Protect your mind during lockdown
The Covid-19 pandemic has affected all spheres of life – mental health and wellness included.
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Gauteng lowers Covid-19 risk with sanitiser rollout
With shared ablution facilities and no running water, Marikana and Nkandla informal settlements in Gauteng pose a high risk of Covid-19 infection, says Gauteng MEC for Economic Development, Agriculture and Environment.
#CoronavirusSA: Traditional medicine vs science 
Despite creating vigorous debate, could traditional medicine be the key to finding a coronavirus cure? Writes Bibi-Aisha Wadvalla.
Homegrown solutions to curb hunger in rural Vhembe
Backyard vegetable gardens keep families going during the national lockdown — with residents saying they save money and eat better because of their subsistence farming.
Frontline health workers ‘carry the Covid-19 burden’
A Mahikeng doctor tests positive for Covid-19, as Health Minister Zweli Mkhize states that the number of healthcare workers infected with Covid-19 is above 500 people.
Tembisa Hospital ready for Covid-19
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.
#CoronavirusSA: Chaos at Sassa pay points on day one
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.
Know your mask
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.
Sanitiser shortage, social distancing concerns at taxi ranks
As the economy slowly opens up, some taxi ranks struggle with adhering to Covid-19 hygiene protocols, whilst others firmly stick to the regulations.
#CoronavirusSA: Barriers to ARV access during lockdown
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.
Activists calls on government to revise child grant plan
Civil society groups put pressure on the government to provide a more child and women-centric socio-economic Covid-19 relief plan.
Public transport hours extended under level 4 restrictions
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.
Poor sanitation in schools in rural Limpopo are a threat to communities during Covid-19
Limpopo schools are not ready for reopening as water shortages are a barrier in practising good hygiene in the fight against Covid-19
LockdownSA: ‘Most of us have run out of food’
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.
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.