Health
Conditions are dreadful at Pietermaritzburg morgue
Unclaimed bodies decaying, a terrible stench, no hot water, equipment and vehicles broken
Brief | 31 May 2021
Covid vaccines: This hospital shows how it should be done
It has been handling walk-ins efficiently and politely, but you must be over 60
News | 28 May 2021
Elderly in rural Eastern Cape struggling to register for vaccines
No smartphones, poor connectivity and a lack of transport make registering impractical
News | 27 May 2021
“Never forget how they died”- Life Esidimeni online memorial launched
Website will allow people to lay complaints and report service issues
News | 21 May 2021
Africa has a higher death rate among critically ill Covid-19 patients than anywhere else
The death rate was 48% compared to the global average of 32%
By Elsabé Brits
Science | 21 May 2021
Eastern Cape villagers have to cross a river to reach their nearest clinic
Provincial health department says National Health Insurance programme will help rural residents to access health care
Brief | 20 May 2021
Vaccine scheduling glitch makes some over-70-year-olds very happy
Sandton centre briefly opens for walk-in vaccinations, back to normal scheduled appointments from Thursday
By Julia Evans
News | 19 May 2021
Government working to fix “teething issues” at vaccine sites
Western Cape given 33,900 doses of the Pfizer vaccine to kick start phase 2 this week
News | 19 May 2021