Health
Durban rolls out Covid vaccines for homeless people
But ID required, leaving hundreds of people excluded
News | 26 August 2021
People flock to Nelson Mandela Bay’s pop-up vaccine sites
“I can proudly say that all of us in the family of four have taken the vaccine,” says Gqeberha resident
Brief | 23 August 2021
Health department takes vaccination drive to taxi rank
To boost its vaccination numbers KZN is trying various initiatives including drive-through vaccine sites
News | 23 August 2021
How hesitant are South Africans about getting vaccinated?
Large surveys offer different views on vaccine acceptance
By James Stent
Analysis | 20 August 2021
Khayelitsha toilet cleaners work without recommended inoculations
City blames Covid disruptions for being behind on vaccinating workers against tetanus
Brief | 19 August 2021
How to boost the Covid-19 vaccine rollout
Government has got a few things right, but there’s so much more it can still do
By Nathan Geffen and Marcus Low
Opinion | 18 August 2021
Elderly people in rural Makana struggle to get to vaccine sites
People are paying R60 for transport to Covid vaccination sites in Makhanda, and that’s just for the first jab
News | 18 August 2021
Durban parents demand schools close after learner dies of Covid
Protest follows death of 12-year-old Kaitlyn Pillay. Education expert warns of “dire” cost to children of closing schools.
News | 17 August 2021
Family waits 11 hours at roadside with body of child killed in a hit-and-run
Three-year-old Mtshidzi Ngwenya was killed at a pedestrian crossing on the N1 in Limpopo at 1pm. Pathologists only came after midnight
Brief | 11 August 2021