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Carefully now: President Cyril Ramaphosa has his temperature taken. (ER Lombard/Gallo Images)
CORONAVIRUS

Hospitals near capacity: What the new Covid-19 restrictions mean for you

After a dramatic surge in Covid-19 infections, President Ramaphosa has brought the country back to level three restrictions

  • Paddy Harper
  • Bongekile Macupe
4 min read
Waiting: People queue in Alexandra, Johannesburg, to get grants from the South African Social Security Agency. The pandemic has caused offices to close when Covid-19 cases are found. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G) (Photo by Gallo Images/Roger Sedres)
AUDITOR GENERAL

A partnership between citizens and the state is needed to manage the pandemic

Covid-19 has taught us that we need an effective local government, a preventative and curative health system, evidence-based policing, a politically neutral public service and…

  • Paul Kariuki
4 min read
A Gauteng health department official collects samples from a man during a door-to-door COVID-19 coronavirus testing drive in Yeoville, Johannesburg, on April 3, 2020. (Marco Longari/AFP)
CORONAVIRUS
Video

Unpacking the myths and misunderstandings in the Covid-19 vacuum

The basics of epidemiology will help explain why some of the believable but incorrect propositions about the pandemic are wrong.

  • Philip Machanick
10 min read