Brief
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
Covid-19: Lockdown affords homeless shelter in Louis Trichardt
Shelter came as a relief, says a 23-year-old, who used to sleep at a car wash
Brief | 20 April 2020