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#CoronaVirusSA: First Mthatha Covid-19 death spooks residents

The deceased is the first death in the OR Tambo region, and his coronavirus diagnosis was only found out after he passed away.

#CoronaVirusSA: Gauteng government charts the way forward

The Gauteng Provincial Command Council outlines measures to combat the spread of Covid-19 and mitigate its impact on the province’s most marginalised communities. OurHealth journalist Marcia Zali reports.

#LockdownSA: Informal food traders live in fear without protective gear

Fresh produce hawkers who meet government regulations are allowed to continue business, but in Limpopo and the Eastern Cape food vendors are worried about their safety, as the local government has failed to give them personal protective equipment.

#LockdownSA: New regulations allows children to move between parents’ homes

Parents will be required to carry documentation to prove their relation to their children in the process of moving them

Evictions in Empolweni leaves community broken

Residents of Empolweni, Khayelitsha faced a brutal eviction in the lead-up to Easter — and law centres and civil society groups alike strongly condemned the move from the City of Cape Town.

Tembisa women empowered through the power of touch

Businesswoman Thabitha Malinga believes that people living with disabilities should be given an opportunity to be active in their communities’ economy. With Thabie Mobile Spa and TMS Beauty Academy she created that opportunity for disabled, and ‘forgotten’ women in her community.

CoronavirusSA: Food parcel drive

It is vulnerable groups in society such as the elderly, poor, and unemployed who are most affected when global pandemics such as Covid-19 take place. But various sectors in the country have come together to lessen the impact.

#LockdownSA: Expectant mothers worried about regulations

Baby care items are now on the country’s essential items list, but few know about the amendment to the lockdown regulations.

#LockdownSA: Ramaphosa extends the lockdown by two more weeks

As the government extends the lockdown until the end of April, it has put in place measures to respond to health, economic and social needs.

CoronavirusSA: Randfontein man feeds struggling community

Kagiso Modise couldn’t bear to see his community go hungry so decided to do something about it.

CoronavirusSA: Government places patients under supervision

The North West is now closely monitoring Covid-19 patients and their contacts after a few could not be found at the addresses they shared.

CoronavirusSA: Restrictions lifted on informal food traders

Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has announced amendments to the regulations on the Covid-19 lockdown. Amongst these is the addition of spaza shops and informal food traders to operate with permission from a municipal authority. We’re all learning “We have learned a few things from the past week of the shutdown. One of the things that we have realised is that spaza shops were supposed to be open but for some reason, some were asked to close. So we’re just clarifying that all spaza shops should be open, now we have included informal food traders. So those who are trading in food informally, they are also allowed but they must just get a permit from their councillor or their municipality; and they’re free to trade,” says the minister. According to Dlamini-Zuma, these amendments will enhance national integrated response measures while also clarifying the application

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