“I sometimes feel like I’ve deserted my mom but there is nothing I can do – it’s beyond my control,” says Mulalo Namgammbi whose mother is a cancer patient at Tshilidzini Hospital.
The temporary theatre closure comes after a staff member tested positive for Covid-19 but it will be open next week Monday after a thorough disinfection process.
Child Protection Week kicks off with child ambassadors sharing their lockdown experiences.
“Circumstances will inform us” maintains Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga, but parents, social justice and children’s advocacy organisations are sceptical.
President Cyril Ramaphosa urged the country to follow central tenets of Covid-19 prevention – social distancing, hand sanitizing and proper face mask use – during the new phase of the Covid-19 lockdown. Some have taken these words to heart, whilst others struggle to acclimatise to the new normal.
South Africa’s economic sphere is slowly re-opening but there’s hurdles along the way as informal food traders and taxi driver in Thohoyandou express concern about some Covid-19 prevention measures not being followed.
Multiple Sclerosis is one of the most common causes of neurological disability in the youth but the disease is not a death sentence.
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.
“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
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.
During the coronavirus pandemic, the government has invested significantly in social relief grants to ease the burden on struggling households.
Covid-19 brings fresh complications to pregnancy and childbirth across Eastern and Southern Africa, writes Dr Gabriele Fontana .
