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National Coronavirus Command Council

Governance by launches, site visits and speeches not enough when details and corruption-free implementation are MIA

South Africa

Governance by launches, site visits and speeches not enough when details and corruption-free implementation are MIA

By Marianne Merten

Daily Maverick readers voice frustration and anger with continued National State of Disaster

South Africa

Daily Maverick readers voice frustration and anger with continued National State of Disaster

By Victoria O’Regan

SA left to languish as deadline for ending (or extending) National State of Disaster looms

South Africa

SA left to languish as deadline for ending (or extending) National State of Disaster looms

By Victoria O’Regan

Why a capable developmental state and an efficient public service still seem like a remote dream

South Africa

Why a capable developmental state and an efficient public service still seem like a remote dream

By Marianne Merten

National Coronavirus Council to meet early next week as scientists find highest transmission rate yet in Gauteng

South Africa

National Coronavirus Council to meet early next week as scientists find highest transmission rate yet in Gauteng

By Estelle Ellis

President Ramaphosa expects update from vaccine mandate task team on Wednesday

South Africa

President Ramaphosa expects update from vaccine mandate task team on Wednesday

By Greg Nicolson

South Africa to remain on Alert Level 1 – but ‘every one of us needs to get vaccinated’

South Africa

South Africa to remain on Alert Level 1 – but ‘every one of us needs to get vaccinated’

By Cyril Ramaphosa

Ramaphosa keeps South Africa on Level 1, slams travel bans as ‘unjustified and not informed by science’

South Africa

Ramaphosa keeps South Africa on Level 1, slams travel bans as ‘unjustified and not informed by science’

By Estelle Ellis

National Coronavirus Command Council urges compliance to fight the rapidly spreading Covid-19 Delta variant

South Africa

National Coronavirus Command Council urges compliance to fight the rapidly spreading Covid-19 Delta variant

By Michelle Banda

South African politics: Control the optics, control the narrative of progress

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South African politics: Control the optics, control the narrative of progress

By Marianne Merten

Chickens, pies and a dam dip: Some things would have been okay in stringent lockdown, court rules

South Africa

Chickens, pies and a dam dip: Some things would have been okay in stringent lockdown, court rules

By Caryn Dolley

Start of 2021 school year delayed: ‘The priority remains saving lives’

South Africa

Start of 2021 school year delayed: ‘The priority remains saving lives’

By Victoria O’Regan