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Two more die from Covid-19 in SA and infections ...
Zweli Mkhize said the two new recorded deaths were a man and woman in KwaZulu-Natal
What you need to know
Three deaths from nine infections at one hospital in Durban
Netcare St Augustine’s Hospital is being deep-cleaned at the weekend and undertaking stringent screening measures for ...
Covid-19 fallout measures are not enough, government told
There are problems with UIF capacity to pay out benefits and society’s poorest are not being provided for
SA health authority reviewing stance on masks for Covid-19
National Institute for Communicable Diseases joins a growing number of health authorities considering greater role for ...
NEWS ANALYSIS: Wine industry cannot wither on the vine during Covid-19 ...
The export ban will devastate the economy of the opposition-controlled provincial economy
Consumers to face Covid-19 fallout on the back foot
Latest data from credit bureaus shows loan amounts and delinquencies rising amid an economy in recession
Let more people go to work during lockdown, Institute of Race Relations ...
The isolation period will only work if economic fallout is mitigated
Western Cape and national government clash on cigarette sales during ...
Western Cape premier Alan Winde insists tobacco products can be purchased ‘but within a certain framework’
NEWS ANALYSIS: Brutal policing could provoke violent unrest
The humiliation being dished by police and military must be reined in
Justice minister appoints SA’s first solicitor-general
Fhedzisani Pandelani will oversee all functions of the office of the state attorney, including its legislation policy ...
State says it is not spying on citizens through Covid-19 tracing
Amended regulations allow for tracing of location and movements of Covid-19 positive patients and contacts
AROUND THE WORLD
Global virus cases breach 1-million mark
Economists warn cost of the pandemic is going to get worse as daily death toll soars in the US
Africa and tech giants join forces to fight coronavirus fake news
Governments fear misinformation will drive up infection rates
Bodies of 150 Covid-19 victims removed from streets in Ecuador
The government spokesperson apologised saying mortuary workers have been unable to keep up with the removal of dead ...
US jobless claims at nearly 10-million in two weeks
A record 6.65-million people filed jobless claims in the week ended March 28, worse than the most dire estimate in ...
Global coronavirus infections top 1-million
The coronavirus has killed more than 51,000 worldwide with the global fatality rate now over 5% of all reported cases
Nigeria’s elite forced to use squalid hospitals in coronavirus lockdown
Border closures mean the powerful cannot seek treatment abroad
What we can learn from Greece’s economic shock
While no-one is to blame for Covid-19 and its economic fallout, ‘when fear turns into panic, then discontent turns into ...
Human rights abuses rife as overzealous authorities enforce lockdown laws
Baton beatings, dog cage detentions, violator shaming and rubber bullets are some of the heavy-handed tactics police ...
UK Covid-19 death toll jumps as testing situation remains ‘shambles’
Britain has carried out a total of 153,000 tests so far, while Germany is testing 70,000 people a day
Australia offers free childcare during Covid-19 crisis
The move will allow critical workers to continue with their jobs as the country tries to keeps its economy afloat
How a pandemic made Mike Pompeo rethink his views on the UN
The turnaround is characteristic of a broader softening in tone by the US, after playing down the threat of Covid-19 ...
Argentine grain farmers fear for their future amid Covid-19
Between Covid-19 and overly wet weather, the world’s number three soy and corn exporter feels ‘the perfect storm is ...
HOW THE MARKETS ARE REACTING
JSE weaker on concern the Covid-19 pandemic may ...
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases around the world has surpassed the one-million mark, with more than 50,000 ...
Rand reaches R19/$ in longest weekly losing streak in 14 years
The local currency was down 6.85% for the week, making this its longest losing streak since 2006
Oil price back above $30 a barrel on hopes of deal to cut supply
Donald Trump said on Thursday he had brokered a deal that could result in Russia and Saudi Arabia cutting output by ...
Asian stocks fall on oil output cut uncertainty
President Donald Trump says he has sealed deal for Russia and Saudi Arabia to slash production, but US will retain ...
Stronger dollar takes shine off gold
Investors take shelter in the dollar while awaiting US non-farm payrolls data
Views and Analysis
JONNY STEINBERG: The burden on the poor will test their ‘patriotism’
They are being asked to sacrifice much more than the well-off, and might decide to break the curfews for survival’s sake
GENEVIEVE QUINTAL: Attention-hungry Fikile Mbalula’s decisions veer from ...
Transport minister puts people at risk of coronavirus infection when he panders to the minibus industry and his own ego
CHRIS LOEWALD: Critique misses SA monetary policy complexity
Assuming 3% growth in a closed economy, they fail to register electricity constraints, corruption and capital ...
Principles should guide intrusive use of location data, even in a pandemic
What the data collection rules would be if the Protection of Personal Information Act were fully in force
When Covid-19 is under control, SA’s economy will not reboot immediately
We are going to need not only enhanced spending on healthcare, but also higher levels of support for hard-hit firms and ...
In a crisis, ‘doctors of the economy’ are only as healthy as their public
With ‘everything on hold’, the survival of banks and the global financial system depends on containing the coronavirus ...
ISMAIL LAGARDIEN: Putting the global public good first is in the best ...
Leaders need to look beyond beyond national jurisdictions as the pandemic transcends territorial boundaries
DUMA GQUBULE: Urgent plan is needed to cope with the economic tsunami that ...
The government’s macroeconomic policy response to the calamity is totally inadequate
STEVEN FRIEDMAN: Lockdown more of an African than a ‘white’ solution
Westerners are seen as the natural leaders, but for once Chinese, Koreans and Ethiopians are showing the way against ...
CHRIS GILMOUR: Market at odds with African Rainbow’s valuation of unlisted ...
African Rainbow Capital Investments’ discount to NAV remains stubbornly wide
The Covid-19 coronavirus, targets human cells with ACE2 receptors, which are found in the respiratory system. The immune response can trigger potentially deadly inflammations and the virus can spread from the lungs to other organs. Here’s a visual representation of how Covid-19 infects and damages the human body.
Ratings agency Moody's moved South Africa to "junk" status on March 27 2020 after revising the outlook on the country's last investment-grade credit rating to "negative" because of a slowdown in economic growth and rising debt burden. Mudiwa Gavaza gives us the breakdown on what it means for SA.
Over the past few days we have experienced a rush on many stores, empty shelves and long queues. This rush on shops and wholesalers has happened in many parts of the world as the Covid-19 pandemic has spread. Here's all you need to know about why panic buying is doing more harm than good and what consequences corporates face for hiking prices during the #21DayLockdown