#ZumaUnrest

/ 27 October 2021

Riots leave ugly scars as Richmond braces itself to go the polls

With many job losses caused by the looting and arson of July, the Midlands town faces an uncertain future

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By Paddy Harper

Business

/ 19 October 2021

R1.5bn in funding approved for riot-hit businesses

Agencies emphasise that speed is crucial to rescuing firms affected by July’s unrest

By Sarah Smit

Business

/ 11 October 2021

Post-riot township economy is uncertain, but established investors won’t leave easily

July’s violence and looting dealt a blow to business confidence

By Sarah Smit

Business

/ 23 September 2021

Despite inflation risks, the monetary policy committee keeps rates on hold

Inflation rose well beyond the Reserve Bank’s midpoint target in August

By Sarah Smit

National

/ 8 September 2021

Looters remorseful as daily life gets tougher

Some residents in areas affected by the July riots have lost their livelihoods, have to travel far to get to the jobs that remain and walk long distances to unaffected shopping centres

By Chris Makhaye

Business

/ 7 September 2021

GDP stats: Economy grows, but not enough to secure jobs and long-term recovery

GDP rose 1.2% in the second quarter, but future growth indicators will likely be hit by July’s looting and unrest, as well as a dip in commodity prices

By Sarah Smit

Business

/ 25 August 2021

Basic income grant not on treasury’s watchlist — yet

Treasury officials will model the effect of the grant on the fiscus if the need arises

By Sarah Smit

Politics

/ 24 August 2021

ANC member accused of instigating July unrest makes it to party’s candidate list

A branch in Johannesburg has raised concern about the inclusion of Mboneni Tabane on the list submitted to the Electoral Commission of South Africa.

By Lizeka Tandwa

Business

/ 14 August 2021

Godongwana ‘will be just fine’

The new finance minister has a difficult task, but analysts say his political capital will help him hold a hard line on state spending

By Sarah Smit

Business

/ 8 August 2021

Commodities ‘bail out’ South African economy, but chronic structural woes remain

The mining industry is riding a wave that will eventually crash, analysts warn

By Sarah Smit

National

/ 4 August 2021

Long arm of the riots still affecting health sector

The tumult in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng has forced people to go without chronic medication and check-ups, caused shortages at the blood bank and disruptions in the vaccine roll out

By Zandile Bangani

National

/ 3 August 2021

Phoenix killings: 22 suspects held

A total of 36 murder charges are being probed in the wake of vigilante attacks in the area during last month’s riots

By Paddy Harper

Business

/ 31 July 2021

Grocers reap tidy profits from liquor

Covid-19 bans on alcohol and the recent violence have exposed just how important booze sales are to retailers that once only filled trolleys with food

By Sarah Smit

National

/ 31 July 2021

Riots leave the dead unburied and the living at risk

Crematoriums, funeral parlours and cemeteries were forced to close, leaving the families of those who died during the unrest to live with their bodies.

By Chris Makhaye

National

/ 29 July 2021

State of disaster declared after bloody KwaZulu-Natal riots

Provincial government says it cannot deal with the magnitude of the damage to infrastructure alone

By Paddy Harper

National

/ 29 July 2021

Cele and Sitole: Police are ‘handicapped’ by SA laws

In Parliament on Thursday, the police minister and national police commissioner lamented that officers had become hesitant to execute their duties

By Luke Feltham

National

/ 29 July 2021

Zuma children call for his unconditional release

The Zuma family also urged people to continue to desist from destroying infrastructure, adding that it opposed the arrest of Ngizwe Mchunu

By Lizeka Tandwa

Editorial

/ 29 July 2021

Editorial: Unrest death count the highest in more than 180 years

We need a commission of inquiry to find the central characters in the tragic event that played out in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng.

By Editorial

Business

/ 28 July 2021

Companies affected by unrest can apply for support as soon as next week

Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi urges employers to be honest when applying for help

By Eunice Masson

Business

/ 27 July 2021

R350 relief grant will be paid into bank accounts or via cash-send services

There are concerns that post office branch closures will make it difficult for beneficiaries to access the grant

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By Sarah Smit

Opinion

/ 27 July 2021

Military not a magic bullet: South Africa needs to do more for long term peace

More than ever before, decisive leadership is needed from politicians, military leadership and civil society to march the South African National Defence Force in the right direction

By Lindy Heinecken

Opinion

/ 26 July 2021

Out of the arson and looting come glimmers of light

Civilians working together signals the possible germination of a deeply embedded democratic culture where ethnicity no longer divides

By Lisa Thompson

Education

/ 25 July 2021

School system produces dropouts who are used to drive unrest

Our government needs to interrogate our education system because worse is still to come through the hands of the youngsters who they have failed

By Palesa Mofokeng and Bafana Mohale

Opinion

/ 25 July 2021

Indians were the soft target of looting insurgents’ Plan B

The recent violence has been a cruel reminder for many South African Indians of the 1949 anti-Indian pogroms in KwaZulu-Natal

By Quraysha Ismail Sooliman

Coronavirus

/ 23 July 2021

Daily new Covid-19 cases drop, but recent civil unrest might cause new surge

Acting health minister Mmamoloko Kubayi says 120 private pharmacies were destroyed and 47 500 vaccines lost in KwaZulu-Natal

By Eunice Masson

Thought Leader

/ 23 July 2021

Pestilence, war and famine: relic of the Middle Ages?

We cannot afford to be swayed by rumour and fear-mongering as we were centuries ago. We must think carefully before we act, share emotional opinions, or start burning witches (or malls)

By Derek Davey

Editorial

/ 22 July 2021

Editorial: Last week’s unrest: Who is left to clean up the mess?

Once again, people of all races, religions and ages have come together to sort out the devastation that can largely be laid at the doorstep of our government

By Editorial

Opinion

/ 22 July 2021

My sense of fear is over, for now

Whatever last week was — half-assed coup or failed sparkling insurrection — the dread of impending apocalypse has dissipated

By Paddy Harper

National

/ 22 July 2021

Treason, murder probes as unrest death toll climbs

State will focus on the ringleaders and coordinators of last week’s ‘attempted insurrection’

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