis: how it can be fixed

special reports - 20 Nov 2020

Local governments are supposed to promote non-racial development, in a decentralised manner, but the reality does not match up