Tag "Coronavirus"
Rainbow’s end?
Dairymen rise to Covid-19 challenge but question own future
Times have long been tough for the country’s dairy farmers, squeezed between rising costs and flat prices. Under lockdown they are, for the most part, bearing up well. Fatima Khan
Written from the heart: Wild Coast learners document their hopes and fears
Amid the invisible threat of Covid-19, a series of writing competitions looks set to spark creative spirit among learners missing out on classes. William Western reports. 12-year-old Wild Coast lad
Local inventor breathes hope into Covid-19 battle
An inventor working day and night in his home garage during lockdown has come up with a cheap ventilator that has won a national competition and will now be assessed
Numbers man graphs hard as conspiracies thicken
Modelling the progression of the pandemic involves complex data and a wide range of disciplines. It’s a far from exact, often flawed, business, but the alternative is confusion and conspiracy
Lockdown far from child’s play in Klip
Lockdown in the Gauteng township of Kilp is a little bit like the popular street game of amathini. It’s rough and ready and there’s a real risk of being struck,
How lockdown threatened to spoil the party
It looked like lockdown was going to ruin a special birthday date for Nontuthuko Ngubane. Here’s what happened…
A lot on our plate:
Why the way we farm and eat must change
We’re travelling less and using less energy – good news for our efforts to rein in climate change – but we’ve still got far to go. Embracing nature may get
Tourism takes a pounding in lockdown purgatory
As tourism languishes in lockdown purgatory the communities it supports will be feeling the pain. Vital funding for conservation has vanished too, writes Dr Andrew Venter
Living room liturgy:
Home church brings spiritual solace
Regular Sunday services at home have helped Nontuthuko Ngubane and her family cope with the ‘demon disease’
Art of the matter:
Poignant prose from lockdown pupils
Eager to get back to their books, primary school pupils from a standout Wild Coast school have been writing about lockdown life in their cash-strapped village, writes Rachel Moore.
