Health
Durban parents demand schools close after learner dies of Covid
Protest follows death of 12-year-old Kaitlyn Pillay. Education expert warns of “dire” cost to children of closing schools.
News | 17 August 2021
Family waits 11 hours at roadside with body of child killed in a hit-and-run
Three-year-old Mtshidzi Ngwenya was killed at a pedestrian crossing on the N1 in Limpopo at 1pm. Pathologists only came after midnight
Brief | 11 August 2021
Elderly getting Covid vaccine have message for young people
“The youth should stop spreading lies on social media about the vaccine. It has not killed me. Instead, I feel safe”
Brief | 3 August 2021
Covid-19: Unions should push harder for teachers to get vaccinated
It’s almost never a reasonable choice to not get vaccinated
GroundView | 26 July 2021
Covid-19 vaccines: Current challenge is not supply but using the available vaccines
The government’s plan requires vaccinating one million people per week, but it has only fully vaccinated 1.4 million people in nine weeks.
By Nicoli Nattrass and Jeremy Seekings
Analysis | 22 July 2021
Life Esidimeni repeatedly warned health department, inquest hears
Former managing director describes transfer of patients by health department as “hurried”, “haphazard” and not conforming to discharge procedures
News | 21 July 2021
Life Esidimeni inquest will determine if health officials could be criminally convicted
Previous arbitration process found the deaths were not natural but caused unlawfully and negligently by government employees
News | 20 July 2021
Undocumented immigrants left out of vaccination programme
Electronic Vaccination Data System only accepts documented immigrants
News | 19 July 2021
Formal inquest into Life Esidimeni deaths to start on Monday
Families plan to petition for a memorial to be built in remembrance of the 144 patients who died
News | 16 July 2021