An internal report on sexual offences at a military academy says the defence force failed a deceased rape victim and has called for an internal investigation
The province has reported a drop in new infections, especially in densely populated areas such as Khayelitsha, Mitchells Plain, Gugulethu, Nyanga and Manenberg.
Forty-three people were shot dead in the first six months of this year in the Western Cape’s intractable taxi violence, while close to 100 have been arrested and 40 are on court rolls in connection with the conflict
Large groups attending funerals and people delaying being tested and treated because they fear dying in hospital has contributed to a spike in coronavirus infections in KZN
A fortnight after an early winter downpour, a recently established informal settlement comes to terms with the Cape’s hydromorphology of seasonal floodplains.
Out of more than 25 000 schools in the country, 8 047 were in hotspots and 6 995 of these were public schools. And most of Gauteng’s and the Western Cape’s schools are in hotspots
Alan Winde admits he is in a vulnerable group when it comes to contracting the virus, considering he is 55 years old, and a diabetic
Equal Education wants the court to get the basic education department to feed all learners who qualify for the programme, including those who are not back at school
Cities lead the spike in new Covid-19 cases. But in the Western Cape village of Genadendal, where people trace their roots back to the Khoi and freed slaves, one man was worried that unheeded fatal lessons from more than 200 years ago could once again prove tragic
The Covid-19 crisis has exposed the raw realities of South Africa’s under-resourced public schools
President’s address covered the twin pandemics of Covid-19 and the murder and rape of women ‘who were killed by men’
As positive Covid-19 cases climb rapidly, health facilities will need more doctors and nurses
Governments need to provide the modelling and data informing the strategy to control the spread of the novel coronavirus
President Cyril Ramaphosa has issued an instruction to the Western Cape government to recruit more staff to stem the Covid-19 tide
The Western province, which has 65% of all positive Covid-19 cases, is preparing additional health facilities for a July peak
The National Health Laboratory Services finally admitted to a bottleneck last week, after denying there were any issues since April. According to the service, the backlog of 80 000 tests started in the first week of May
Protests by local suppliers have delayed PPE delivery, which according to the DBE, is one of the reasons the reopening of schools has been pushed back until June 8
Officials in Beaufort West, which is on a route that links the Cape with the rest of the country, are worried relaxed lockdown regulations mean residents are now at risk of contracting Covid-19
Staff at Tygerberg hospital detail how, despite their fear of the coronavirus, they continue to help in the medical response to the pandemic
President Cyril Ramaphosa notes that the behaviour of citizens during level 3 will determine the fate of the nation
A move to level three lockdown for the province may become a battle between the Democratic Alliance, and the provincial opposition, the ANC
Workers in the agricultural and agri-business heartland – and Covid-19 hotspot – fear catching the disease but need the income; stigma stalks the sick; and younger people ignore the virus
What is most crucial is that the department of education communicates a clear and concise message to parents and caregivers to avoid unnecessary panic and further confusion
Experience in Brazil, West and South Africa show how ‘people’s science’ can manage deadly illnesses
Ordinary citizens have not forgotten that schools were failing before the virus crisis
Some learners have taken the decision to drop out because they fear catching the coronavirus and have no faith that they will do well in their studies
Heather Van Harte, who runs a small catering business, is changing her cooking habits during the lockdown, and has plans to start a food garden
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
After Easter there was an uptick in domestic violence cases in the country. Shelters have lost income and social workers are having to field as many as 1000 calls a day from women who are now stuck at home with their abusive partners
While the president takes charge of the national effort against Covid-19, provincial premiers are using the crisis to show they too a leading from the front
Covid-19 has entered the police and corrective system, with the Eastern Cape hit hard
In pushing for differences in how Covid-19 regulations are applied, such as with the proposed sale of cigarettes, the Western Cape provincial government is testing national lockdown law