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‘We cannot forget to care for the carers’

While South Africa prepares for advanced level 3 lockdown, medical and residential facilities for the elderly need to remain as strict as ever. Covid-19 has proven fatal for the elderly, which means their care workers have to be extra cautious to not cause an infection. Many have left their homes to move into their places of work. By Jamaine Krige.

Can you still breast-feed your baby during the Covid-19 pandemic?

Breast-feeding protects new-borns from getting sick and continues to safeguard them throughout their infancy and childhood, but has this changed with the coronavirus?

Gauteng Health MEC seeks to ‘create balance’ with R55,7-billion budget

Although there has been a reduction of the budget in real terms, MEC of Health Dr Bandile Masuku says that he is hopeful that the department will deliver on its key objectives.

[Op-ed]: A day in the life of a Somali Covid-19 community mobiliser

Covid-19 messaging in Somalia saves lives but there’s still those who don’t take the virus seriously, writes Zahra Mahamoud Jama, UNICEF community social mobiliser.

National GBV plan a ‘victory’ say activists

For years, civil society organisations and gender-based violence activists have called on the government to put policies in place to address the staggering levels of violence against women, children and the queer community in the country.

[Op-ed] Even when we cry blood, our country doesn’t answer

After tweeting to the presidency about her numerous gender-based violence (GBV) experiences, Sihle Bolani has only been met with a deafening silence despite a resounding response from South Africa. She asks why there hasn’t been decisive action to tackle GBV with the same gusto as the Covid-19 pandemic. By: Sihle Bolani.
Vanessa Tedder who survived being raped and assaulted by her ex-husband talks about survival.

‘The extreme sport of killing and raping women and children’

I am driven to the darkest place of despair inside my head, every women killed is a knife to my heart and a scar on my already tattered soul, writes Vanessa Tedder. She encourages everyone to speak up when they see or suspect abuse taking place

#YouthDay: Covid-19 complicates young women’s lives

Due to the national lockdown many young women faced unexpected challenges, such as income loss, contraception shortages and having to live with abusive, or homophobic family members, explains the Commission for Gender Equality.

#YouthDay2020: ‘My generation is about doing and being better – we aren’t doctor’s handmaidens’

Young healthcare workers are shattering societal perceptions of their profession and making healthcare systems more youth-friendly and accessible across class lines.
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Gauteng health officials test positive for Covid-19

The two officials in the office of the Gauteng Health MEC tested positive for Covid-19 and, in a bid to tackle stigma around contracting the virus, have consented to be publicly named.

Covid-19 confusion at Mthatha hospital 

Lack of protective gear, allegations of intimidation to not disclose patients or staff member’s Covid-19 status and being forced to come into work whilst Covid-19 positive are some claims made by Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital nurses against management.

During the Covid-19 pandemic, religious leaders build resilience

Across the continent, faith-based organisations have been vital in creating awareness about Covid-19, addressing gender-based violence, and countering coronavirus misinformation.

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