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Covid-19 relief funding falls short, data reveals
- By Staff Writer
- . Jun 5, 2020
A fraction of businesses succeeded in their applications for relief funding during lockdown, according to the National Small Business Chamber (NSBC). It said that of
Replay a ‘sad’ reality of race in America – rising tennis star
- By Staff Writer
- . Jun 5, 2020
Sixteen-year-old American tennis player Coco Gauff said in a widely shared speech that it was ‘sad’ she was protesting against the ‘same thing’ her grandmother
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No one can be forced into state quarantine – High Court
- By Staff Writer
- . Jun 4, 2020
In the second judgment in two days against the government’s controversial lockdown regulations, the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria ordered that no one who has
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Survey reveals public concern over socio-economic suffering
- By Staff Writer
- . Jun 4, 2020
Research company Ask Afrika’s latest report on public opinion on the Covid-19 pandemic has demonstrated increasing concern about its socio-economic consequences. The survey, conducted in
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Trump’s ‘shooting starts’ post should be seen – Zuckerberg
- By Staff Writer
- . Jun 4, 2020
While activists lambasted Mark Zuckerberg for setting a ‘dangerous precedent’ by allowing US President Donald Trump’s post about the violent protests following the death of
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Cabinet to study ruling on ‘invalid and unconstitutional’ lockdown
- By Staff Writer
- . Jun 3, 2020
The government suffered a major setback late yesterday with the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria declaring the promulgated regulations for level 3 and 4 unconstitutional
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Commissions to investigate ape tweet
- By Staff Writer
- . Jun 3, 2020
Both the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) and the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) have announced that they will be investigating a tweet that
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Burrowing burglars bag booze
- By Staff Writer
- . Jun 3, 2020
If proof was needed that the ban on alcohol during Levels 4 and 5 of the lockdown was the spur for desperate action, this is
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DA lodges ethics committee charge against NDZ
- By Staff Writer
- . Jun 2, 2020
The Democratic Alliance (DA) laid a charge against Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma with Parliament’s Joint Committee on Ethics and Members’
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SA could lose more than 1.79 million jobs to Covid-19 – Treasury
- By Staff Writer
- . Jun 2, 2020
Between 690 000 and 1.79 million South Africans are likely to lose their jobs as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and measures adopted to