DA leader John Steenhuisen has called for Ramaphosa to throw out what he termed an ‘outdated 20th century ideology of state control’
The drought-stricken Northern Cape experienced some relief as heavy rainfall caused rivers and dams to overflow
The number of people being trained online will steadily increase
Democratic Alliance drags the government to court, demanding a Covid-19 vaccination rollout plan.
In December 2020, scientists announced that a new variant of the Covid-19 — called 501Y.V2 — had been identified in South Africa. Here’s a look at what we’ve learnt in the past month about the new variant that is driving the country’s second wave of infections
The number of admissions drastically increased in the first two weeks of January, showing the highest numbers since the pandemic reached SA across Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape
Children in the Cape Flats see violence very early in their lives and many end up in jail or killed. One of them, now a reformed gangster, walks us through his early traumatic experiences
The tobacco company has counter-filed for leave to appeal December’s tobacco ruling, should the government’s application for leave to appeal be successful
A fresh legal wrangle and jostling at the courts over the ban could run for much of the life span of the pandemic itself
The Bible-thumping chief justice really does seem to believe the anti-vaxxing nonsense he preaches
With the number of cases spiralling out of control in hotspots in the Eastern Cape and Western Cape, longer curfews and restrictions on alcohol sales are being implemented
As the pandemic’s second wave spreads through the country, the number of excess deaths increases too
Vital information apps and websites are outdated as cases begin to mushroom, especially near the coast, just in time for the December holidays
The Western Cape’s Debbie Schäfer missed the point about racism and the North West’s Mmaphefo Matsemela undermined the dignity of a young man
As the president extends the state of disaster for another month, other restrictions will be eased, including those on alcohol sales and international travel
The local industry makes less than 1% of the olive oil produced around the world every year, but the Western Cape’s climate is perfect for farmers
On Monday, 5 October — World Teachers Day — we recalled the teachers who helped us become the people we are today
An internal report on sexual offences at a military academy says the defence force failed a deceased rape victim and has called for an internal investigation
The province has reported a drop in new infections, especially in densely populated areas such as Khayelitsha, Mitchells Plain, Gugulethu, Nyanga and Manenberg.
Forty-three people were shot dead in the first six months of this year in the Western Cape’s intractable taxi violence, while close to 100 have been arrested and 40 are on court rolls in connection with the conflict
Large groups attending funerals and people delaying being tested and treated because they fear dying in hospital has contributed to a spike in coronavirus infections in KZN
A fortnight after an early winter downpour, a recently established informal settlement comes to terms with the Cape’s hydromorphology of seasonal floodplains.
Out of more than 25 000 schools in the country, 8 047 were in hotspots and 6 995 of these were public schools. And most of Gauteng’s and the Western Cape’s schools are in hotspots
Alan Winde admits he is in a vulnerable group when it comes to contracting the virus, considering he is 55 years old, and a diabetic
Equal Education wants the court to get the basic education department to feed all learners who qualify for the programme, including those who are not back at school
Cities lead the spike in new Covid-19 cases. But in the Western Cape village of Genadendal, where people trace their roots back to the Khoi and freed slaves, one man was worried that unheeded fatal lessons from more than 200 years ago could once again prove tragic
The Covid-19 crisis has exposed the raw realities of South Africa’s under-resourced public schools
President’s address covered the twin pandemics of Covid-19 and the murder and rape of women ‘who were killed by men’
As positive Covid-19 cases climb rapidly, health facilities will need more doctors and nurses
Governments need to provide the modelling and data informing the strategy to control the spread of the novel coronavirus
President Cyril Ramaphosa has issued an instruction to the Western Cape government to recruit more staff to stem the Covid-19 tide
The Western province, which has 65% of all positive Covid-19 cases, is preparing additional health facilities for a July peak