More teachers in Cape Town schools are getting infected with Covid-19, with the latest case confirmed on Tuesday. In a Facebook post, the principal of Heathfield High School confirmed that a teacher who was last on the premises 10 days ago had tested positive for the coronavirus. A colleague who[…]
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday called out the stigmatisation of people who have tested positive for Covid-19, urging citizens to be guided by facts and not rumours. In a weekly newsletter, Ramaphosa also said his government was attending to staff shortages at clinics and hospitals across the country,[…]
The National Professional Teachers’ Organisation (NAPTOSA) says despite the rising number of coronavirus cases at schools across the country, schools must remain open with proper precautionary measures in place. More than 700 teachers and just under 90 learners have tested positive in the Western Cape; and in Gauteng 246 learners[…]
Not all hospitals and clinics are taking steps to protect high-risk staff from the new coronavirus, say unions. People aged 50 or older are almost 10 times as likely to die from Covid-19 than otherwise healthy younger people, according to recently released figures from the Western Cape health department. The[…]
Displeased principals, teachers, and parents of the surrounding Athlone areas joined hands on Thursday morning against the basic education department’s decision to reopen schools amid the ever-spreading covid-19 pandemic in the country. For many of the teachers, they are less concerned about finishing the academic school year but more about[…]
For many hoteliers in the hospitality industry, the coronavirus pandemic has brought the business to its knees. Despite this, the Peninsula All-suite Hotel in Sea Point has gone above and beyond to do what they can to ensure destitute learners at St Pauls primary school in Scotcheskloof are fed every[…]
The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) has paid out close to R6 billion in May coronavirus (Covid-19) relief payments, while claims for compensation are growing steadily, according to the employment and labour department. The department continued to make a difference to the lives of workers with payments through the UIF as[…]
Heart-wrenching tribute messages and flowers have been placed at the doors of Jakoet surgery in Salt River, in memory of Dr Fuad Jakoet who died this morning. The prominent doctor died after he contracted the coronavirus. Dr Jakoet will be remembered as a humble, compassionate, and empathetic doctor but above[…]
With the news of Hajj 1441 being cancelled for South Africans due to the country’s borders remaining closed in a bid to curb the spread of the global pandemic, coronavirus, South African Travel and Haj Operators Association (SATHOA) Chairperson Sedick Steenkamp has advised pensive hujaaj to remain calm as these[…]
Parliament’s presiding officers, led by National Assembly Speaker Thandi Modise and National Council of Provinces Chairperson Amos Masondo, have added their voices to mounting public outrage over ongoing gender-based violence (GBV) and femicide incidents around the country. “Bold and resolute action, rather than outrage, however, is what our nation needs[…]
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