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Homegrown solutions to curb hunger in rural Vhembe
Ndivhuwo Mukwevho
Backyard vegetable gardens keep families going during the national lockdown — with residents saying they save money and eat better because of their subsistence farming.
Frontline health workers ‘carry the Covid-19 burden’
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A Mahikeng doctor tests positive for Covid-19, as Health Minister Zweli Mkhize states that the number of healthcare workers infected with Covid-19 is above 500 people.
#CoronavirusSA: Maintaining menstrual hygiene with no sanitary wear
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“Since the lockdown, the priority has been to buy food, not sanitary,” says Nompumelelo Nkosi.
#CoronavirusSA: Black plastics can be used as PPE, says Gauteng health
Thabo Molelekwa
The Public Servants Association of South Africa (PSA) says it is worried about their members working at Steve Biko Academic Hospital (SBAH) who are wearing black plastics as Covid-19 protective gear.
[Op-Ed]Local production could solve shortages of essential pandemic-fighting equipment
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The new coronavirus has exposed the staggeringly uneven distribution of life-saving medical equipment across the world. Ventilators are an essential tool in the treatment of respiratory illnesses, including severe cases of COVID-19, yet across 41 African countries there are fewer than 2,000 ventilators serving hundreds of millions of people. By Joshua Setipa, Managing Director of the UN Technology Bank.
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Raw sewage in Limpopo village raises fears of disease and water contamination
The sewage has polluted the Senwamokgope River, leaving residents without a reliable water source.