Dear Fellow South African, At midnight tonight, our country will move to alert level 2 in our response to the coronavirus pandemic. This will come as a relief to all South Africans who have…
Government Opinion Pieces
By Phumla Williams
The unique challenges posed by COVID-19 has called on humanity to remain apart through social distancing. This has caused untold anguish as people have been…
Dear Fellow South African,
Yesterday, the country celebrated Women’s Day. This occasion marks the anniversary of the day in 1956 when 20,000 women marched to the Union…
Dear Fellow South African, Corruption during a national disaster is a particularly heinous type of crime, and perpetrators are going to be dealt with decisively and harshly. It is…
Dear Fellow South African, As several parts of our country experience a surge in coronavirus infections, we are also confronted with the economic damage of this pandemic. The most recent…
By Naledi Pandor The pandemic has caused mass destruction of an already brittle global socio-economic landscape. At this moment of re-imagining President Mandela, we should be re-emboldened…
Dear Fellow South African, The old saying that ‘necessity is the mother of invention’ comes to mind when I think about the resilience and ingenuity shown by South Africans during the past…
Dear Fellow South African, Last night, I addressed the nation on the state of the coronavirus pandemic in our country. What follows is an edited version of that address: Our nation is…
Dear Fellow South African,
For those fortunate enough to have an elderly parent or grandparent still alive, not being able to spend time with them has been one of the most difficult parts…
Dear Fellow South African, The number of deaths from coronavirus recently passed the 2,000 mark. Among those who have lost their lives are health care workers, consummate professionals who…
Dear Fellow South African, More than 100 days after the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in South Africa and after two months of a nation-wide lockdown, our economy is in the throes of…
By Hlengiwe MkhizeIn September 2019, President Cyril Ramaphosa led a high level multi-party debate in Parliament, the outcome of which was an adoption of the Emergency Response Action Plan (…
By Zweli Mkhize
I tuck my feet back into the consolation of my blankets — they’ve turned stiff in the chill that has cocooned my bedroom.
A glance towards a slightly…
Dear Fellow South African, The words of Frantz Fanon that ‘each generation must discover its mission’ come to mind every time I have an opportunity to speak with young South Africans. No…
Dear Fellow South African, Most people will have noticed that the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in South Africa has been rising fast. More than a half of all cases since the start…
By Jackson Mthembu
Yesterday, South Africa moved to level 3 of the National Coronavirus Alert System. This marked an important new phase in our country’s response to the…
Dear Fellow South African, Today is the International Day for Protection of Children, which is commemorated around the world to draw attention to children’s rights and welfare. Fittingly, it…
Dear Fellow South African, Today marks 57 years since the leaders of 32 independent African nations met in Addis Ababa to establish the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), the precursor to…
By Khusela Diko
Although few things are certain during these unprecedented times, there is a relative consensus among experts about two things: first, that the national lockdown was a…
Dear Fellow South African, We often take our healthy and robust democracy for granted. Yet it is probably our greatest asset in our momentous struggle to overcome the coronavirus pandemic.…
