#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.
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#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.
#LockdownSA: Families left homeless after severe storm
Scores of villagers have been left displaced after a thunderstorm struck rural Vhembe, Limpopo.
#CoronavirusSA: Ramaphosa gives social grants a boost
Economic relief is on the cards for the most vulnerable in the country, as the President announces measures to ease the burdens faced by those in food-scarce households, and the unemployed.
#CoronavirusSA: Thousands to be tested to fight Covid-19
Mopani aims to screen 76 400 people daily as the District launches household screenings.
#CoronaVirusSA: First Mthatha Covid-19 death spooks residents
The deceased is the first death in the OR Tambo region, and his coronavirus diagnosis was only found out after he passed away.
#LockdownSA: Prioritise feeding hungry learners
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.
#CoronaVirusSA: Gauteng government charts the way forward
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.
#LockdownSA: Informal food traders live in fear without protective gear
Fresh produce hawkers who meet government regulations are allowed to continue business, but in Limpopo and the Eastern Cape food vendors are worried about their safety, as the local government has failed to give them personal protective equipment.
#LockdownSA: New regulations allows children to move between parents’ homes
Parents will be required to carry documentation to prove their relation to their children in the process of moving them
Evictions in Empolweni leaves community broken
Residents of Empolweni, Khayelitsha faced a brutal eviction in the lead-up to Easter — and law centres and civil society groups alike strongly condemned the move from the City of Cape Town.
#LockdownSA: Police arrest ‘prophet’ for circulating fake news
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.
Tembisa women empowered through the power of touch
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.