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Anxiety builds for Limpopo families separated by Covid-19 hospital regulations
“I sometimes feel like I’ve deserted my mom but there is nothing I can do – it’s beyond my control,” says Mulalo Namgammbi whose mother is a cancer patient at Tshilidzini Hospital.
Netcare Milpark Hospital closes theatre complex due to Covid-19
The temporary theatre closure comes after a staff member tested positive for Covid-19 but it will be open next week Monday after a thorough disinfection process.
Child ambassadors speak out on Covid-19 impact
Child Protection Week kicks off with child ambassadors sharing their lockdown experiences.
What do we know about sending children back to school?
“Circumstances will inform us” maintains Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga, but parents, social justice and children’s advocacy organisations are sceptical.
‘As much as we fear the virus, we’re still human’
President Cyril Ramaphosa urged the country to follow central tenets of Covid-19 prevention – social distancing, hand sanitizing and proper face mask use – during the new phase of the Covid-19 lockdown. Some have taken these words to heart, whilst others struggle to acclimatise to the new normal.
Limpopo’s social distancing rulebreakers worry traders and taxi drivers
South Africa’s economic sphere is slowly re-opening but there’s hurdles along the way as informal food traders and taxi driver in Thohoyandou express concern about some Covid-19 prevention measures not being followed.
Izwi Lami Survivors Support
Access our Survivor’s Support Map which provides a directory of shelters, hospitals, clinics and Thuthuzela centres for survivor’s of sexual assault There are shelters that assist survivors with accommodation in times of need. The Thuthuzela Care Centres are rape care centres linked to hospitals where survivors can receive counselling and a medical examination after the rape. And there are 24 hour clinics and hospitals where survivors can visit for medical care if they are too far away from a Thuthuzela centre.
