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Gauteng Covid-19 quarantine centres close

Gauteng will keep one Covid-19 quarantine centre open as festive season approaches

As the Covid-19 daily infection rate lowers, Gauteng is closing its field hospitals. Nasrec will remain open until January next year as authorities consider the possibility of a second wave over the festive season.
Covid-19 survivors stories

Covid-19 survivors share the physical and mental highs and lows of recovery

While Covid-19 has a high recovery rate, the experiences of those of who have been infected differ greatly. Survivors not only experienced the physical effects of the virus, but the mental strain too.
Mkhize positive Covid-19

Health Minister’s condition improves after testing positive for Covid-19

Health Minister Dr. Zweli Mkhize has contracted Covid-19, along with his wife. As the minister’s condition improves, he has urged South Africans to remain vigilant to avoid a second wave.
Covid-19 TB deaths

TB deaths could rise if Covid-19 continues to disrupt health services, WHO report finds

The WHO report shows that TB deaths could increase if diagnosis and treatment are disrupted for three consecutive months. The Covid-19 pandemic has forced governments to divert resources away from TB.
Gauteng Health Department Leadership

The Gauteng’s health department’s legacy of troubled leadership

The recent corruption into personal protective equipment tenders brought into sharp focus corruption in the health department. A look further into the department’s leadership reveals a disturbing legacy of corruption and mismanagement.
Womens League calls for death penalty

ANC councillor accused of rape in Limpopo sparks outrage among party’s regional Women’s League

An ANC councillor in Limpopo is accused of raping a 14-year-old girl. The ANC Women’s League in the region is demanding the reinstatement of the death penalty or chemical castration.
North West health facilities struggle

Health ministry to audit qualifications of senior staff at Mahikeng Provincial Hospital

Following public complaints, the North West provincial health department will audit senior staff at Mahikeng Provincial Hospital. Union Nehawu welcomes the move.
Extend Covid-19 relief grants

Extend Covid-19 relief grants or face humanitarian crisis, say civil society groups

The R350 Social Relief Distress and the caregivers ‘top-up’ grants must be increased and extended into next year to fight poverty, say civil society organisations.
US abortion law decision

Abortion services a phone call away, from the comfort of your home

The Covid-19 lockdown warranted self-administered abortions, with women unable to reach a clinic. It also brought home the advantages of this more autonomous abortion method.
Sex workers continue to face threat of rape and abuse from police

Sex workers continue to face threat of rape and abuse from police

Sex workers continue to demand decriminilisation, saying outdated laws contribute to their abuse at the hands of police, and discrimination in society.
LGBTQI colours painted on a lawn surface

‘You literally have to watch your back’ – Being LGBTQI+ in the North West

Anele Xhati shares her experiences of being an LGBTQI+ activist and transwoman in the North West. Xhati talks about the real-life dangers in communities, and discrimination in the workplace, and how lockdown has made life harder for the province’s LGBTQI+ community.
Lephepane Clinic Contaminated Water

Nurses at a Limpopo clinic find worms “as big as finger” in drinking water

Just as community members raised the alarm about this Limpopo clinic’s hazardous failing infrastructure, nurses have discovered red worms in their drinking water.

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