Health
Covid-19: Eastern Cape doctor describes life-and-death decisions
“There’s no doubt that this is the biggest challenge we face in the living memory of being in practice for 20 years”
Interview | 21 July 2020
Clinic reopens after agreement between workers and health department
Facility closed on Friday because of lack of PPE
Brief | 20 July 2020
Clinic without proper electricity and running water for ten months
Staff say they make daily trips to collect water from the nearest facility about 10km away
News | 17 July 2020
KZN hospital shut down, patients evacuated
“Thanks for the opportunity but we will not be commenting” says provincial health department
News | 17 July 2020
Groote Schuur doctor describes her day in a Covid-19 ward
“The reality is the beds are full and people are dying”
By Elna Schütz
News | 15 July 2020
How to access public mental health services
If you feel that you need help, reach out
By Enzo Sinisi
Explainer | 14 July 2020
Community health care workers protest in Khayelitsha
They are demanding to be integrated into the health department
Brief | 8 July 2020
Old age home staff protest after patient deaths
Staff refused to work after 11 of them tested positive for Covid-19 at a home in Uitenhage
Brief | 7 July 2020
Covid-19 headache was worse than surgery or childbirth, says Cape Town woman
Woodstock family describes life under Covid-19 quarantine
By James Stent
News | 25 June 2020