The latest coronavirus coverage

Government believes  another court will  come to a different conclusion on lockdown ruling

The minister filed her court papers after midnight, after initially missing the deadline to file at the close of ...

About 45,000 foreign workers are due to return to SA’s mines eventually, but Covid-19 protocols are making it an ...

The Western Cape is likely to be the first province to broker deals with private hospitals, as many of its ICU wards ...

The weekly number of deaths from natural causes in Cape Town was above the upper prediction bound of 640

German business park and storage facilities owner says the country’s economy is in a delicate state while businesses ...

Government regulations suggest that everyone who tests positive for Covid-19 can be placed in a state isolation facility

Daily flight data suggests the industry has seen the bottom of the Covid-19 crisis — provided there is no recurrence

Project worth R37m under scrutiny after normal procurement processes were bypassed

Court finds regulations unconstitutional and invalid Minister given two weeks to comply

Temporary settlement at Wilgespruit has rapidly become a political football

Business Unity SA was responding to the ANC’s economic strategy that wants an expanded role for the Reserve Bank to ...

Unions say Tygerberg Hospital is a 'breeding ground for Covid-19' and health-care workers are at risk

The goverment’s guaranteed loan scheme is meant to enable commercial banks to lend out as much as R200bn to businesses ...

The human cost is becoming evident as African nations are forced to divert health workers and supplies away from a ...

‘There are limits to what central banks can do,’ said the Reserve Bank governor as politicians call for more to be done ...

But important subcomponents of the Absa purchasing managers index remained in depressed territory, suggesting subdued ...

Credit loss ratios may exceed 1.6%, group says as it forecasts profits for six months to end-June will likely fall more ...

Party seeks mechanisms to lower cost of borrowing

Angie Motshekga causes mass confusion over return to schools after 10-week closure

The opening of some of the economy, while the ban on tobacco products remains in place has elicited much debate

Absa and IHS Markit indicators will provide a clearer snapshot of the effect of the coronavirus pandemic

Home-brewing industry flourishes  during ban on  alcohol sales

The basic education minister says this week will be used to induct teachers and ‘mop up’ to comply with safety ...

There will be a greater responsibility on workplaces as companies and employees grind back into action

The difficulties of sending thousands of workers underground is compounded by the need for social-distancing and a ...

Minister packs mixed reviews and plenty of studies into her huge submission to the court on industry lobby challenge

The coronavirus pandemic ‘has had a profound impact on the lives of millions around the globe. We must hope that it is ...

The regulations also state that the sale of cigarettes‚ tobacco and tobacco-related products continue to be banned

About 80 wineries, with almost 350 producers, could be out of business, which equates to about 15%-20% of the sector

SA may need about R1.7-trillion to recover and will push for ‘massive infrastructure spending within labour-intensive ...

Governor Lesetja Kganyago says local banks are well capitalised but face tough times ahead

The minister argues that the illicit trade in cigarettes is worldwide and can only be stamped out by reducing demand

Deviations from the average number of natural deaths provide the clearest picture of the effect of the pandemic

SA is set to move to level 3 on June 1, but constant assessment of every area, and possible alert level changes, ...

Government erred in not communicating that clothing list was drawn up with retailers, minister says

Services will be limited to 50 people or less depending on the space available

The DA says a section of the Disaster Management Act is unconstitutional; the president and minister say it’s vital for ...

Labour minister Thulas Nxesi will ask social partners at Nedlac to work with the government to resolve the current and ...

Risk-mitigation strategies are not sufficient on their own to limit economic damage

Minister Thulas Nxesi has amended a directive pertaining to Ters to now allow workers to claim even where their ...

Italian bonds rally and the euro reverses losses after the European Central Bank's decision

The renewed push follows criticism of the quality of data in The Lancet study with researchers saying there is ‘huge ...

Africa has recorded fewer than 5,000 Covid 19-related deaths, but strict lockdowns have stripped many of their ...

Ghana’s finance minister says a standstill would free up funds to revive coronavirus-hit economies

World consumption of the personal protective equipment is estimated to jump more than 11% to 330-billion pieces in 2020

Sweden’s top epidemiologist admits that keeping the country largely open for business, and recreation, likely resulted ...

The medical journal issues an 'expression of concern' over widely cited study by small data analytics firm Surgisphere

The global vaccine alliance is trying to raise funds for a coronavirus vaccination, but also to reach 300-million ...

