Brief
Sleepless nights for Empolweni homeless
After their shacks were demolished during the lockdown, families have been left in dire straits and at the mercy of criminals
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 30 April 2020
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
Brief | 29 April 2020
Covid-19: “At least something good came out of this lockdown” says settlement resident
Mandeni informal settlement got six toilets and running water after 10 years of waiting
Brief | 28 April 2020
Covid-19: Vhembe District village without clean water for three weeks
The municipality says tanks are delivering water to villages across the district
Brief | 28 April 2020
Covid-19: Call for Minister to release prisoners
“There is every reason to fear that the virus may spread more fearsomely within our correctional system, and soon”
By Zoë Postman
Brief | 24 April 2020
Covid-19: Port St Johns mostly ignores mayor’s call for total shutdown
With eight confirmed cases, mayor hoped to “break the chain”
Brief | 21 April 2020
Covid-19: Union opens criminal case against health head in KZN
Public Servants Association of South Africa says health workers have been without PPE since the start of the lockdown
Brief | 20 April 2020
Storm wreaks havoc in Vhembe district
At least 40 homes severely damaged. Families now getting help from the government
Brief | 20 April 2020
Waiting for a job on the roadside during lockdown
“Whenever cars stop they tell us to go home and stay safe from corona,” says Lucky Shabalala
Brief | 20 April 2020