From daily exercises and keeping track of your workouts, here are six apps to help you exercise at home during the national lockdown:

Don’t sit on the couch watching trashy TV and eating even trashier snacks. Enhance your employment prospects with short courses from some of the world’s top institutions.

The parents of a 13-year-old girl from Kimberley in the Northern Cape, are happy that she is home.

Use this time in lockdown to work on your tummy. Your future self will thank you.

I decided to write about life under lockdown to try and make sense of all the madness.

An honours psychology student at the University of KwaZulu-Natal shares some valuable advice with students on how to cope with their lockdown study challenge.

Should Generation Z not be the generation that stands out the most during this time of lockdown and self-isolation?

Parents have always helped with homework and other responsibilities, but the lockdown has created new challenges.

Why not tackle that DIY project you’ve been putting off for ages? And don’t be shy to share your DIY success on #lockdownlife.

The DA presented their ‘Smart Lockdown’ system, which proposes an alternative way to restore normality in stages for South Africa. Here’s how it would work.

The lockdown extension is pushing scores of families into poverty with its devastating impacts on income and livelihoods.

The video, published on Easter Sunday, is as wholesome as it is informative. We can’t confirm how far he’s strayed from his house though.

With everyone going through financial difficulties during lockdown, finding new ways to create fantastic homemade meals on a budget is becoming a reality.

Use your time at home to restore bright whiteness to your pillow cases and other bedding.

The pandemic has been ‘disabling’ the world as we knew it, forcing people to reassess their values and outlook.

A pack of African wild dogs were filmed playing on the golf course at the Skukuza Golf Club in the Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga.

One of our readers have come up with this awesome #lockdownlife mask challenge. Why not join in the fun and send us your innovative creations?

As people come face to face with mortal jeopardy, they are ensuring that their houses are in order should the worst-case scenario play out.

Everyone is going bananas in lockdown. One of our readers shares some banana bread recipes with us.

A look at how former boxer and president Nelson Mandela adapted his exercise regime while incarcerated in a tiny cell on Robben Island.

Get ‘Close to the Sun’ and ‘Sherlock Holmes Crimes and Punishments’ free from the Epic Games Store until 16 April 2020. Here’s what you need to know.

We think a protracted lockdown may not rid us of the virus, but it will result in very high health and economic consequences.

Five weeks is a long time for this country to stay on lockdown. Some industries will need to return sooner than others, and the suggestions are piling up.

Now that we’re not even halfway through a 5-week lockdown, this year’s Easter holidays will see us keeping our distance from friends and family while isolating, and trying to find creative ways to hunt for Easter eggs.

Music has played an integral part across the world to uplift those in isolation. And Capetonians have their very own mystery singer doing just that.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Or it would be, if not for a pesky lockdown. We can’t buy alcohol, but we can dispel a myth about hot cross buns.

Bottle stores are closed during lockdown, but we have a healthier alternative to normal beer, and you can make it at home.

President Ramaphosa has pleaded with businesses not to enact force majeure clauses… but what does it all mean?

May the force be with you. Here’s how South Africans reacted to the news that the lockdown will be extended for another two weeks. Follow the funny on #lockdownextention [sic].

Those who are still working at South African airports during the lockdown, should be screened for their own safety.

I want to salute Old Mutual for assisting South Africa’s frontline workers in their fight against the pandemic. A fight which is only beginning now for our nurses and doctors as the number of infections are rising. I’m referring to Old Mutual making R4 billion worth of cover available to the about 430 000 registered […]

The spirit of Easter, and of course the Easter Bunny, has survived for centuries and endured wars, famines and plagues. The remarkable goings-on in 2020 shouldn’t deter from that.

The SABC has introduced a special ‘Let us pray’ schedule to run throughout the Easter period.

Reliedf – if any – might come too late for some SMMEs as two weeks after this company sent in its application, it is still awaiting a receipt SMS.

YouTube’s Stay Home #WithMe Easter festival takes place on Saturday 11 April and Sunday 12 April. It will bring Africa’s hottest talent right into your living room, or to your laptop, so to speak.

#21Stretches is a personal illustration and writing project as South Africa finds itself in lockdown for 21 days.

Bored out of your brains yet? Well, there’s no need. The new hobbies our fellow citizens have picked up since lockdown began have a retro feel to them.

If you find yourself constantly staring at the fridge this lockdown, try these healthy hacks for ideal time-saver snack recipes.

Could the reason the Koala Challenge has taken off so quickly be because we are all stuck at home?

Here’s a sunny challenge for all in #lockdownlife…Send us your ‘sunrise, sunset’ pictures from wherever you are.

Leah is a South African musician, television presenter and actress.

Haven’t lost your marbles yet? Best gather them for some marble F1 racing.

The world is in need of its favourite distraction, and yet, sport has never been more absent. But we must remember there’s light at the end of the tunnel.

With popular game titles going free-to-play it has never been a better time to be gaming.

A Nelson Mandela Bay resident has filmed his own version of ‘Survivor’ to lighten South Africans’ #lockdownlife load.

High taxi fares and short shopping hours have been an added burden for those who rely on public transport during lockdown.

The Jones Family have shared their #lockdownlife sessions with us. How about keeping up with the Joneses and sending us yours?

Barbers and hairdressers have most certainly faced a cut in their income during lockdown.

A nine-year-old boy from Pretoria is determined to flatten the curve by staying active in his sport – and he is even getting his grandmother to participate.

How will South Africans whose income is based on commission, survive life during and after the national lockdown?

One of the businesses that has been hugely impacted by the national lockdown is the hospitality industry.

e-hailing services have screeched to a standstill for some. And #lockdownlife has become a struggle for survival.

Keep laughing, keep chatting, keep braaing. ‘Andra tutto bene’ — It will all be okay.

Herewith the video of us singing ‘Happy Birthday’ and our team working during the lockdown.

Contract workers have been left in the doldrums of financial despair due to the lockdown.

Making up for some quality time, home is where the heart is for many families during #lockdownlife .

Now is the time to show national support for those on the frontline fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.

It’s time that every able South African pull together and assist the less fortunate in their time of need.

If we have to win this war against the pandemic, the government must put more emphasis on the enforcement of the regulations.

The lack of sporting events driving you to tea? Join the #TeabagChallenge for a cuppa laughs.

The national ban on the sale of cigarettes and wine has left many craving for some #lockdownlife relief.

Keep on running, seems to be the motto of many athletes’ #lockdownlife.

From ‘walking’ the dog from the balcony to shopping in a scuba suit, here are the ways in which people are coping with the 21-day national lockdown.

If the Premier League rendered the season null-and-void, but declared Liverpool the champions, would you accept it?

If you don’t love yourself, it’s fine, but at least stay in for the sake of others.

Job uncertainty and lack of even a basic income cast a dark shadow over many in #lockdownlife.

Some of us are rejoicing in the apparent drop in crime during #lockdownlife.

Online challenges has become a welcome escape in #lockdownlife. How about kicking off some quality family time with this fun soccer challenge?

Every street corner has a hairdresser…how difficult can it be to cut your own hair with some clippers?

Lockdown has turned the bustling city into a deserted picture. An expat gives us the lowdown on his #lockdownlife.

How about taking the whole family on an interactive virtual game drive with expert rangers?

We’re looking for the lowdown on your #lockdownlife.

This is just so beautiful and clever: I don’t know who wrote this, but it’s beautiful…

The whole world’s getting creative with this lockdown challenge – taking shape thanks to Twitter – as we recreate art history in our own homes.