Coronavirus South Africa
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Watch it again: Ramaphosa addresses the nation
The president is expected to provide an update on the government’s strategies to manage the coronavirus pandemic
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Teachers trying to catch up, ‘ticking boxes’, overloading learners
Teachers who spoke to the Mail & Guardian this week are not confident that any effective teaching and learning will take place during this academic year, even if it is extended
Vigorous policing of petty crime during the pandemic suggests a Pyrrhic defeat
The ideological aims of the criminal justice system in dysfunctional societies, like South Africa, is to indirectly legitimise the inequitable economic system
KwaZulu-Natal is emerging as a new Covid-19 epicentre
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
Civil service edges closer to Covid cliff
Public sector unions say the rampant Covid-19 pandemic will have a devastating effect on how the government is run and services are delivered
Police brutality is government policy
For 20 years ministers in charge of the police have been telling them to beat up or kill criminals
Watch it again: Ramaphosa on risk-adjusted strategy to manage Covid-19
The president’s address comes after a number of meetings with Cabinet and the National Command Council
Editorial: Combating Covid-19: ‘It is now in your hands’
Despite the destructive system created by politicians and corporations, we can show the power of community and humanity
People’s behaviour stoking Gauteng pandemic
The active case count of Gauteng surpasses that of whole countries. Workers at clinics report a ‘concerning’ relaxation of basic health protocols
Most Gauteng, Western Cape schools in hotspots
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
Toxic dust from an abandoned mine coupled with Covid-19 is a tinderbox
Covid-19 is not the first health crisis to plague Snake Park. For decades the residents have lived with the mine, which they say blows clouds of dust into their homes
Locally built ventilators ready in two weeks as Covid cases rise
The companies making the non-invasive devices, which will create jobs and are cheaper than other types, include car and diving manufacturers
Gauteng health MEC Bandile Masuku’s first rule: Don’t panic
As Gauteng braces for its Covid-19 peak, the province’s MEC for health, Bandile Masuku, is putting his training to the test as he leads efforts to tackle the impending public…
We can’t expect learners and teachers to function optimally right now
It may well be that we have warm bodies in schools, but to think their minds are highly productive is a reach