Health
Elderly getting Covid vaccine have message for young people
“The youth should stop spreading lies on social media about the vaccine. It has not killed me. Instead, I feel safe”
Brief | 3 August 2021
Covid-19: Unions should push harder for teachers to get vaccinated
It’s almost never a reasonable choice to not get vaccinated
GroundView | 26 July 2021
Covid-19 vaccines: Current challenge is not supply but using the available vaccines
The government’s plan requires vaccinating one million people per week, but it has only fully vaccinated 1.4 million people in nine weeks.
By Nicoli Nattrass and Jeremy Seekings
Analysis | 22 July 2021
Life Esidimeni repeatedly warned health department, inquest hears
Former managing director describes transfer of patients by health department as “hurried”, “haphazard” and not conforming to discharge procedures
News | 21 July 2021
Life Esidimeni inquest will determine if health officials could be criminally convicted
Previous arbitration process found the deaths were not natural but caused unlawfully and negligently by government employees
News | 20 July 2021
Undocumented immigrants left out of vaccination programme
Electronic Vaccination Data System only accepts documented immigrants
News | 19 July 2021
Formal inquest into Life Esidimeni deaths to start on Monday
Families plan to petition for a memorial to be built in remembrance of the 144 patients who died
News | 16 July 2021
Gauteng clinics looted and destroyed
“What was not taken, was broken,” says doctor
News | 13 July 2021
Health services in KZN struggle to function amidst looting and violent unrest
Ambulances grounded, hospitals on skeleton staff, vaccination programme halted and clinics close in eThekwini
News | 12 July 2021