The president and opposition leader have signed a ‘technical co-operation plan’ to fight the virus as a humanitarian ...

For car companies, there will be a lot of potential in leveraging their EV, autonomous driving and grid-related software

Word Health Organisation says hospitals are close to being overwhelmed

One family chose not to hold a traditional large funeral after a May 22 plane crash because of the coronavirus

With so many exemptions, and so much pushback, the UK is likely to have to reconsider such a move as summer tourism ...

Boosting climate defences and raising the living standards of vulnerable communities can generate jobs

The country ask WHO's representative to leave after her infection figures were higher than the government's tally

Education ministry says in late night announcement schools will remain shut

City of Aden has highest coronavirus mortality rate at 70%, UN chief says

Boris Johnson’s plans to get the stalled UK economy going faces setback as some parents choose to keep their children ...

Gyms, saunas and cinemas are back in business in capital after nearly two months under a loose lockdown

Virus transmission rates may be at such low levels that there is not enough disease circulating to test vaccines

Manufacturing surveys suggest rebound will be delayed, despite China’s factory activity returning to growth in May

EU urges enhanced co-operation and common solutions as countries start lifting lockdowns

Government reactions have provided a glimpse of new possibilities

Worry remains that sustained overproduction will lead factories to keep cutting prices

Trump said the G7 is a “very outdated group of countries” in its current format

Adjuvants create stronger and longer-lasting immunity from vaccines, as at least 10 coronavirus trials move to human ...

The nightmare scenario some feared would come to pass in Syria or India appears to be unfolding in Brazil, which is ...

All guests fined for attending the party's 60th anniversary celebration in parliament on April 19

The number of new claims filed weekly still remains well above any single week of the global financial crisis 12 years ...

It took leaving Missouri for the first time for Covid-19 nurse Meghan Lindsey to realise the value of her job

The party’s plan for a transformed economy fails to take into account its own corrupt past

Appeal against judge’s scathing ruling is likely because the government refuses to name its mistakes

Heavily indebted companies with low rates of return will be weighed down by liquidity and solvency crises

The time for polite conversations about the Covid-19 crisis is over: focus is needed on critical issues that will ...

The government is targeting a strategy that is linked to job creation and exports

Banks will be required to provide systems that will  dramatically widen the scope use of e-money

In this section of production, 85% of the employees are under the age of 35, of whom 63.8% are women and 94% are black

An upcoming UN conference will be an important opportunity to assess where the private sector is headed

The investment world needs to embrace ESG investing and collaboration with the government, the public and private ...

Concentrated hotspots may show super-spreader events caused a high number of cases in the province

The abundant resource of multitrillions of dollars is waiting to invest in viable projects

The clear, objective fact of Covid-19’s existence has splintered into 58-million subjective personal experiences of it

Covid-19 has brought into sharp focus the powerful relationship between human endeavour and technology

It is an illusion that the more people know, the more control they will have

European Central Bank bought Steinhoff bonds after it expanded its asset purchase programme to include corporate debt

SA’s monetary policy mandate is flexible and symmetric, allowing active support to the economy, writes Chris Loewald

The fight over the future of economic policy is already brewing

Will people adhere to health measures and will the government recognise its limits and choices of free citizens?

Nouriel Roubini, who  predicted the US housing market crisis, expects a rebound after the pandemic to quickly collapse

Not only will gatherings promote the spread of Covid-19, other sectors will be less likely to stick to the lockdown

SA is an overwhelmingly God-fearing nation, which is why reopening places of worship may play to the ANC’s conservative ...

While its response to Covid seems to follow the mistakes of 9/11, the Fed and internet companies are acting with ...

Asivikelane campaign allows residents to monitor services to keep pressure on national and local authorities

The local currency is about 50% undervalued, which allows SA to grow through import replacement and exports

The pandemic, as a sort of global trial, has proved that home-working can and does work — and uses less energy, writes ...

Party will repeat its 2019 mistakes if it elects leaders without vigorous campaigns

Minister’s submission to court needs to be clear and concise if the government wants to convince South Africans of its ...

Is the co-ordinator of the White House pandemic task force playing a complex game of Catch-22?

The problems of getting 450,000 workers back to work are being compounded by union demands