Coronavirus

Non-communicable diseases increase Covid-19 risk in Africa

WHO deploys “surge” team to help South Africa stem Covid-19

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The World Health Organisation has deployed a team of experts to help the government stem the coronavirus infections in South Africa. The country is one of the five countries most affected by the pandemic.

Kalayvani Nair
August 5, 2020

#LockdownSA: EC traditional leaders ramp up social relief

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Taking inspiration from Nelson Mandela’s life, traditional leaders and a local business owner band together to help those living below the poverty line in Mbholompo village, Eastern Cape.

LindiwePakati
July 15, 2020

LockdownSA: ‘Most of us have run out of food’

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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.

NdivhuwoMukwevho
May 1, 2020

#Lockdown: The effect of booze and smokes on your health

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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…

elna-schutz
April 28, 2020

EC flattening the curve with traditional funeral practice

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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.

LindiwePakati
April 28, 2020

#CoronaVirusSA: Lockdown stops Limpopo water project

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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.

Mogale Mojela
April 27, 2020

#LockdownSA: Ramaphosa declares ‘phased economic recovery’

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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.

Nelisiwe Msomi
April 23, 2020

#CoronavirusSA: NW prioritises Covid-19 screening and testing

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Health officials in the North West province are working tirelessly to ensure that the Covid-19 screening and testing campaign is a success.

Nthusang Lefafa
April 23, 2020

#LockdownSA: Families left homeless after severe storm

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Scores of villagers have been left displaced after a thunderstorm struck rural Vhembe, Limpopo.

NdivhuwoMukwevho
April 22, 2020

#LockdownSA: Prioritise feeding hungry learners

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Discussions about the schooling program for the rest of the year are still underway, but the majority of children who rely on the National School Nutrition Programme remain without access to their meals.

jamesthabo
April 20, 2020

#CoronaVirusSA: Gauteng government charts the way forward

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The Gauteng Provincial Command Council outlines measures to combat the spread of Covid-19 and mitigate its impact on the province’s most marginalised communities. OurHealth journalist Marcia Zali reports.

Marcia Moyana
April 20, 2020

#LockdownSA: Police arrest ‘prophet’ for circulating fake news

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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.

NdivhuwoMukwevho
April 15, 2020

#CoronavirusSA: Traditional healers ‘snubbed’

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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.

NdivhuwoMukwevho
April 14, 2020

CoronavirusSA: Food parcel drive

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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.

Nthusang Lefafa
April 14, 2020

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