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.
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.
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.
With the consequences of the Majola funeral still being felt in the Eastern Cape, the Amampondomise nation looks to a traditional funeral rite as a Covid-19 prevention measure.
The deceased is the first death in the OR Tambo region, and his coronavirus diagnosis was only found out after he passed away.
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.