Covid-19
A message for police and soldiers: We support what you’re doing but do it gently
Our constitutional democracy should not be placed at risk by the Covid-19 lockdown
GroundView | 26 March 2020
Informal settlement residents demand water ahead of lockdown
“Everybody says that the most vulnerable will be protected but what has the government done to make sure the most vulnerable have access to water?”
News | 26 March 2020
Covid-19: Lockdown hits informal traders
Many traders have no savings and without any income they don’t know how they will make it through the next 21 days
News | 26 March 2020
Covid-19: Why testing takes time and what to expect
There’s a lot more going on behind the scenes in the testing labs than most patients realise
By Fatima Khan
Science | 25 March 2020
Covid-19: It’s hard to wash your hands when 380 families share three taps
“If I use the one bucket of water to do laundry then I remain without water to cook and wash hands”
By Vincent Lali
News | 25 March 2020
Covid-19: Open letter to President Ramaphosa
Coalition of unions, co-ops and other organisations demand protection for precarious workers
Opinion | 24 March 2020
How a Cape Town group is helping neighbourhoods fight Covid-19
As confirmed cases pass 400, we all need to do our part
By Liezl Human
News | 23 March 2020
Covid-19: Circumcision schools suspended in Eastern Cape
Teams sent to Chris Hani, Komani, OR Tambo and Port St John’s to “rescue boys” in illegal schools, says Provincial Chair of House of Traditional leaders
News | 23 March 2020
Covid-19: Housing activists call for halt to evictions
“The current business as usual response … does not consider the communicable nature of Covid-19”
By Zoë Postman
News | 21 March 2020