New research on how the coronavirus is killing economic activity shows that half the world’s jobs are now at “immediate risk”. Income for informal workers has collapsed – by 81% in Africa.
How do you apply for the R350-per-month Covid-19 grants for unemployed people?
The SA Social Security Agency (Sassa) has tested its system of registration for...
Like South African health workers, German doctors don’t have enough protective clothing to treat Covid-19 patients. Not enough masks, aprons or gloves. So they’ve stripped naked to protest.
Mass screening and testing returned to Johannesburg’s region E, described as the city’s Covid-19 epicentre, on Monday.
The city’s department of health set up testing...
Jackson Mthembu, the Minister in the Presidency, had a lot on his mind this weekend.
Minister Mthembu announced that the government is giving “serious attention”...
Thekwini and areas of KwaZulu-Natal will probably remain on full lockdown after Friday.
KZN premier Sihle Zikalala is worried about the high numbers of new cases in eThekwini, especially among...
Ethiopian spaza shop traders - the victims of xenophobic attacks - have donated R30 000 worth of food and protective equipment to the poor in Alexandra. “The donation is to show that we are all humans and we are faced with one enemy,” said one of the traders.
President Donald Trump shocked the world this week – even more than usual. He said on TV that bleach could be swallowed or injected to cure the coronavirus. Then he said he was just joking.
On Thursday night, as the president addressed the nation, South Africa had 3,953 Covid-19 cases with 75 deaths and 1,473 recoveries. 143,570 South Africans...
