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Healthcare workers expected to continue protest action this week; South Africa’s Covid corruption has been put in international spotlight; millions of schoolkids are heading back to class today – and government says schools are ready; and the Department of Energy is looking for BEE proposals to procure 2,000MW of emergency power.

Slow new household formation is a likely dampener for the residential rental market in the near term, and in a low interest rate environment a rise in yields could perhaps be delayed, according to John Loos, property sector strategist at FNB Commercial Property Finance.

Labour minister Thulas Nxesi has published a draft code of good practice on the prevention and elimination of violence and harassment in workplaces.

Taxi drivers, truck drivers and motorists complain that the R61 connecting Flagstaff and Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape is potholed and getting worse. With potholes on both lanes, motorists say it is like manoeuvring through a minefield.

South Africa’s new national airline is set to launch as early as January 2021, the Sunday Times reports.

New research by life insurance provider, SunLife, shows that South Africa is one of the most expensive countries to die in.