Covid-19: Prison inmates are in immediate danger

Picture 70 to 100 people in a room that is 8x24 square metres

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Analysis | 21 April 2020

Covid-19: “People are going on like there is no crisis” in Masiphumelele

“We are not ignorant as people say. We are forced by our living conditions”

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News | 21 April 2020

Why South Africa needs basic income support now

A rapid increase in hunger levels in the poorest households undermines people’s ability to comply with the lockdown

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Opinion | 21 April 2020

Covid-19: Film makers say relief fund is too small and inaccessible for most

Important to push for local content, says studio boss

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News | 21 April 2020

Covid-19: Sixteen practical suggestions for easing the lockdown

No one knows with certainty what we should do, but we hope this stimulates public discussion

By Francois Venter, Kathy Mngadi, Nkuli Mashabane, Di Cooper, Nathan Geffen and Samanta Lalla-Edward

Opinion | 21 April 2020

Covid-19: Water supply improves in Cape Town’s informal settlements

Water tanks and trucks have been delivered to some areas

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News | 21 April 2020

Covid-19: Union opens criminal case against health head in KZN

Public Servants Association of South Africa says health workers have been without PPE since the start of the lockdown

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Brief | 20 April 2020

Covid-19 testing: Are we scaling up?

Government is struggling to meet its testing targets. But there is progress.

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News | 20 April 2020

Covid-19: Homeless immigrants say they were rounded up by officials, driven around and dumped

City of Cape Town says homeless people were consulted, but they deny this

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News | 20 April 2020

Covid-19 screening welcomed by KZN informal settlement residents

“I’m happy that I was screened. I will continue staying at home and watch if I develop any of the symptoms”

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News | 20 April 2020

Covid-19 preparations are in place say Gauteng hospitals

There’s agreement to use private hospital beds for public sector patients should the need arise

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News | 20 April 2020

Storm wreaks havoc in Vhembe district

At least 40 homes severely damaged. Families now getting help from the government

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Brief | 20 April 2020

Waiting for a job on the roadside during lockdown

“Whenever cars stop they tell us to go home and stay safe from corona,” says Lucky Shabalala

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Brief | 20 April 2020

Robertson farmer takes activists to court over eviction email

Rural Legal Centre accused farmer of not complying with law

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News | 20 April 2020

Covid-19: Economists propose R400 billion relief plan

“Governments worldwide have taken extraordinary measures. By contrast, the response from the South African government has been relatively limited”

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News | 20 April 2020

“Politicians come and make promises that are never fulfilled” says Oudtshoorn resident

The municipality says there are plans to improve the nearly 20-year-old settlements

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News | 20 April 2020