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‘Find, isolate, test, treat, quarantine’ key to Covid-19 response

As the world celebrates four decades of being smallpox-free, WHO outlined pivotal lessons that can be applied to Covid-19 prevention strategies across the globe. By: Bibi-Aisha Wadvalla.

Saving midwives in the battle against Covid-19

The role of midwives need to be protected as an essential service to prevent increasing maternal mortality rates, say experts.

Local celebs and SAYM donate food and seed parcels in EC

The Southern African Youth Movement (SAYM) in collaboration with the Solidarity Fund visited the Eastern Cape to deliver food parcels and seeds. The Solidarity Fund is a government-administered fund aimed at assisting and supporting Covid-19 prevention.

#CoronavirusSA: Chaos at Sassa pay points on day one

Grant beneficiaries converged en masse at pay points in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape as fake news circulated that the grant top-up would only be paid on the first day.

Know your mask

It is now compulsory for all South Africans to wear cloth face masks when they are in public. We speak to the owners of Kekago Enterprise and Lonsego Clothing, who manufacture and distribute cloth face masks in Tembisa.

#InternationalMidwivesDay: What do you know?

Midwifery dates back in time, but as medicine has advanced, the profession has undergone changes, and midwives now work with doctors to ensure that pregnancy and birth are as smooth as possible.

#InternationalMidwivesDay: ‘They called me Lucifer’

This is the story of a midwife who was stigmatised for her commitment to a woman’s right to choice.

Sanitiser shortage, social distancing concerns at taxi ranks

As the economy slowly opens up, some taxi ranks struggle with adhering to Covid-19 hygiene protocols, whilst others firmly stick to the regulations.

#CoronavirusSA: Barriers to ARV access during lockdown

For many HIV-positive South Africans, the national lockdown has hindered their ability to easily access antiretroviral drugs and treatment. However, convenient and cost-efficient options for medicine collection are available.

Activists calls on government to revise child grant plan

Civil society groups put pressure on the government to provide a more child and women-centric socio-economic Covid-19 relief plan.

#CoronavirusSA: Motshekga says that department has to balance saving lives and protecting the 2020 academic year

As higher education turns to technology to continue, basic education projects the return of learners to school from June.

COVID-19 brings a stop to gang violence in Manenburg

Manenburg gangs call a truce to serve community

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