The Hlalani community say they risk infection as the municipality battles its water shortage.One resident pleads with the government for more intervention.Residents say they can go for days without water.”We will not escape Covid-19, please help us Mr President,” said community members of the Hlalani informal settlement in Makhanda in the Makana local municipality, Eastern…
One of Port Elizabeth’s largest funeral parlour services say some hospitals have asked him to store bodies as deaths rise.Another undertaker explains why he refuses to store the bodies of people who died of Covid-19.Private hospitals say they have made arrangements for holding facilities on their premises.One of Port Elizabeth’s biggest funeral parlour services says…
Cloudy Deliveries is a bicycle delivery service that has been operating in Langa, Cape Town, since the beginning of this year.The small business was started by law student Colin Mkosi, who employs a fleet of 11 local high school boys to operate the deliveries.The young men shop for groceries, deliver takeouts and carry stock to…
As schools prepare to reopen, Redhill School in Johannesburg gave us a glimpse into what life will be like for pupils.The school has implemented innovative ideas for prevention, already welcoming half of their pupils back.”Bringing them back to campus was vital so that we can help them adjust and grow the skills needed to navigate…
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After battling to graduate for two years due to unpaid university fees, clinical associate Retshidisitswe Kotane, finally found her happy ending when she was deployed to the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) which is at the forefront of the fight against Covid-19.Kotane was finally able to register with the Health Professions Council of South…
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Shelters in the Western Cape have not experienced the expected influx of women and children seeking refuge from situations of gender-based violence during the lockdown.This is according to Bernadine Bachar, chairperson of the Western Cape Women’s Shelter Movement and director of the Saartjie Baartman Centre for Women and Children.On Monday, President Cyril Ramaphosa reported in…
A Cape Town Covid-19 survivor has celebrated his victory over the deadly novel coronavirus – and publicly backed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s extended lockdown.Hector Eliott is the managing director of Bearfish Strategic Services in Hout Bay. What began as a routine operation on his leg, ended with him in ICU, with his life in grave danger.”I…
The urgent construction of a massive Covid-19 temporary shelter is under way to house more than 2 000 homeless people in Cape Town.It is a race against time because winter rains are due to hit the Western Cape on Sunday.City of Cape Town mayoral committee member for community and health services, Zahid Badroodien, told News24…
