My harrowing life and death fight with Covid-19: Cape Town – Ricci Marshall and her husband Lloyd were both diagnosed with Covid-19. In a first-hand account, she relives her road to recovery. I started feeling unwell in the middle of March, not for a moment thinking that this was anything more than a seasonal flu or a bad allergy. My husband Lloyd and I decided to self-isolate in any case, as South Africa prepared itself for lockdown. On April 1, one week into lockdown, my GP decided to send me for a Covid-19 test just as a precaution. I was relieved to hear the next day that the result was…
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NPO staff risking lives to feed thousands of needy people amid running gang battles: Cape Town – The running gang battles that claimed at least five lives, including that of 2-year-old Zhario Johnson this week, have not stopped Cape Flats non-profit organisation staff from risking their lives to feed thousands of needy people. The organisations have had to change tactics to avoid the bullets but are still out daily, serving hot meals to the vulnerable. Tafelsig activist Joanie Fredericks, who leads Community Action Network (Can) with 40 volunteer cooks, said that they had been responsible for feeding about 300 people daily, including children. “Can was formed ahead of the lockdown to address food needs as most…
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Police investigations intensify after toddler dies of gunshot wounds: Cape Town – Police investigations have intensified after 2-year-old Zhario Johnson died of gunshot wounds in hospital on Thursday. The toddler’s father, Moegamat Johnson, was shot in the same incident on Wednesday night, in an alleged drive-by shooting. He died on the spot in Bonteheuwel Avenue. The murders came as Child Protection Week, which this year is observed under the theme “Let us all protect children during Covid-19 and…
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Ethekwini Municipality to replace ‘sub-standard’ black rubbish bags: Durban – The eThekwini Municipality has promised to replace all inferior black refuse bags that have distributed to residents over the past few weeks after an outcry by ratepayers of the poor quality of the bags. For weeks, residents across the city have bemoaned that the blag refuse bags tore easily and was not fit for purpose. After initially denying that the refuse bags were of poor…
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FEEL GOOD | SA chefs prepare thousands of meals for the needy with surplus produce: More than 300 chefs, restaurant owners and volunteers have been cooking thousands of meals for vulnerable communities using tons of food that would have gone to waste. ……
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Citizens who trust Ramaphosa willing to sacrifice human rights to curb Covid-19 spread, survey finds: South Africans, who have trust in President Cyril Ramaphosa, are more likely to sacrifice their human rights in order to curb the spread of the coronavirus in the country. ……
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Meet the man who took on the state over Covid-19 regulations and won: Pretoria – The man behind the court victory which has the entire country talking, is an ordinary citizen who felt it was his civic duty to take on the mighty government single-handedly. It was the proverbial David taking on Goliath when Reyno de Beer, 43, of Derdepoort in Pretoria, faced counsel acting for Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma in the Gauteng High Court, Pretoria. De Beer did not hesitate to make his voice heard; he conducted his own case before Judge Norman Davis. He was the…
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Lockdown regulations saved lives, says Mthembu as govt appeals court ruling: Cabinet resolved to urgently appeal the Pretoria High Court judgment, which found many of the lockdown regulations were irrational and intruded on the rights of South Africans. ……
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ANALYSIS | Police brutality: Why it’s easier for cops and soldiers to target poor, black people: The reaction to George Floyd’s death has sparked conversations in South Africa about the treatment of black people by law enforcement officers, especially during lockdown. ……
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Keep tobacco ban even if court finds it unlawful says Dlamini-Zuma: The minister filed her court papers after midnight, after initially missing the deadline to file at the close of business on…
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