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Can you pause a pandemic? Inside the race to stop spread of Covid-19
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
Top court to rule on fate of refugees
The Constitutional Court is expected to issue directions ”very soon” on the fate of people living in camps for refugees from xenophobic violence.
How to run a refugee camp
In the past three weeks, a small society has emerged in the garden of Johannesburg’s Jeppe police station where about 1Â 400 refugees are living. And, as in a normal society,…
Gauteng reels under xenophobic attacks
As the sun set on another bloody day of xenophobic violence in Gauteng on Monday, at least 22 people were reported dead, many more injured and 217 arrested for fierce attacks on…
Xenophobic violence grips Johannesburg
Hundreds of frightened foreigners fled to the sanctity of the Jeppe police station in central Johannesburg on Sunday morning following a night of deadly xenophobic violence that…
Nqakula: Xenophobic attacks to be ‘severely dealt with’
Minister of Safety and Security Charles Nqakula said on Friday that those responsible for continuous xenophobic attacks in Gauteng townships will be ”severely dealt with”. He was…
Further clashes in tense Alexandra
Calm returned to Alexandra township on Wednesday night after earlier clashes between police and residents. Hardly any activity was visible late in the night, besides the flashing…
Red Cross’s missing millions
Millions of rands of international donor funds intended to be used by the Red Cross Society in KwaZulu-Natal have disappeared.