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Mental health in lockdown: ‘So many are just not coping’

The Covid-19 pandemic has worsened existing issues in South Africa such as the country’s ‘unresolved depression and trauma’, and other mental health issues, writes Ntombi Mkandhla.

Maternal health sidelined during Covid-19 outbreak

“We were told to go back home, and they said there is nothing they can do because they’re dealing with coronavirus patients,” says a distraught Western Cape mother whose daughter gave birth in early May

Legal support must ‘leave nobody behind’

NGOs call for legal practitioners to improve access to legal services for vulnerable populations, such as those living with HIV and TB, sex workers and disabled people.

All you need to know about child support grants

During the coronavirus pandemic, the government has invested significantly in social relief grants to ease the burden on struggling households.

Covid-19 and women’s invisible work

As the pandemic continues spread, highlighting systemic inequalities across the world, women are calling on governments to include them in decision-making for the future.

Frustrated initiates ‘humiliated’ by suspended initiation schools

The Eastern Cape, following national lockdown regulations, has suspended traditional initiation schools which means the cultural transition into manhood is deferred for ‘desperate boys’.

The terror of being pregnant in the time of Covid-19

“I feel worried and scared. Most of the time I wonder what will happen if I get infected with Covid-19 and get not cured, what will happen to my child?” says a pregnant Pontsho Moloi.

#CoronavirusSA: No magical solution

Critical thinking is more important now than ever as conspiracy theories and purported cures to Covid-19 run rife, writes Angelo Fick.

Motherhood woes during Covid-19

Giving birth is a life-changing process and giving birth during an unprecedented global health pandemic is even more so. Speaking to Health-e News, new mothers share their experiences with the health system during lockdown.
People welcome new form of PrEP

Exploring Coronavirus treatment other than a vaccine

Activists are calling on the World Health Organisation (WHO), governments, and scientists to start a collaborative effort towards developing a Coronavirus (Covid-19) prevention pill, according to a new report.

North West traditional healers demand protective wear

Besides needing more protective equipment and resources such as sanitiser, traditional healers in the North West believe that their trade isn’t taken seriously by the government, and that they’re ‘left out’.

Maximising pleasure with new look Cupid condom

Some activists believe that changing the messaging around internal condoms will encourage more women using them as ‘cool sexual devices’.

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