Friday, 2 June 2023
Amanda Khoza has worked at a number of leading publications in South Africa and writes human interest stories that have a positive impact on ordinary South Africans.
The founder of the United Domestic Workers of South Africa talks about how she got into activism and her plans to help domestic workers who lost their jobs because of Covid-19.
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.
Hundreds of residents are once again homeless after another fire swept through the Pietermaritzburg shack settlement, with the additional worry of contracting Covid-19 in temporary shelters.
The pandemic has amplified the problem of overcrowding in prisons and while the number of infections are said to be on the decline, inmates continue to fear for their lives.
Nurses are still short of PPE and although some residents are upbeat about how the city is handling the pandemic, others say ‘corona fatigue’ has set in and people are lowering their guard.
In remembering those killed by the police and army during the Covid-19 lockdown, the ability and will of police watchdog Ipid to bring police brutality to account has to be questioned.
In this second instalment in a series on the coronavirus and capitalism, New Frame looks at how the once flourishing industrial town has been devastated by the pandemic.
Inmates feel abandoned as Covid-19 strikes and fear for their lives after two deaths and the on-site hospital closing. They plan protest action.
Employees at KwaZulu-Natal’s health headquarters have accused the department of flouting coronavirus labour regulations and putting their lives at risk. But could fear be overriding a return to work?
Inmates serving lengthy sentences for serious and violent crimes say basic regulations to combat the spread of the coronavirus are being flouted, putting their lives at risk.
A rural high school in Bergville has shown that through sound leadership and working with the community, it is possible to safely resume learning during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Covid-19 cases in the uMgungundlovu district have not spiralled out of control despite earlier alarm over the number of lockdown violations. But poverty and hunger lurk everywhere.
Impoverished residents in the province, especially those in rural areas, say they are being neglected, ignored and exploited by the very people who are supposed to protect them.
State assistance, especially during the Covid-19 crisis, helps people who literally have nothing to eat. But it is too little and its delivery is too patchy to bring real relief.
Those employed in essential services put on a brave face but are fearful of what it will mean for them and their loved ones if they contract and possibly die from Covid-19.
As the lockdown enters its fourth week, communities struggle to feed their families. With grant payments set to be delayed, many fear starvation at home and chaos in the queues.
The hardships imposed by the Covid-19 lockdown have been exacerbated for a group of shack dwellers in Durban whose homes have been demolished.
Residents in remote rural villages who have long had to manage the daily reality of no access to running water are anxious about coping with the coronavirus.
Students have been protesting at the start of the academic year against financial exclusion and a lack of accommodation. It’s an all too familiar situation, but what are the alternatives?
A piece of land that could be developed to benefit the Umbumbulu community near Durban has instead been unused for years because of a protracted dispute.
Durban residents are making full use of the free outdoor gyms the eThekwini Municipality has installed around the city, but poor equipment maintenance may scupper their fitness plans.