Excluding SMMEs with pre-existing financial challenges from financial assistance is like banning people with comorbidities from healthcare, says Mncedisi Xego. The fact that the precarious financial health of SMMEs could be caused by a lack of access to finance or late payments from clients, appears irrelevant. The exclusion of struggling businesses from Covid-19 relief funds appears…
The Eastern Cape health system has been in a shambles for years and is now being ravaged by the Covid-19 pandemic, writes Lizeka Tandwa.Despondency, desperation, fear and hopelessness are etched on the faces of patients in many Eastern Cape hospitals.It's become so normal that even the local media doesn't document it anymore. This is the…
Covid-19 has introduced us to some interesting things, including being able to purchase a coffin online, writes Howard Feldman. Because 2020 wasn't weird enough, South Africans are apparently now able to purchase coffins on popular retail site Takealot.The items sell for just under R5 000 per box and the company has stipulated that it will not…
We need each other to get through this pandemic, the writer argues (Phynart Studio/Getty Images) This writer, who asked to remain anonymous, writes that we will only weather the Covid-19 pandemic if we reach out to each other. It was 02:00 on Saturday morning when my phone beeped with the message that I'd been praying for:…
There is a need to find a middle ground when it comes to the statue debate, argues Motsaathebe Serekoane and Francis Petersen.The South African statue debate is back in the spotlight again, as statues deemed controversial or offensive come down in America and Europe during demonstrations against racism and police violence that have renewed attention on…
4 min read UP TO 50 million men in the U.S. have erectile dysfunction, and it’s a condition that gets more common with age. Some pop a pill before sex, and then there are those who prefer to zap their penises to get an erection. Yes, really. Shock wave therapy is on the rise for
Published: September 07, 2026, 12:03 am The Indonesian Government has been urged to stop its case-by-case approach to poisoning incidents connected to the school meals program. The MBG Watch Coalition said the government should declare an official food poisoning outbreak or a food safety emergency. In January 2025, the government launched a Free Nutritious Meal
Published: September 05, 2026, 10:04 pm Foods Alive Inc of Angola, IN, is recalling its 8-ounce packages of organic moringa leaf powder because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The recalled organic moringa leaf powder was distributed nationwide in retail stores and through online sellers including but not limited to www.foodsalive.com. The
