Stigmatising the marginalised is driven by vested interests, both in the case of African foreign nationals subject to xenophobia and South Africans facing economic doom

With no tourists or boats coming in, Hout Bay’s famous wharf is unable to stay afloat

Europe’s far-right nationalists are closing their borders and using Covid-19 as a guise to deport and deny entry to refugees and asylum seekers

Africa is no stranger to dealing with epidemics. A regional body has been established to co-ordinate responses, but fault lines are evident at a national level

Hope requires empathy and a courageous optimism and faith that, as a species, our existence as humans transcends even the darkest of times

The travel restrictions will allow South Africa to turn back passengers arriving from areas affected by Covid-19 that are deemed high risk

Schools closed, visas revoked, non-essential travel stopped as South African president announces the number of Covid-19 cases has jumped to 61

The justices ruled 5-4 that the most recent version of the ban, which the administration claims is justified by national security concerns, was valid

Senior US officials told reporters that nine airlines from eight countries had been told to ban any device bigger than a cellphone or smartphone

In a move that has been called "purely political", Australia is the first rich nation to shut its doors to West African countries hit by Ebola.

A growing number of healthcare workers have been infected by the Ebola outbreak, which will affect healthcare services to more than 20 000 people.

Even for those who are not Robert Mugabe’s nearest and dearest will see shopping trips to Europe becoming something of the past.