Covid-19

Covid-19: How bureaucracy can kill

A thoughtless instruction to my school from the provincial education department may have cost lives

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Opinion | 15 February 2021

Covid-19 grant is not enough, say activists

The extension of the R350 grant has been welcomed but it is insufficient, say civic organisations

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Brief | 15 February 2021

Why some scientists think the AstraZeneca vaccine is still useful for South Africa

While the results are disappointing against the local variant of the Covid-19 virus, there are reasons to think the vaccine may reduce deaths

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Science | 14 February 2021

Covid-19: Remarkable results from blood donor survey

For the four provinces analysed, over half the population has likely had a SARS-CoV-2 infection

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Science | 13 February 2021

Mayor tells strikers there will be “consequences”

Municipal workers’ strike shuts down customer services and the traffic department in Nelson Mandela Bay

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Brief | 10 February 2021

Families without water as City of Cape Town contract expires

Residents of Dunoon informal settlement block roads in protest

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News | 10 February 2021

Teachers, let’s use this time wisely

The Covid-19 delay to the start of the school year offers an opportunity to do things differently

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Opinion | 10 February 2021

Covid-19 grant beneficiaries find post offices offline, closed or chaotic

Beneficiaries spend R50 of their R350 grant to reach a functioning post office

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News | 10 February 2021

Ivermectin and Covid-19: what we still don’t know

At the moment there isn’t enough evidence to justify using the drug for the treatment or prevention of SARS-CoV-2

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Science | 10 February 2021

Some schools still not feeding learners

The national feeding scheme was meant to recommence on 27 January

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News | 9 February 2021

Municipal workers down tools across Nelson Mandela Bay

Workers want a R7,000 Covid-19 compensation allowance

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News | 9 February 2021

Eastern Cape reverses decision to terminate 600 health workers

Health department apologises for confusion

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News | 5 February 2021

Essential worker fired for not working during level 5 lockdown reinstated

CCMA says company failed to even entertain her offer of taking unpaid leave

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Law | 5 February 2021

Covid-19: Grim start to year for once bustling Gatesville market

“Covid hit us all hard”

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Feature | 4 February 2021

Closure of SASSA office leaves Saldanha Bay beneficiaries in the lurch

Applicants for disability grants have to spend R100 on a taxi ride to Vredenburg and back

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News | 4 February 2021

Protest against dismissal of Volkswagen shop stewards

Company says a disciplinary inquiry was held and that workers admitted to making false claims

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Brief | 3 February 2021