#CoronavirusSA: Motshekga says that department has to balance saving lives and protecting the 2020 academic year
As higher education turns to technology to continue, basic education projects the return of learners to school from June.
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COVID-19 brings a stop to gang violence in Manenburg
Manenburg gangs call a truce to serve community
#VaccinesWorkForAll: North West mothers fed-up with vaccine shortage
Itsoseng Community Healthcare Centre was forced to send mothers and children back home without getting their immunisation vaccines.
CoronavirusSA: Making face masks fashionable can help flatten the curve
LIMPOPO-Elelwani Sigoba spent days looking for surgical or N95 masks at shops in Thohoyandou but they were completely out of stock.
Mixed feelings on mass screening of Limpopo’s rural villages
Health care workers conducting screening for COVID19 outside Thohoyandou say although they experienced some challenges, they are satisfied that they visited every household assigned to them.
Covid-19 lockdown provides ‘perfect storm’ for SA’s GBV crisis
Women and children are targets for Covid-19 related frustrations as reports of gender-based violence increase during the lockdown period.
#Lockdown: The effect of booze and smokes on your health
In another about-turn, government says the tobacco ban will remain in place. Alcohol will also remain off the shelves. Government has defended the alcohol ban saying it was meant to curb unnecessary socializing and physical contact. It is well known…
EC flattening the curve with traditional funeral practice
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.
#CoronaVirusSA: Lockdown stops Limpopo water project
Water shortages have rendered residents of Nabane village vulnerable to the spread of Covid-19, due to not being able to comply with Covid-19 protection measures, such as regular hand washing.
Malaria Institute is on track to battle the disease
While the coronavirus outbreak has meant the shutdown of programmes in public and private spheres, the Malaria Institute in Limpopo says it has systems in place to fight the spread of malaria infections in the province.
#LockdownSA: Increased child support grant is a ‘massive relief’
Organisations advocating for the adequate nutritional needs of children have cautiously welcomed the move from President Cyril Ramaphosa to increase social and economic relief for the next six months.
#CovidNurseStayAway: Frontliners sidelined in Covid-19 plans
A number of nurses and nursing trade unions have voiced their disappointment about their apparent exclusion from the country’s relief measures — such as income tax breaks.
#LockdownSA: Ramaphosa declares ‘phased economic recovery’
A five-level system will dictate what lockdown regulations are in place, or which ones fall away. From 1 May, the country will be on level four — with some easing up of lockdown protocols.
Sick baby discharged due to bed shortage
An ill new born baby has been discharged from the Van Velden Hospital in Tzaneen before recovery, the parents allege. The baby boy was subsequently diagnosed with meningitis.
#CoronavirusSA: NW prioritises Covid-19 screening and testing
Health officials in the North West province are working tirelessly to ensure that the Covid-19 screening and testing campaign is a success.