Articles for Thamsanqa Mbovane

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Uitenhage hospital staff down tools after patient tests positive for Covid-19

If there is no personal protective equipment, don’t resume any duties, says union

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Brief | 29 April 2020

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Covid-19: SASSA runs out of food parcels in Uitenhage

Councillors deny allegations that they distribute parcels unfairly

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News | 22 April 2020

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Covid-19: Hospital staff demand protective gear and danger pay

NEHAWU meets with Dora Nginza hospital management to resolve complaints

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Brief | 17 April 2020

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Resident alleges police beat and shot him for filming lockdown operation

Police minister “must act swiftly against the criminal elements in the SAPS”

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News | 17 April 2020

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Covid-19: Meet the entrepeneurs who are making masks

Wearing masks may help reduce the spread of the epidemic, if other social distancing measures are also implemented

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News | 15 April 2020

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Covid-19: Angry taxi drivers set tyres alight outside police station in Uitenhage

Local police have impounded about 60 informal jikeleza taxis since the lockdown

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News | 14 April 2020

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Covid-19: Shack dwellers desperate for water in Uitenhage

Mayoral coordinator promises sanitisers and water

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Brief | 9 April 2020

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Covid-19: Clinic staff serve patients through a fence in Uitenhage

NEHAWU concerned about lack of patient confidentiality being exercised by staff

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Brief | 3 April 2020

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Staff protest and students boycott Eastcape Midlands TVET College

Unions and student organisations want lifestyle audit of college management

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Brief | 16 March 2020