Health Minister Dr. Zweli Mkhize has contracted Covid-19, along with his wife. As the minister’s condition improves, he has urged South Africans to remain vigilant to avoid a second wave.
An ANC councillor in Limpopo is accused of raping a 14-year-old girl. The ANC Women’s League in the region is demanding the reinstatement of the death penalty or chemical castration.
Following public complaints, the North West provincial health department will audit senior staff at Mahikeng Provincial Hospital. Union Nehawu welcomes the move.
The R350 Social Relief Distress and the caregivers ‘top-up’ grants must be increased and extended into next year to fight poverty, say civil society organisations.
Many schools are using a rotating class timetable to ensure social distancing during the Covid-19 pandemic. This measure, however, means that thousands of learners are missing out on a meal.
The Covid-19 lockdown warranted self-administered abortions, with women unable to reach a clinic. It also brought home the advantages of this more autonomous abortion method.
Sex workers continue to demand decriminilisation, saying outdated laws contribute to their abuse at the hands of police, and discrimination in society.
The First person cured of HIV has died. Known as the ‘Berlin Patient,’ the Timothy Ray Brown succumbed to leukemia but remained HIV-negative.
It’s no longer illegal for South African adults to use cannabis in their private time, but arriving at work under the influence is still a transgression. Drug testing in the workplace remains a contentious issue and companies need comprehensive drug policies based on sound legal and ethical principles to navigate this new landscape, writes Jamaine Krige.
A wave of coronavirus infections has hit schools in the Eastern Cape. The education department says exams must continue though, and is putting regulations in place.
Elim Hospital in Limpopo is in crisis over water shortages. The municipality says illegal water connections have tampered with the hospital’s supply, but villagers blame poor service delivery.
Just as community members raised the alarm about this Limpopo clinic’s hazardous failing infrastructure, nurses have discovered red worms in their drinking water.
