Tuesday, 2 June 2020
Italy, once the epicentre of Covid-19 in Europe, has seen many of its residents affected by the pandemic. But migrants, homeless and elderly people, and women in abusive relationships have been hardest hit.
As the European epicentre of the Covid-19 pandemic gears up to gradually reopen, essential workers still have little personal protective equipment and nonessential personnel fear for their jobs.
South African sportspeople are using the Covid-19 lockdowns to bond with their families, refine other talents and take time out for introspection.
Italy’s Serie A league is not a hospitable place for black players, and the country’s football institutions doling out mere slaps on the wrist for racial abuse is leading to the spread of racism in the sport.