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African Union (AU) Chair, President Cyril Ramaphosa, has backed the efforts of the World Health Organisation and called for international solidarity against the COVID-19 pandemic.

The South African Police Service (SAPS) is investigating the authenticity of a picture circulating on social media of two female officers in uniform posing with alcohol.

Danny Bradlow, University of Pretoria The coronavirus and its economic consequences have caused economic tsunamis in every country in the world. The scale of the onslaught will dominate discussions at the International Monetary Fund (IMF)/World Bank spring meetings due to take place – for the first time ever virtually –...

Dr Lee-Ann Steenkamp, Stellenbosch University Across the globe, many governments have been forced to lockdown their countries in an attempt to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. A number of African countries have adopted similar measures. This has stalled, if not brought to a halt, economic activity, resulting in...

Government has clarified that baby clothes and essentials are available for sale during the 21-day lockdown to curb the spread of the Coronavirus.

This follows widespread criticism of MEC Phophi Ramathuba

NGOs and retired medical professionals especially needed

Appeal sent to World Health Organisation to publicly confirm threat posed to health

But South African Democratic Teachers Union accuses province of undermining national plan to limit the spread of Covid-19

Informal settlement north of Durban needs more toilets and taps

Mayoral coordinator promises sanitisers and water

We explain confirmed cases, death rates and more

“We were completely shocked. We confronted the officer and asked him why he shot the dogs like that”

Environment minister’s reputation among green community slides after controversial West Coast decision

Suspended Communications and Digital Technologies Minister, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, has expressed profuse regret for recently breaching the country’s COVID-19 lockdown regulations.

The public broadcaster and the Department of Basic Education have launched a COVID-19 learner support initiative in an effort to limit the impact of the lockdown on the school calendar.

City claims Bellville site is not compliant with anti-virus regulations

“Covid-19 does not mean that there must be a holiday in respecting the laws of the country” says Durban mayor

Regulations changed on Tuesday to assist separated families

President Cyril Ramaphosa has again emphasised the importance of social distancing in the fight against COVID-19 in South Africa.

During a state of emergency, governments, as the duty-bearers, are allowed to temporarily suspend the exercise and enjoyment of some rights. They are also allowed to bypass some procedural limits to have more of a free hand to deal with the emergency, while maintaining law and order.

Just weeks after confirming the first case of COVID-19 in South Africa, the government ordered a lockdown in an attempt to flatten the curve of infections. One of the reasons was to avoid overwhelming the healthcare system.

The earth’s oceans are under grave threat. Scientists in many fields have pointed to the large-scale negative shifts brought about by human-made pollutants, mining and overfishing.

In evidence before a commission of inquiry investigating corruption, South Africans have been treated to shocking revelations about brazen looting of state coffers. Ín his new book, Anatomy of the ANC in Power: Insights from Port Elizabeth, 1990—2019, Mcebisi Ndletyana shows how the governing African National Congress (ANC) failed to...

Street people claim they are not being fed and they were deceived about conditions

“They should consult us before making these statements” says community leader

“I have never been scared like this before”

“Everybody needs the snoek run to make it through the year”

This is the first of several similar agreements being negotiated across different industries

Many health authorities, previously discouraged the public from wearing masks to avoid COVID-19. However, emerging evidence has caused the World Health Organization, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the UK government to reconsider whether the public should wear masks. There are of course different types of...

The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development will from Wednesday, 8 April, accept applications from distressed small-scale farmers, who need financial relief from the impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19).