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All eyes will be on Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga on Tuesday from 18:00, as she is expected to provide clarity on the way forward for schools across South Africa.South African school governing bodies are calling on the Department of Basic Education to allow them to decide whether they can safely reopen schools during the Covid-19…

sign up for our daily Coronavirus Updates newsletter. As governors across the country reopen their states’ economies, policymakers are relying on disease models for help in predicting where new coronavirus cases may surge as stay-at-home orders expire. “The math is unfortunately pretty simple,” said Jeffrey Shaman, a leading epidemiologist at Columbia University. “It’s not a…

The coronavirus pandemic is leaving a long and still unfinished wake of damage across the nation, with tens of thousands of dead and millions facing economic devastation. This era of unprecedented uncertainty has been exacerbated by social distancing guidelines, which may be working to prevent the spread of the virus but are also leaving many feeling…

Tim Sukazi (Getty Images) The mooted Premier Soccer League (PSL) player wage cuts could have dire consequences, according to industry experts who believe majority of players are ill-equipped to withstand a drop in earnings.While some high-end earners from South Africa's top clubs (Kaizer Chiefs, Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns) portray the opulence and glamour of…

Rarely has humanity experienced 'collective dreaming' on such a broad scale: Experts say we are all sharing the same vivid coronavirus nightmaresProfessors from several Ivy League universities are collecting dream samples amid the coronavirus pandemic People across the world are experiencing remarkably similar dreams, proving the psychological effects of the pandemic transcends culture and language One academic…