OPINION: It's time for the government to trust South Africans to make informed decisions

In all the talk about the tobacco ban, there has been very little effort to engage with the science of vaping.

'Rather miss a grade, than dig a grave': Save Our Children movement calling for a mass school stayaway on 1 June 

Thousands of parents have come together in a movement on a Facebook group called Save Our Children. Since the groups creation in early May over 12 000 concerned stakeholders, including parents, teachers and students, have joined.

OPINION | Covid-19 is no excuse to resurrect mistakes of the prohibition era

South Africa, crippled by decades of corruption and an economy in crisis, cannot afford to let blind dogma trump the social and economic arguments for lifting prohibition immediately.

Lockdown: Dlamini-Zuma pushes for tobacco, alcohol ban to continue until Level 1 

Cooperative Governance Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has told the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) that the sale of tobacco and alcohol should continue to be banned until the country reaches Level 1 of the lockdown.

Covid-19: City of Johannesburg shuts down Eldorado Park clinic after nurse tests positive

The City of Johannesburg has shut down a clinic in Eldorado Park Extension 2 after a nurse tested positive for Covid-19.

SA definitely moving to Level 3 lockdown 'soon', the question is how - deputy minister

Government is in the advanced stages of consultation with health and economic experts which will result in the country 'soon' shifting to Level 3 lockdown, according to Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Economic development, Fikile Majola.

The City of Cape Town reopens film permit office

The City of Cape Town's film permit office at the Civic Centre has reopened for business. The office resumed partial operations on Thursday, 21 May and will now start processing applications. 

Lockdown: Ramaphosa consults with tourism industry ahead of move to Level 3

President Cyril Ramaphosa will continue his consultative tour on Friday, ahead of the country moving down to Level 3 of the nationwide lockdown.

Herman Mashaba: Moments don’t come around often, so they have to be seized

The smartest minds in our country are showing us that a continued lockdown will not save lives and if anyone thinks that unemployment and poverty are not killers - you are mistaken. 

Lockdown: SANParks to distribute food aid to 7 500 families on borders of national parks

In response to the international Covid-19 pandemic, South African National Parks (SANParks) has heeded the call of government and taken an initiative to distribute food parcels and hygiene products to destitute families bordering the Mapungubwe National Park in Limpopo.

Coronavirus, race and income: how the coronavirus discriminates

After Covid-19 first appeared in China late last year, doctors quickly realised what made some patients more vulnerable to the virus than others: age, gender and underlying health problems all played a part.

Coronavirus: Infected JMPD officers 'continued to work' while awaiting test results - report

Colleagues of the four Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) officers who tested positive for Covid-19 claim that, contrary to what management said, it took a while before they were isolated, risking infection through close contact with staff and members of the public, EWN reported on Friday.

WATCH | To open economies, to vote, to feed the hungry: Africa's coronavirus conundrums

African countries are facing multiple dilemmas during the coronavirus pandemic, including whether to allow voting and whether to continue restraining economies, all while battling stigma surrounding the virus.

Gauteng education department receives 120 000 applications for Covid-19 youth brigades

The Gauteng Department of Education says it has received at least 120 000 applications for its Covid-19 youth brigades programme.

The number of Covid-19 patients at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town is doubling every five days and the hospital will not be able to cope unless something is done.

Friday Briefing: Predicting the path of the virus

The Covid-19 Modellng Team — the group of experts who built the epidemiological models for government — explain what they did, how they did it, what it is and what it is not. 

WATCH | To open economies, to vote, to feed the hungry: Africa's coronavirus conundrums

African countries take tentative small steps to reopen as the coronavirus infection numbers approach 100,000. South Africa feeds thousands as mines grapple with restrictions. Burundi pushes ahead with general elections, downplaying the pandemic altogether.

Where did all the masks go?

Before Covid-19 lockdown, South Africa's personal protective equipment (PPE) manufacturers exported masks like there was no tomorrow, contributing to the current shortage.

Superheroes need help too: Health workers in plea for protective gear

Health and emergency workers are on the frontline of the Covid-19 war, but there have been reports that many go into battle with inadequate personal protective equipment. Nationally, hundreds have been infected. amaBhungane investigated the situation on the ground in Ekurhuleni.

Coronavirus morning update: Cape Town's 'hotspots', grim projections, and how the virus exploits smokers

Your latest coronavirus news: Five areas within the Cape Town metro have been identified as "hotspots"; projections show that 12 to 13 million infections could have cumulatively occurred in SA by November - of which only roughly 3.7 million will be detected; and research suggests smoking encourages the lungs to produce more of a protein that makes it easy for the virus to infect the body.