A self-proclaimed prophet has been arrested by the police in Thohoyandou, Limpopo, for circulating a video defying the regulations put in place to help combat the spread of Covid-19 in South Africa.
Businesswoman Thabitha Malinga believes that people living with disabilities should be given an opportunity to be active in their communities’ economy. With Thabie Mobile Spa and TMS Beauty Academy she created that opportunity for disabled, and ‘forgotten’ women in her community.
A regional traditional healer association says that they are unable to work and treat patients because they haven't received permits to do so under the national lockdown.
It is vulnerable groups in society such as the elderly, poor, and unemployed who are most affected when global pandemics such as Covid-19 take place. But various sectors in the country have come together to lessen the impact.
In a small village outside Elim, Limpopo, the shockwaves of the national lockdown are being felt by those most vulnerable to capitalism’s precarity.
Baby care items are now on the country’s essential items list, but few know about the amendment to the lockdown regulations.
As the government extends the lockdown until the end of April, it has put in place measures to respond to health, economic and social needs.
Kagiso Modise couldn't bear to see his community go hungry so decided to do something about it.
The North West is now closely monitoring Covid-19 patients and their contacts after a few could not be found at the addresses they shared.
Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has announced amendments to the regulations on the Covid-19 lockdown. Amongst these is the addition of spaza shops and informal food traders to operate with permission from a municipal…
In the Free State, the Dihlabeng Mayor urges his constituency to self-isolate, and healthcare workers plead with patients to follow instructions about Covid-19 prevention.
High-density areas, such as Diepsloot and Khayelitsha, are also earmarked for Covid-19 screening sites. A screening procedure determines whether a person qualifies for a Covid-19 test.
LIMPOPO-Due to shortage of water within several villages, in Vhembe district, scores of residents are facing difficulties adhering to the call by the department of health to always wash hands, but all that is set to change with the Department of Water and Sanitation supplying water
There were scenes of chaos in Limpopo in the past three days when people forced entry to pay points to collect their grants.
Some pensioners say they are complying with lockdown regulations because they know nothing about the coronavirus but would rather do what they are told.
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