Covid-19

Eastern Cape’s Covid-19 denialists

As deaths surge, Furnworld openly breaks vital regulations

Municipality “deep cleans” shacks but there is no evidence this is useful against Covid-19

“We want residents to be relocated to better places in order for us to defeat this virus” says community leader

Cooking up a storm: restaurant staff protest across South Africa

Curfew and alcohol ban cited as major factors as the industry sheds thousands of jobs

Lockdown in pictures - Day 118: Fired, fired, retrenched, fired, retrenched, retrenched

Whistleblower report reveals widespread health care corruption

Elderly, women and children most affected, says Corruption Watch

Fix our schools, learners tell Eastern Cape Education Department

Equal Education has given the department two weeks to attend to schools with water and sanitation problems

COSAS shuts down schools in Alexandra

“Pure criminality” says Gauteng Education Department

Lockdown in pictures - Day 117: Family hell

Workers in Cape wine industry face “job massacre”

Over a dozen wine farms are taking government to court over the new blanket ban on alcohol sales

SASSA not processing new disability grant applications during the pandemic

“I came here with my letter to apply for a grant. I didn’t even make it through the gate”

Covid-19: Eastern Cape doctor describes life-and-death decisions

“There’s no doubt that this is the biggest challenge we face in the living memory of being in practice for 20 years”

Clinic reopens after agreement between workers and health department

Facility closed on Friday because of lack of PPE

School Governing Bodies order immediate shutdown of primary schools

But Eastern Cape Department of Education says only Cabinet has the authority to close schools

Mob burns Covid-19 facility and community hall

Ward councillor’s family moved to safehouse after their home was also attacked

Court finds that government failed to feed children

Education ministers must immediately roll out National Schools Nutrition Programme

Lockdown in pictures - Day 113: Sanitising