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'Dear Mr President': SA's women speak about fear and GBV

In a recent televised national address, President Cyril Ramaphosa said the country was in the midst of two devastating pandemics, the coronavirus and what he described as the “war on women”. He made the statement after the surge in fatal gender-based violence cases in the past few weeks.

19 Jun 2020 9AM 12 min

FULL ADDRESS | GBV strongly condemned & further lockdown easing announced

In a statement, the presidency said Ramaphosa's address comes after a number of consultative meetings with the cabinet, the national coronavirus command council and the presidential coordinating council on the risk adjusted-strategy to contain the spread of the virus.  Despite the rising number of cases, the government has decided to…

17 Jun 2020 1PM 35 min

SA youth question their freedom

Exactly 44 years later a Statistics SA survey conducted in the Quarterly Labour Force stated that Approximately (58.1%) of South Africa’s youth is unemployed. Making this the toughest challenges faced by youths in SA.  44 years later we asked the Youth of South Africa If they feel free?

16 Jun 2020 7AM 9 min

Organisations embark on drive to arm crèches with face masks before reopening

Two organisations have joined forces to make face masks for distribution to early childhood development (ECD) centres in Makhanda, Eastern Cape. The Rhodes University Community Engagement (Ruce) has partnered with Facemasks 4 Makana to make 1,000 masks for children aged between two and six. There are about 78 ECD centres…

13 Jun 2020 3AM 5 min

Drones may be the future of food and product delivery

Since the beginning of the lockdown, many people have quickly had to come up with innovative ideas to keep their businesses afloat. Goitseone Diale, a pilot and flight operations consultant, said the coronavirus pandemic has hit in the aviation industry hard, and the future of aviation and other businesses lies…

12 Jun 2020 5AM 6 min

'Pupils are scared, and so are staff': back to school during Covid-19

Shared anxiety and determination united pupils and teachers at Gauteng schools on Monday, the first day of class during the lockdown for grades 7 and 12 pupils. Pupils were screened before they entered the sanitised premises, and social distancing was observed.

8 Jun 2020 5AM 5 min

COVID-19 | South Africans stranded at sea

South African cruise ship crews, dangerously close to their emotional limits after months at sea with no end in sight, had their hopes of returning home shattered on Friday when a flight was cancelled. Several suicides on five different cruise ships have been reported by crews marooned at sea across…

6 Jun 2020 3PM 4 min

#BlackLivesMatter in SA as well!

The resurgence of the #BlackLivesMatter has black youths in SA questioning social injustice in our own country. We spoke to a myriad of young black South Africans about their personal experiences of racialised social stereotyping and injustice.  Their stories will shock you. 

6 Jun 2020 5AM 12 min

Religious leaders plead for caution as places of worship reopen

Despite calls by church leaders to the SA government to allow religious gatherings again, several prominent religious leaders have expressed reservations. 

6 Jun 2020 5AM 7 min

Irrational regulations risk turning law-abiding citizens into criminals

In an interview with MultimediaLIVE, attorney Douw Breed, managing director of Barnard Inc Attorneys, warns that irrational and unconstitutional lockdown regulations run the risk of turning law-abiding South African citizens into criminals. While explaining the North Gauteng High Court judgment declaring the regulations "unconstitutional and invalid", Breed warns that the…

3 Jun 2020 8AM 3 min

Level 3: thirsty citizens stand in long queues to buy alcohol

From Monday, licensed liquor outlets across the country opened their doors for the first time in two months to allow South Africans to stock up on their choice of alcoholic beverages. Alcohol sales were banned under levels 4 and 5 of the lockdown to help slow  the spread of Covid-19…

1 Jun 2020 6AM 2 min

Revisiting Cyclone Idai one year later

We sit down with Emile Bosch and Alaister Russell, multimedia journalist and photojournalist respectively for the Sunday Times group shortly after they return from Mozambique. The two of them caught up with survivors of the decimated village Begaja, one year after Cyclone Idai completely destroyed their families and livelihoods. We…

29 May 2020 5AM 30 min

Malema slams government handling of Covid-19 and insists SA isn't ready for level 3

Julius Malema addressed the nation regarding the coronavirus pandemic on May 28 2020. Malema discussed health care, children returning to school and SA not being ready to exit the lockdown, among other issues.

28 May 2020 9AM 3 min

EFF vows to join the Khosa family's legal battle for justice

In a media briefing help on Thursday, the EFF vowed to aid the family of Collins Khosa in their search for justice. Khosa, 40, died on April 10, allegedly after an altercation with soldiers and members of Johannesburg metro police. Khosa's life partner, Nomsa Montsha, stated in an affidavit that…

28 May 2020 8AM 1 min

SA's salons await court's verdict on reopening

Since the implementation of the lockdown on March 27, many people have lost their jobs and sources of income. Among those affected are hairdressers who are self employed and owners of small informal businesses who solely depend on the money they receive from clients  With beauty treatment services still strictly…

28 May 2020 5AM 4 min

FULL ADDRESS | SA moves to lockdown level 3

President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Sunday evening that there were 22,583 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the country and 429 deaths. Ramaphosa was giving an update on the government's risk-adjusted strategy to manage the spread of Covid-19 in the country. He said the country would be placed on level 3…

24 May 2020 1PM 33 min

Miss SA organisation asked to challenge the stigma against trans women entering pageants

“I am not asking you to perform inclusion, I am asking you to challenge exclusion,” Rhodes University student Asonele Phiri said in an open letter to the Miss SA organisation as young women enter to become the newly crowned Miss SA. Identifying as a transgender woman, Phiri said it is…

22 May 2020 10AM 6 min

Is your immune system ready to face off with Covid-19?

Covid-19 has taken the world by storm, and with it there is a sense of helplessness. How do we fight off a virus that seems unavoidable and to date has no treatment or vaccine? As SA confronts the easing of lockdown restrictions and the reopening of schools, the question of…

21 May 2020 2AM 8 min

LOCKDOWN | Schools will reopen on June 1 for matrics and grade 7s

South African schools will reopen on June 1 — starting with grade 12 and 7 pupils. And when the doors are opened after a two-month hiatus due to the coronavirus lockdown in SA, pupils will return in a staggered fashion. This is according to basic education minister Angie Motshekga, who…

19 May 2020 12PM 2 min

FULL ADDRESS | Ramaphosa: Most of SA will be on level 3 by end of May

Most of South Africa will be placed in level 3 of the nationwide lockdown by the end of May, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Wednesday. But high-risk areas will remain on level 4, he added. He said a consultation process on how the move to level 3 will work will…

13 May 2020 2PM 35 min