Health
Life may be returning to post-lockdown normality but it’s far from normal in hospitals
Here are the latest numbers from Groote Schuur
GroundView | 19 June 2020
Covid-19 Report 7: Life-saving drug is good news but no time to pop champagne
Also: Four suggestions for improving peer review, and South African death data
GroundUp and Spotlight staff
Covid-19 Report | 18 June 2020
Family left without breadwinner after methanol poisoning deaths
Six men from Masiphumelele died last week after drinking homemade beer they bought
News | 8 June 2020
“Patients are suffering” due to severe staff shortage, says NEHAWU
“Stop the politics and work together with us” Eastern Cape Health Department tells union
News | 8 June 2020
Psychiatric hospital seeks interdict against SANCO and NEHAWU
Urgent application brought by Life Esidimeni Care Centre in Kirkwood after incident on Tuesday
Brief | 5 June 2020
Living with cancer during Covid-19
A breast cancer patient shares her lockdown experience
By James Stent
Feature | 5 June 2020
Covid-19: Mother fears for disabled daughter’s life
Woman with debilitating co-morbidities lives with five people in a shack that has no toilet
Brief | 5 June 2020
KwaMashu paramedics refuse to work until they’re tested for Covid-19
They have been told only symptomatic people would be tested, despite asymptomatic colleague testing positive
Brief | 3 June 2020
Six die from methanol poisoning in Cape Town
Four more in a critical condition
By James Stent
Brief | 2 June 2020