South Africa

We followed community health worker Katrina Jacobs for a day. It’s incredible what she does

She is one of thousands providing essential care across the country

Soweto households have been without power for six weeks

Eskom says substation will be fixed by Friday afternoon

Lockdown in pictures - Day 147: Looking out for each other

Deaf people lose houses to land occupation

Khayelitsha occupation divides community leadership

Lockdown has left South Africa drowning in debt

Loan repayment holiday offered by banks could cost borrowers more than R20 billion

Why the Covid ‘Recovery Rate’ is a lousy measure of how we’re doing

It is much more sensible to compare how many people have tested positive this week to last week

Lockdown in pictures - Day 146: Jump start

Unemployed young men fix the roads the municipality cannot manage

Taxi association says the R61 from Lusikisiki to Flagstaff is potholed and dangerous

Enemies of the nation: How the “war on drugs” has failed South Africa

Drug use is a social and health issue. It is not a criminal justice issue