Covid-19

One week of Covid vaccines: What are we doing well? What can be done better?

An assessment of the rollout so far

Africa has a higher death rate among critically ill Covid-19 patients than anywhere else

The death rate was 48% compared to the global average of 32%

Covid funds for artists: Public Protector intervenes

“Artists are not seen as employees but as freelancers” says performer

How to vaccinate the world against Covid-19: Lessons from the AIDS response

Vaccine scheduling glitch makes some over-70-year-olds very happy

Sandton centre briefly opens for walk-in vaccinations, back to normal scheduled appointments from Thursday

Government working to fix “teething issues” at vaccine sites

Western Cape given 33,900 doses of the Pfizer vaccine to kick start phase 2 this week

A quarter of Worcester’s children are stunted

Mothers who completed high school are much less likely to have stunted children

Elderly woman forgotten during Covid relocation

Municipality can’t say why 74-year-old Nontombazana April did not benefit from a municipal housing programme last year

Desperate pleas for government to continue Covid-19 grant

“With the grant I could buy food that lasted a month”