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essential workers

Waste pickers should be seen as essential workers
National
/ 19 October 2021

Waste pickers should be seen as essential workers

Come rain or sun, waste pickers push their trolleys full of recycled material. But despite providing an environmental service they are not treated as the public-service workers they are

By Musawenkosi Cabe
Traditional healers zoom in on new ways of practice
Coronavirus
/ 11 February 2021

Traditional healers zoom in on new ways of practice

Despite being largely sidelined, these essential workers have adapted to lockdowns, taken to technology and even attracted clients from abroad

By Elna Schütz
Freedom of expression is a crucial factor in managing the Covid-19 pandemic
Africa
/ 29 January 2021

Freedom of expression is a crucial factor in managing the Covid-19 pandemic

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a negative effect on journalists’ health, working conditions and freedom to report. Now more than ever, media freedom needs to be upheld

By Teldah Mawarire
Nurses work and care in fear of Covid
Coronavirus
/ 28 May 2020

Nurses work and care in fear of Covid

Staff at Tygerberg hospital detail how, despite their fear of the coronavirus, they continue to help in the medical response to the pandemic

By Lester Kiewit
Writers on lockdown
Friday
/ 7 May 2020

Writers on lockdown

Melinda Ferguson has gathered essays and stories from 40-plus contributors for Corona Chronicles

By Zaza Hlalethwa
Staff at eight KZN hospitals contract coronavirus
Article
/ 23 April 2020

Staff at eight KZN hospitals contract coronavirus

Forced to work across multiple hospitals, health officials have helped to spread Covid-19 in the private healthcare system

By Paddy Harper
Pick n Pay workers lose their jobs for ‘striking’ during the lockdown
Article
/ 16 April 2020

Pick n Pay workers lose their jobs for ‘striking’ during the lockdown

A group of workers have been dismissed, but they insist they never embarked on industrial action in the first place

By Sarah Smit
Who takes care of essential workers?
Article
/ 2 April 2020

Who takes care of essential workers?

The M&G will continue to examine how people are coping and give ideas of what people are doing to help themselves and each other.

By Bongekile Macupe

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