Covid-19 relief funding falls short, data reveals
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
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
No one can be forced into state quarantine – High Court
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
Survey reveals public concern over socio-economic suffering
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
Trump’s ‘shooting starts’ post should be seen – Zuckerberg
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
Cabinet to study ruling on ‘invalid and unconstitutional’ lockdown
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
Commissions to investigate ape tweet
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
Burrowing burglars bag booze
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
DA lodges ethics committee charge against NDZ
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’
SA could lose more than 1.79 million jobs to Covid-19 – Treasury
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