The department of international relations and cooperation says the travel ban on Southern African countries seems to be rushed
Critics have said the repo rate hike will jeopardise already sluggish economic growth, but others say the gradual increase will have little effect
The decision to hike the repo rate by 25 basis points comes in the wake of red-hot inflation in advanced economies and fears policymakers will start to dial back on accommodative measures
Here is a recap of disputes over artefacts looted from Europe’s former African colonies.
When crises strike then selfishness prevails, as Britain has done with its vaccine ‘red’ travel list
Peter Hain has written a letter to the prime minister saying the red listing of South Africa has ‘no justification whatsoever in science’
Desperate motorists queued up at fuel pumps across Britain, draining tanks, fraying tempers and prompting calls for the government to use emergency powers to give priority access to healthcare and other essential workers
In the round-up: Covid-19; the obscenity of Western countries; closing schools for the rest of the year; and Samuel Eto’o declares his candidacy
From Grammys to sold-out concerts, the West African music phenomenon is going mainstream
Some countries are placing the state at the centre to battle the problems caused by Covid-19 rather than relying solely on the markets
Vaccine passports prove to be a contentious issue for tourism, hospitality and restaurant sectors as some welcome them and some have fears of placing another hurdle ahead of economic growth
Vaccines help to reduce the spread of Covid-19, but they are not without shortcomings. Here’s what they can and can’t do
The vaccines being used to fight the pandemic take at least two weeks after inoculation to become effective — and nonpharmaceutical interventions remain crucial
The tigers were airlifted from Guatemala and placed in a wildlife sanctuary in the Free State
Covid-19 has forced newsrooms to find new business models, but the public has turned to the news more in the last year
Countries with the biggest industrialised economies could see an average loss of 8.5% of economic value by 2050, according to an Oxfam analysis
This is not the first time nor last time that intellectual property laws have allowed western individuals or companies to lay claim to Africa’s cultural, linguistic and even culinary heritage
The Covid-19 pandemic created wealth for some, including internet entrepreneurs, and poverty for many
The United Kingdom, this year’s climate change conference host, wants an in-person event, but Covid factors such as travel restrictions and vaccinations may stop people from attending
The United Nations Population Fund is the world’s largest provider of contraception to poor countries. The UK’s cuts to the agency are almost three times more severe than anything imposed previously by the Trump administration
Is Gates a superhero or a supervillain? That’s the wrong question. The right question is: How it is that one person can have so much influence over world health?
But Big Pharma and the world trade body haven’t shifted on sharing vaccine intellectual property
South Africa is behind others on e-mobility policy. But it’s not too late
The ambitious targets are not set in stone until they are deposited at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change later this year, while legislative processes vary between countries that have stated their mitigation
Other steps to fight climate change include improved reporting, monitoring and laws
PwC’s Women in Work Index says governments and businesses must tackle causes of inequality
Better laws can stop companies such as Uber from riding roughshod over people who do work for them but are denied employment benefits
Most anti-vaxxers fear the potential side-effects of the vaccine
Respondents to the survey on digital teaching reported a decline in mental health because of unforgiving workloads and expectations placed on them by managers.
The West bought billions of vaccines fast and cheap, leaving poorer nations paying through the nose for years to come
Lockdown forced reluctant South African clothing retail stores online: although foot traffic in brick-and-mortar stores remains important in a mall culture like ours, the secret to success is innovation
The Ethiopian government has created its own ‘fact-checking’ unit — and it is not the only government to do so.