Covid-19
Protest against dismissal of Volkswagen shop stewards
Company says a disciplinary inquiry was held and that workers admitted to making false claims
Brief | 3 February 2021
No classes for thousands of children because school cannot meet Covid-19 requirements
Joe Gqabi District Municipality closed ET Thabane Primary School last year
News | 3 February 2021
Muizenberg buzzing after Covid-19 beach ban lifted
Food vendors, car guards and surf shops back in business
News | 2 February 2021
Beaches open again, but damage has been done, say informal traders
Having missed the peak tourist beach season, vendors want the government to help them recover
Brief | 2 February 2021
Nearly all excess deaths are due to Covid-19
Lockdown restrictions are not responsible for massive increase in mortality
Science | 1 February 2021
“We are desperate”: Covid-19 grant beneficiaries still hope for a reprieve
“We really need this grant, as small as it may appear”
By Tariro Washinyira and Mkhuseli Sizani
News | 1 February 2021
Covid-19 and ivermectin: SAHPRA reaches settlement with Afriforum
Doctors can apply to use the drug under section 21 of the Medicines Act
News | 1 February 2021
Police use pepper spray against Covid-19 grant queue in East London
Desperate rush to collect grants as deadline looms
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik, Mkhuseli Sizani, Thamsanqa Mbovane, Masego Mafata, Lloyd Dyongman and Marecia Damons
News | 29 January 2021
Covid-19: Ivermectin obsession is dangerous
A court case brought by Afriforum risks undermining the scientific governance of medicine
Opinion | 29 January 2021