Thursday, July 16 2020

As SA shed 3 million jobs between February and April, almost half the population ran out of money for food

The government’s callous policy of ‘acceptable losses’ must be defied and schools must close

A UKZN webinar on the emotional health of teachers lays bare truths about teaching in the age of Covid-19

Scientists behind some of the research that led to Ramaphosa banning alcohol again defend their studies

Academics have criticised a UCT prof’s study on black students in biological sciences, but some say it furthers debate

Leaders urged to rethink workforce, economic and migration policies to cope with population growth and decline

The zoo’s last remaining animals are surviving on fodder from the local SPCA, since staff have vanished

Alliance steps up for people with non-communicable diseases who say the playing field is not level

SA sorely needs universal basic income, but a strained national fiscus and shrinking tax base negate the idea

But the giant’s $1.2bn deal for self-driving start-up Zoox does more than simply extend its Tesla rivalry

Not all fat is created equal, so start at your belly

Many of the vaccines scientists are looking at may not reach the ‘one-shot’ standard

It’s not the first time an outbreak of another disease led to a rise in the number of malaria infections

The Brits will always have royals’ backs, but turn your backs on them and they’ll be deaf to your whining violins

The death of wife Kelly Preston is the latest tragedy in a life marked by loss, and the solid support of Scientology

They relish being racially ambiguous, until the negative aspects of blackness come knocking

With organic, bio-based or recycled materials, this is their vision for harmony between fashion and nature

At 61, Madonna posed half-naked on Instagram, and why the hell not. There are many ways to age in 2020

Today in SA sports history: July 16