Opinion
FACT CHECK: SA COVID-19 death rate among the lowest, but not the world’s lowest
How deadly has COVID-19 been in South Africa? Is the country’s death rate really the world’s lowest? Africa Check takes a look.
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EXPLAINER: How coronavirus is affecting our mental health
Social distancing has led to greater isolation and severe financial distress for many.
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ANALYSIS: Better food price controls needed to shield poor from COVID-19 fallout
There needs to be an urgent expansion of price controls, as well as an inquiry into the price-setting of major retailers.
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CYRIL RAMAPHOSA: Corruption during a national disaster is a heinous crime
It is difficult to understand the utter lack of conscience that leads a businessperson who has heeded the call to provide lifesaving supplies during a devastating pandemic to inflate the price.
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BUSANI NGCAWENI: 'Money Heist' and the tragicomedy of our times
What does the Netflix series 'Money Heist' and South Africa have in common amid the coronavirus pandemic? Busani Ngcaweni explores the parallels.
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CYRIL RAMAPHOSA: Now is not the time to let down our guard
President Cyril Ramaphosa has released a statement to the nation after the country recorded more than half a million confirmed cases of the coronavirus.
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ZINGISWA LOSI: A tribute to Isithwalandwe Baba Andrew Mlangeni
Cosatu president Zingiswa Losi sends her tribute to stalwart and icon Andrew Mlangeni who passed away last Wednesday.
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ANALYSIS: SA faces mass hunger if efforts to offset impact of COVID-19 are eased
Two out of every five adults interviewed between May and June reported that their household had lost its main source of income since the lockdown started.
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ANALYSIS: The IMF’s $4bn loan for SA: the pros, cons and potential pitfalls
The IMF loan does not impose any conditions over and above what is in South African law on how the funds can be used; it only seems to expect the country to implement policies already announced.
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YONELA DIKO: Flooding is part of our lives now, and we must be prepared
We must face the fact that destructive rainfall is here to stay - and build homes that match that, writes Yonela Diko.
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: Mr President, we are tired of talk and no action
South Africans are simply tired of talk on everything from the economy, to better services for the poor and acting on corruption, writes Judith February.
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CYRIL RAMAPHOSA: Now's the time for reconstruction & recovery
Since the onset of the pandemic in South Africa, our strategy has been to provide whatever support we can to protect businesses & preserve jobs, writes Cyril Ramaphosa.
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: South Africa must resolve its challenges with integrity
The generation of Madiba, John Lewis and Andrew Mlangeni knew how to keep constant the principles which informed their activism, writes Judith February.
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HAJI MOHAMED DAWJEE: 23 days of being COVID-19 positive - it's lonely in here
COVID-19's effect on body and mind leads to a loneliness and feeling of confusion that's barely describable, writes Haji Mohamed Dawjee.
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Once-booming Franschhoek is on its knees: 'People are not eating!'
Waiters, chefs and restaurant owners in Franschhoek and elsewhere are protesting under the banner #JobsSaveLives.
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'Cape Town seems overwhelmed by land invasions. That’s not how you govern!'
"People don’t trust the City of Cape Town," says Yonela Diko, spokesman for Minister Lindiwe Sisulu. "People are burning things."
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COVID-19 vaccine trial in South Africa: everything you need to know
Professor Madhi anticipates they will be able to provide an answer as to whether this vaccine works and protects against COVID-19 by the end of November.
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EXPLAINER: When the US sneezes, the world gets a cold. So what about COVID-19?
The country’s troubled response to the coronavirus pandemic emerges as a chief risk to any sustained global recovery.
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CYRIL RAMAPHOSA: Our home-grown small businesses are a lot to smile about
Our economic recovery cannot wait until the coronavirus pandemic is over. It needs to start now.
