August saw a surge in anger from South African citizens across the board about corruption related to Covid-19 funds. Several reports on various media platforms, including the highly circulated “Voetsek ANC” poster, indicate that people…
SA has all the ingredients to recover from the economic damage caused by Covid-19, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday, adding that recovery has to start now. Writing in his weekly newsletter, Ramaphosa acknowledged the severity of…
One South Africa leader Mmusi Maimane believes it is better to lose the school academic year than to lose lives. Maimane, together with his One South Africa movement, is appealing against a judgment of the full bench of the North Gauteng…
Address comes after cabinet meeting on Sunday afternoon President Cyril Ramaphosa will address SA at 8pm, the Presidency announced on Sunday afternoon. Earlier, Ramaphosa was in a meeting with his cabinet ahead of the address. In a…
Dozens of excited tourists snapped selfies as they wandered around Egypt’s most iconic ancient site Egypt reopened its famed Giza pyramids to the public on Wednesday after a three-month closure, seeking to restart a vital tourism industry…
As positive Covid-19 cases in SA surge, the country is also moving up the rankings across the globe with the number of new infections and deaths. On Wednesday, SA reported its biggest daily jump of 8,124 new infections, thrusting the…
SA Football Association (Safa) chief medical officer Dr Thulani Ngwenya has explained the second stage of the plan established in conjunction with the Premier Soccer League (PSL) for a safe return to play for football in a biologically…
The total number of Covid-19 deaths stood at 2,413 on Saturday, with 131,800 confirmed cases. This is a 7,210 jump in the number of confirmed cases from the last report by the national health department. As of today, the cumulative number…
Water tanks holding thousands of litres of water are being installed in deprived Eastern Cape schools as part of an effort to combat the coronavirus outbreak in the cash-strapped province. More than 1,500 schools were earmarked to receive…
Finance minister Tito Mboweni has revealed that government intends to borrow US$7bn (R118bn) from international finance institutions, warning strongly that it is money which must be paid back. “Government intends to borrow US$7bn from…
South Africa passed another grim Covid-19 milestone on Monday, as it surpassed the 100,000 mark for confirmed infections. This is less than three months since the first recorded death. There were also a further 61 Covid-19 related deaths…
Havens of care for the elderly are having to work to fill residents’ days as they isolate to cope with the pandemic, writes Paula Andropoulos Surreal, surreal, our favourite new refrain: a tattoo in my mind as my mother and I held hands,…
SA has been ranked in the top 10 for the number of new Covid-19 infections in the world for two days running, according to Worldometers. It is the only African country to make the list. The reference website provides real-time statistics…
The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) has introduced a free digital platform for people to refer conciliation and arbitration disputes and make enforcement or condonation applications. It was introduced to help…
