The first batch of vaccines is almost here, but a top government adviser says achieving herd immunity by the end of the year is ‘unrealistic’
The Covid-19 pandemic has had a negative effect on journalists’ health, working conditions and freedom to report. Now more than ever, media freedom needs to be upheld
Sibusiso Moyo, the third Zimbabwean minister to die from the virus, was a potential successor to the president
The South African variant of the virus is ‘clinically present’, while a lockdown tries to limit new infections
The seemingly endless queue at the Zimbabwe border post is not unusual, but Covid testing, a curfew and the Christmas rush stretched it for days. But no matter the obstacles, the trade to a country in economic crisis goes on regardless
Pharmaceutical companies are yet to register their vaccines with the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority, boding ill for its delivery to the public
Hip-hop artist DOOM passed away in October, but the world found out only last week. Mpho Moshe Matheolane met the man himself in 2013
Viewing January 8 off the screen instead of from the middle of a stadium should be the way of the future
As the humanitarian crisis unfolds at the Beitbridge border post, Hatebridge opens for business on Twitter
Current and former workers at SG Coal, a large company that has a monopoly on coal hauling in the province, have accused it of unbearable working conditions and unfair treatment
In a year defined by Covid-19, human rights violations, including massacres of civilians and crackdowns on opposition parties, have plagued these regions
After missing the global HIV/Aids targets, new benchmarks that put people at the centre, especially those most at risk, need to be set
KZN’s premier has tried to intervene by offering South Africans preferential access to jobs, but foreign drivers say locals don’t want the work
The Botswana Defence Force’s anti-poaching unit has long been accused of a ‘shoot to kill’ policy. Over 20 years the unit has killed 30 Namibians and 22 Zimbabweans
COMMENT: Opposition candidates and party can increase their chances of success at the polls by putting aside minor differences and presenting a united front
A new book on Zimbabwean writer Dambudzo Marechera draws on both actual and imaginary archives
The author discusses the trilogy of novels that propelled her onto the Booker shortlist, and their relevance to present-day Zimbabwe
A Zimbabwean restaurant feeding people in need formed an unlikely addition to Joe Biden’s election campaign
The cash-strapped national carrier is in the process of recouping its blocked funds from Zimbabwe, which could go towards financing the airline’s business rescue plan
The use of a South African Air Force jet by ANC officials without the minister following the required procedures is one such case — and more questions arise on examination of that case
Threats of funding cuts has caused a reduction in reproductive and sexual health services
ANC officials’ ‘taxi’ ride in an SANDF jet to Zimbabwe is further evidence that more transparency is needed in the military
Desperate people mine the mineral, but it is ‘untouchable big people’, including top state officials, who reap the real benefits
The ANC’s response to its senior officials’ lockdown trip to Zimbabwe leaves much to be desired
Tawanda Muchehiwa is one of dozens of Zimbabweans who have been kidnapped and tortured by unidentified armed men
Social media is driving a new – largely anonymous – form of protest in Zimbabwe and Zambia
Conservative groups are fighting efforts to expand African women’s access to healthcare. Do they care about women all the time, or only when they’re procreating?
A report by the Special Investigating Unit has urged Public Works Minister Patricia de Lille to take action against Melissa Whitehead and others
Zimbabwe’s tax authority said ABB, one of Switzerland’s most profitable companies, avoided paying millions of dollars to the economically crippled country
Zimbabwean opposition politician Jacob Ngarivhume on Wednesday was granted bail at his fourth attempt since being detained on July 20 for calling protests against corruption
Remembering Patson Dzamara, the Zimbabwean activist who never stopped searching for his brother
Softie is an intimate portrait of how political activism complicates family life