Health
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
Over 4 million vaccines administered, as rollout goes full steam ahead
Evidence accumulates that Covid-19 vaccines are saving lives across the planet
Brief | 9 July 2021
Gauteng government takes vaccination drive to SASSA queues
“We’ve been using vaccines for years. I don’t understand why people are afraid of this vaccine” says Soweto pensioner
Brief | 7 July 2021
Mixed reactions to Gauteng government’s ambulance takeover
City of Johannesburg’s service suspended during current Covid-19 surge
News | 1 July 2021
Villagers make difficult 70km journey to get vaccinated
Eastern Cape health department says many new sites will open soon
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Daniel Steyn
News | 1 July 2021
Only 24-hour clinic in KwaNobuhle was without running water for five days
Water was restored late on Monday after staff threatened to down tools
Brief | 29 June 2021
How risky is public transport for infectious disease? We tested it
Next time you hop on a bus, you’ll want to shout: “Open the windows!”
By James Stent, Mary-Anne Gontsana and Tariro Washinyira
Feature | 29 June 2021
Charlotte Maxeke partly reopened but only for cancer outpatients
Oncology unit is the first department to open since the hospital closed down after a fire in April.
News | 28 June 2021
Anger over exclusion of ECD centres from teacher vaccinations
Early childhood development centre owners say they are “the forgotten sector”
News | 25 June 2021