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Eastern Cape universities concerned by rising Covid cases

Education Bongekile Macupe - 21 Oct 2020

Fort Hare says 26 more students have tested positive while Walter Sisulu University says some of its students have been admitted to hospital.

Covid-19 sets HIV treatment and testing back

Coronavirus Pontsho Pilane - 4 Sep 2020

Fewer people are getting tested for HIV than last year. People are also battling to access chronic medication. These are some of the lasting effects of the lockdown and the coronavirus pandemic

‘We spread the virus knowingly at this hospital’ ― healthcare workers at Thelle Mogoerane

Coronavirus Chris Gilili - 19 Jun 2020

Doctors at one of the biggest provincial hospitals in Gauteng say they are being forced to attend to patients without PPE, as the number of healthcare workers infected increases

Pharmacists, denied frontline status, get PPE late

Coronavirus Tebadi Mmotla - 1 Jun 2020

Pharmacists at one of the major public hospitals in Gauteng say they only received sufficient protective gear after several of their colleagues contracted Covid-19.

Gauteng nurses say they did not take an oath to die

Coronavirus Tshegofatso Mathe - 29 May 2020

With more resources than other provinces, health workers in Gauteng still say they do not have enough protective equipment to ensure safety when working with Covid-19 patients

Covid infections among health workers increasing in Eastern Cape

Coronavirus Sabelo Skiti, Thanduxolo Jika & Chris Gilili - 29 May 2020

Health worker infections have risen to 170 at state and private hospitals and two healthcare staff succumb to the disease in a space of seven days

‘Healers are part of Covid solution’

Coronavirus Jan Bornman - 7 May 2020

Traditional healers feel they have been excluded from the national response to the coronavirus, despite most South Africans consulting them for a range of ailments including depression

Shifting patterns in Covid-19 cases leads to redrawing of battle plans

Article Lester Kiewit - 27 Apr 2020

The Western Cape has become the epicentre of the outbreak, and the tardy response of health officials in the Eastern Cape has Minister Zweli Mkhize worried but optimistic

200 Cuban medics to help SA fight Covid-19

Article Thanduxolo Jika - 25 Apr 2020

200 Cubans are flying to South Africa to help the defence force and health department respond to the pandemic

Effective communication from leadership is essential during a crisis

Article Brightness Mangolothi & Malesela Maubane - 15 Apr 2020

So far, the minister of health can be commended on his visible, open approach to keeping in touch with citizens during the pandemic

Meet Doctor Fundile Nyati: South Africa’s own online medical mythbuster

Article Paddy Harper - 7 Apr 2020

The employee health and wellness specialist is using social media to combat misinformation about Covid-19

Border walls don’t stop viruses, but a blanket amnesty might

Article Jo Vearey & Sally Gandar - 30 Mar 2020

Why South Africa should consider amnesty for undocumented migrants in the time of the coronavirus outbreak.

Can you pause a pandemic? Inside the race to stop spread of Covid-19

Article Joan Van Dyk - 26 Mar 2020

Tracing the close contacts of people who test positive for coronavirus disease is a delicate dance. Here’s why these health workers wait for the cover of darkness to take action

Covid-19: Are we at a disadvantage compared to China and Singapore?

Article David Bruce - 20 Mar 2020

South Africans are economically stressed and will quickly find ways to circumvent restrictions. Without social mobilisation we won't be able to ensure the compliance that other countries have been able to enforce

Gauteng uses tragedy to fix services

Article Sarah Smit - 19 Mar 2020

In addition to other measures, the province’s response the outbreak of the coronavirus will be to ‘sort out’ the public healthcare system

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