Why people cross the border without a Covid test
Business has been booming for cross-border transporters as commuters who don’t have the necessary Covid-19 test to enter a country take the riskier route home.
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Concern mounts for Eastern Cape health workers
Nurses and other healthcare providers feel neglected and abused by the government and its representatives, who ignore their pleas for a safe working environment.
SA is failing to meet the challenge of a second wave
The intersection of the second wave of Covid-19 infections with the festive season poses real risks for society – risks that the government seems unable or unwilling to address.
Blame Johnson’s jingoism for UK coronavirus mess
The handling of the Covid-19 pandemic by the British prime minister has been chaotic and disastrous, resorting to violent rhetoric and failing to meet his government’s own promises.
The coronavirus and the ticking of my 2020 clock
A matriculant shares his experience of trying to cope with the challenges that Covid-19 created while he studied for what he hopes will be his final year behind a school desk.
Cartoon | Cash injection
In this week’s cartoon, the Covid-19 vaccine train comes to the rescue of rich countries while the Global South has to wait for the leftovers.
Covid-19 hero: the school cleaner
In this series, New Frame profiles the unsung heroes who have kept the country fed, safe and healthy during the pandemic – like Daria van Sencie, who protected her school over the lockdown.
Dancers defy Covid-19 by embracing film
Four short dance films are a testament to mentorship, creative collaboration and the refusal of artists to be defeated by Covid-19 and lockdown restrictions.
Cape Town mayor’s no-show sparks services protest
The Intlungu yaseMatyotyombeni Movement, a grouping of shack dwellers, shut down the Civic Centre in an effort to get the City to provide services in their newly established settlements.
The hardships of Eastern Cape homeschooling
Homeschooling should have been a good alternative for Inkqubela Primary School due to its debilitating infrastructure. But the costs and challenges of this route made it harder for parents.
How was Italy devastated by Covid-19?
Two decades of eroded national health expenditure and privatisation played a role in the country’s struggle with the virus. Now, citizens demand answers in the face of a second wave of infections.
Threat to early childhood development sector
A number of early childhood development centres have been forced to close because of Covid-19, resulting in a bleak present and future for the many children who depend on them.
Photo Essay | A thousand-kilometre bicycle journey
After losing his job during Europe’s first lockdown, an Italian living in London desperate to visit his family pedalled across the continent, documenting the isolation of his travels.
Eastern Cape health woes expose government failures
Covid-19 has highlighted what South Africans already knew about the Eastern Cape’s health system: it’s dysfunctional and on the verge of collapse, and a remedy is needed urgently.
Workers at the mercy of bosses and the government
Some employees received their full salaries during lockdown whereas others got no pay. Is the ability to survive during a crisis dependent on having a sympathetic boss and state?
The Eastern Cape is South Africa’s land of hunger
Jobless people in the country’s most impoverished province join the growing social grant queues before dawn on empty stomachs, having run out of food for the month.
SA Rugby’s Covid-19 dilemma
Rugby hasn’t escaped the pandemic and the problems it has brought upon life and every organised activity that people enjoy.
Eastern Cape faces a subdued festive season
The festive season won’t be the same in the Eastern Cape this year, with fewer travelling after losing their livelihoods during the lockdown and physical distancing at traditional ceremonies on the cards.
Pollution adds to Covid-19 deaths, say scientists
Experts have linked around 15% of Covid-19 deaths worldwide directly to comorbidities caused by exposure to high levels of air pollution. This figure is higher, at 18%, in South Africa.
Italians demand state aid in second lockdown
Citizens fear restrictive measures without adequate financial support will leave them more impoverished as the government attempts to contain a second wave of Covid-19 infections.
Domestic workers devastated by mass job cuts
By the end of June, more than 250 000 domestic workers had lost their jobs because of the Covid-19 lockdown in South Africa. Some of them share their stories.