Covid-19
Christiaan Barnard Memorial wasn’t ready to accept Covid-19 patient
Woman is now being treated in Groote Schuur
By James Stent
News | 20 March 2020
“If employers tell domestic workers to stay home, they must still get paid” says union
Department of Labour says provisions are being made to safeguard employees forced to take leave amid Covid-19 fears
News | 20 March 2020
Covid-19: Makhanda residents and Red Cross concerned over water scarcity
Makana municipality says it does not have enough water to stop cuts
Brief | 19 March 2020
Covid-19: Here’s what occupations in Cape Town are doing in response to the pandemic
Woodstock Hospital is well prepared, but occupiers at Central Methodist Church and Helen Bowden Nurses Home are at great risk
By James Stent
News | 19 March 2020
Covid-19: Taxi commuters anxious about pandemic
City of Cape Town says it will implement a number of precautionary measures at public transport interchanges in the coming days
News | 18 March 2020
Eviction hearings to continue during Covid-19 epidemic
It will be business as usual at most courts
By Elna Schütz
Brief | 17 March 2020
Covid-19: Why “test, test, test” is easier said than done
Both money and logistics are barriers to scaling up the number of tests for the novel coronavirus
By James Stent and Nathan Geffen
Science | 17 March 2020
Covid-19: Nursing homes face major challenges
Elderly and frail at a higher risk from Covid-19
By Liezl Human
News | 17 March 2020
Covid-19: The world’s unprecedented experiment
From this disaster we can emerge better
GroundView | 17 March 2020