A funeral for Angel during Covid-19 lockdown
A young car guard who had beaten his drug addiction died tragically before South Africa went into a 21-day lockdown. His funeral was among the first to be held while restrictions are in place.
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In Pictures | How SA looks in the Covid-19 lockdown
New Frame photojournalists capture the first week of the national, 21-day lockdown in the country’s major cities as the government attempts to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
State violence is an established reality in SA
Police and military abuses during the Covid-19 lockdown reflect a grim pattern of state violence. Beyond reform, the authoritarian and regressive ideology behind this needs to be challenged.
Covid-19 pushes Durban’s homeless to the forefront
The eThekwini municipality has long ignored the homeless in Durban. Now the coronavirus lockdown has forced it to acknowledge their existence and rope in help to meet their needs.
Text Messages | Flip the Covid-19 script
Like the coronavirus, rumours and panic spread from person to person as elucidated in Homer’s Iliad, increasing the reach of contagion. Used correctly, social media could halt the spread.
eThekwini evictions continue despite moratorium
The hardships imposed by the Covid-19 lockdown have been exacerbated for a group of shack dwellers in Durban whose homes have been demolished.
Covid-19 turns learning into costly data exercise
In a country with vastly unequal access to the internet, online learning will benefit only a few, while thousands may fall behind as the school year progresses.
The Covid-19 proposals that may save millions
The economic shocks of South Africa’s lockdown will devastate impoverished communities. Proposals have emerged that may be sure bets to soften the blow.
Kerala is a model state in the Covid-19 fight
This overlooked region of India is a beacon to the world for taking on the coronavirus, with the leftist government setting the bar for testing, tracing and treatment standards.
Covid-19 shows what Zimbabwean nationalism means
The country’s elites can no longer jet away to overseas health facilities and must now face the hospital system that could not help Zororo Makamba, a 30-year-old who died of the virus.
Tanzania’s state response to Covid-19 under fire
As the president urges citizens to gather in churches to pray, Tanzanians fear the coronavirus pandemic will overwhelm the country’s ill-equipped hospitals.
Cartoon | Locked and Loaded
By 30 March, two South Africans had been killed by security officers enforcing the Covid-19 lockdown – the same number that had succumbed to the virus at that point.
Domestic workers fear retrenchments amid Covid-19
At the mercy of their employers, domestic workers in South Africa have little legal recourse in cases of unfair and inhumane treatment.
Covid-19 hits SA’s mining sector
The mining industry in South Africa has two confirmed infections as essential operations continue during the 21-day lockdown.
Lockdown must not lead to creeping mass eviction
As South Africa navigates the uncharted waters of its lockdown, what it holds for people confined to densely populated and under-serviced shack settlements is of grave concern.
How SA sportspeople in Europe are handling lockdown
South African sportspeople are using the Covid-19 lockdowns to bond with their families, refine other talents and take time out for introspection.
The importance of art now and beyond Covid-19
The always deeply flawed and unequal conditions of labour for the artistic community have been revealed and made much worse by the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Who qualifies for Covid-19 testing
Not everyone can get tested for the coronavirus. There are structures in place guiding health practitioners when it comes to screening patients for testing.
Shack dwellers mobilise to halt Covid-19 spread
In the Western Cape, residents from townships and shack settlements are seeking ways to minimise the spread of the coronavirus. But they still need government aid and support.
On movement, human rights and Covid-19
Meditating on human rights and the coronavirus in South Africa, Pumla Dineo Gqola posits that the landscape of freedom after apartheid has cemented an old regime of movement.
Text Messages | Profiting from pain
As government clamps down on racketeering during the Covid-19 crisis, Graham Greene reminds us that during disasters, the unscrupulous become even greedier.