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
Brief | 20 April 2020
Covid-19: No food, no money, no job – how can we stay indoors? ask Brakpan residents
“An anxious man can do nothing else but stand on the streets and make a plan for his family to eat”
News | 17 April 2020
Covid-19: Domestic worker gives away nearly half her salary
Desperate immigrants helped during lockdown
Brief | 16 April 2020
Covid-19: Informal taxi operators in Springs targeted for non-compliance
One driver says his weekly salary dropped from R500 to R150
News | 15 April 2020
Covid-19: Residents lend a helping hand to waste picker in Benoni
“If many people offer help to waste pickers during this difficult time of the coronavirus, South Africa will be a better place,” says waste picker
Brief | 9 April 2020
Covid-19: Street vendor says she can now feed family of 17 under relaxed regulations
Informal taders selling essential goods and uncooked foods to now operate with a permit during the lockdown
News | 6 April 2020
Covid-19: ANCYL shuts down supermarket saying it lacked protective gear for workers
Police arrest one of the ANCYL group
By Elna Schütz
Brief | 3 April 2020
Covid-19: Sex workers accuse police of beating people on the street
“Much as I am afraid of Covid-19 … I need the money”
News | 2 April 2020
Covid-19: School bodies halt plan to house Gauteng’s homeless
The department says 30 schools with hostels would be used as shelters
By Zoë Postman
Brief | 1 April 2020