Macron, Merkel to present joint EU recovery initiative
Europe is just beginning to emerge from the lockdowns to halt the outbreak, which has taken a huge bite out of national economies
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Family literacy: The glue that binds us
The lockdown is an ideal time to reintroduce storytelling at home and in the process promote a love of reading
Open letter: Mr Biden, America must lead the next global catastrophe
Trump’s handling of the coronavirus crisis was a textbook example of what not to do, you will have to do it all differently
Victory for Khosa family as judge makes orders to prevent further state brutality
In its ruling the high court sought to restore the ‘social contract’ between citizens and government after the assault and death of Collins Khosa
Our lockdown was different and coming out of it will feel strange
South Africa’s lockdown is not an ‘elimination lockdown’, nor a ‘flatten the curve lockdown’. Instead, our ‘delay lockdown’ has its own set of implications
‘Those who zol’: Dangerous discourses in a time of crisis
Smoking out social tobacco users as unique spreaders of the coronavirus sends out the wrong messages
Why calling the police is not an option for me
Brutality at the hands of those meant to protect us is just too common in our society and is mostly targeted at poor, black people
Covid-19: Sharing isn’t caring
No break for the smokers and drinkers from Prez Pozi and Dr No, but we’re still zolling …
‘Small fires’ drive rise in Covid cases
Lockdown easing will happen and so will the increase in positive cases. This balancing act will require rapid returns to stringent measures to protect thousands of lives
Uncertain future for domestic airlines
The uncertainty of a post-Covid-19 airspace makes it even more difficult for the airline industry to forecast its recovery
Pandemic delays local elections
The lockdown has interrupted public consultations on ward demarcations, while 37 by-elections around the country are on hold
Invisible threat to workers’ rights
Nearly half of all workplaces inspected by the department of labour found to be unsafe
Bored in the house streaming list
Bored in the house? Here’s a list of shows and talks to binge on while you wait to go outside
Lockdown bins wheelie business
When Pikitup stopped replacing bins for free, it created a new business in Soweto. But the lockdown regulations are strangling it
E-commerce will assist economy
Allowing companies to sell products online will help them to stay afloat during the lockdown
Pawn shop’s surprise lockdown hit: tradespeople’s tools
Money-lending and DIY products have allowed this pawn shop to thrive during the lockdown
‘There is heartbreak every day’
People are handing over their pets to shelters, but they too are battling financially
Homeless exposed to Covid-19
The City of Cape Town is being accused of negligence as it closes the Strandfontein safety camp without testing all the people who leave
Artclub and Friends: “Every purchase is a vote”
Founder Robyn Keyser chats to us about how she and her utilitarian fashion brand are surviving the lockdown
Lockdown loosened: Ramaphosa announces Level 3 to begin May 31
Certain metros, where the vast majority of infections have occurred, will remain under level-four lockdown restrictions
Online campaign advocates for tenants’ rights during the lockdown
Rent Strike South Africa says working-class families are struggling to keep up with paying rent during the lockdown. And, although there is a moratorium on evictions, it fears people will be put out on the street when the lockdown ends
Court orders that Ingonyama Trust Board staff be paid their salaries
Embattled KwaZulu-Natal land trust loses in court, after ceasing paying salaries to some workers in March
What I miss most about home: My mom’s cassava leaves
A journalist from Sierra Leone has to teach himself to cook during lockdown in Johannesburg
South Africa’s fumbling response to Covid-19 poses questions
A strict lockdown is not only unenforceable, but the question must be asked: is it necessary at all? The examples of South Korea, Taiwan and Sweden suggest perhaps not
Three ways to finance the Covid-19 policy response
The government will have to consider the pros and cons of direct taxation, de facto taxation and debt as it negotiates the coronavirus economic crisis
Parly corona-style is perfect
I now go to meetings barefoot and in my shorts. And it cuts what we pay for MPs to travel. We should keep it this way post-Covid
‘Healers are part of Covid solution’
Traditional healers feel they have been excluded from the national response to the coronavirus, despite most South Africans consulting them for a range of ailments including depression
Virus shakes up taxi sector
Covid-19 and the subsequent lockdown have continued to tear through profits in the taxi industry, requiring the sector to formulate a new approach for how it operates, even beyond the pandemic
More inspections for workplaces on cards
The department of employment and labour is close to finalising the recruitment of 500 health and safety inspectors to ensure more workplaces comply with Covid-19 regulations
Writers on lockdown
Melinda Ferguson has gathered essays and stories from 40-plus contributors for Corona Chronicles
Connected economy is a strength
The global nature of modern trade is a vulnerability, but it will also be a valuable tool to aid in our recovery
Khosa judge: Restore people’s trust
The Defence Force and the Independent Police Investigative Directorate now say their inquiries into the death of Collins Khosa are not complete
