The Public Servants Association of South Africa (PSA) says it is worried about their members working at Steve Biko Academic Hospital (SBAH) who are wearing black plastics as Covid-19 protective gear.  
In April, the Gauteng government announced its plans to prepare for a peak in the number of Covid-19 cases that would require hospitalisation. Health-e News speaks to Dr Relebohile Ncha, clinical manager at Tembisa Hospital’s Covid-19 Unit.
As the world celebrates four decades of being smallpox-free, WHO outlined pivotal lessons that can be applied to Covid-19 prevention strategies across the globe.
By: Bibi-Aisha Wadvalla.
The role of midwives need to be protected as an essential service to prevent increasing maternal mortality rates, say experts.
Globally, South Africa is amongst the countries with the highest tuberculosis (TB) burden and high statistics of people living with HIV. Two of the biggest issues in reducing both these numbers are access and adherence to medication, but this can change with a new TB treatment.
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.
It is now compulsory for all South Africans to wear cloth face masks when they are in public. We speak to the owners of Kekago Enterprise and Lonsego Clothing, who manufacture and distribute cloth face masks in Tembisa.
Midwifery dates back in time, but as medicine has advanced, the profession has undergone changes, and midwives now work with doctors to ensure that pregnancy and birth are as smooth as possible.
As the economy slowly opens up, some taxi ranks struggle with adhering to Covid-19 hygiene protocols, whilst others firmly stick to the regulations.
For many HIV-positive South Africans, the national lockdown has hindered their ability to easily access antiretroviral drugs and treatment. However, convenient and cost-efficient options for medicine collection are available.
Civil society groups put pressure on the government to provide a more child and women-centric socio-economic Covid-19 relief plan.
The use of masks when travelling is compulsory, and Metrorail is still off the table — but the Transport Minister assures that these difficult decisions are made to ‘preserve human life’. By Kalayvani Nair.
Limpopo schools are not ready for reopening as water shortages are a barrier in practising good hygiene in the fight against Covid-19
Over 600 Zimbabweans living near Louis Trichardt in Limpopo say they have no food because they have been unable to earn a living since South Africa went into lockdown last month to combat the spread of Covid-19.
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