What do we know about sending children back to school?
“Circumstances will inform us” maintains Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga, but parents, social justice and children’s advocacy organisations are sceptical.
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‘As much as we fear the virus, we’re still human’
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.
Limpopo’s social distancing rulebreakers worry traders and taxi drivers
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.
Living with the ‘mystery disease’
Multiple Sclerosis is one of the most common causes of neurological disability in the youth but the disease is not a death sentence.
Mental health in lockdown: ‘So many are just not coping’
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.
Maternal health sidelined during Covid-19 outbreak
“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
Legal support must ‘leave nobody behind’
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.
All you need to know about child support grants
During the coronavirus pandemic, the government has invested significantly in social relief grants to ease the burden on struggling households.
Pregnancy: a time of joy transformed to worry
Covid-19 brings fresh complications to pregnancy and childbirth across Eastern and Southern Africa, writes Dr Gabriele Fontana .
Covid-19 and women’s invisible work
As the pandemic continues spread, highlighting systemic inequalities across the world, women are calling on governments to include them in decision-making for the future.
Frustrated initiates ‘humiliated’ by suspended initiation schools
The Eastern Cape, following national lockdown regulations, has suspended traditional initiation schools which means the cultural transition into manhood is deferred for ‘desperate boys’.
The terror of being pregnant in the time of Covid-19
“I feel worried and scared. Most of the time I wonder what will happen if I get infected with Covid-19 and get not cured, what will happen to my child?” says a pregnant Pontsho Moloi.
Motherhood woes during Covid-19
Giving birth is a life-changing process and giving birth during an unprecedented global health pandemic is even more so. Speaking to Health-e News, new mothers share their experiences with the health system during lockdown.
Keep kids at home — if you can
Despite the potential Covid-19 related dangers of leaving one’s home to go shopping, many parents bring their children along because they have no other choice.
Blood shortage fears as lockdown continues
Public health authorities and blood services are concerned with decreasing blood donations, which will have adverse effects on medical services that require transfusions.