Cecilia Makiwane Hospital takes strain with 122 staff members in quarantine
The high rate of Covid-19 infections among health workers at Cecilia Makiwane Hospital is threatening to collapse services at the Mdantsane facility.
So far 122...
Eastern Cape villagers’ lucrative trade in herb used in Madagascan Covid-19...
The Covid-19 pandemic has presented a lucrative business opportunity to some entrepreneurial villagers in the Eastern Cape.
They are doing a rapid trade in Artemisia...
PREVIEW: Lily Kirchmann resident tests positive for Covid-19
A resident from the Lily Kirchmann Complex in Berea, East London has contracted Covid-19.
The resident, whose name has been withheld to protect their privacy,...
JUST IN | SA could move to level two this week...
The country could move to Level 2 this week if Cabinet accepts a recommendation from directors-general to open more sectors of the economy.
A forum...
Ratepayers up in arms over BCM billing estimates
A number of irate residents claim the city has overcharged households in Bhisho, King William’s Town, Mdantsane and parts of East London. The online...
‘If I don’t make it, I love you all’: Mom of...
She will never share a mother and daughter bond. She will never get see her child smile, cry, or hear the words “mommy”. The...
The Eastern Cape’s Covid-19 breakdown and coronavirus hotspots
The Eastern Cape health department on Monday morning released the provincial Covid-19 breakdown, by district, with the latest provincial coronavirus figures.
On Sunday night the...
East London man, 90, recovers from Covid-19, thanks nurses for their...
A 90-year-old East London man has recovered from Covid-19 — and gives full credit to the nurses who cared for him during his ordeal.
Kenneth...
‘Don’t lift bans on alcohol and tobacco’: ANCWL president Bathabile Dlamini
ANC Women's League remains opposed to plans to lift the restrictions 'as SA could be hit by another wave' of Covid-19 infections.
ANC Women's League...
Plan to move 2,000 people out of Duncan Village
More than 2,000 Duncan Village residents will be temporarily relocated so that the area's inadequate sewerage system can be overhauled. There could also be...
‘Zol’ hitmaker Max Hurrell launches clothing line
Following on the success of his track Zol, Cape Town music producer Max Hurrell has launched a clothing line brandishing a famous line from the hit...
Nasal oxygen treatment instead of ventilators sees Covid-19 recoveries at hospital...
The Western Cape has shifted to using high-flow nasal oxygen treatment on Covid-19 patients after the first six patients placed on ventilators died at...
Companies are ‘refusing’ to apply for Covid-19 relief for staff
Some companies in SA are allegedly refusing to apply for the government’s temporary employer-employee relief scheme (Ters), leaving workers cash-strapped in the lockdown.
The SA...
Recognising burnout and what to do
Written by: Luthando Mkwelo
Taking stock after Covid anxiety and preparing for another year
As we come to terms with all the post-pandemic stresses, anxiety, and...
Smaller East London construction firms crippled by pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has crippled the small to medium-sized building and construction firms in East London. And while level 4 lockdown allows for small...
Cigarette ban ‘a big failure in every way’, says report
Economists behind an extensive survey of smokers say the lockdown ban on cigarette sales has been a spectacular failure and should be lifted as...
Caution advised as school holidays loom
An upsurge in Covid-19 cases in the Northern Cape, North West and Free State has been flagged by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases...
Popular East London DJ and presenter Daryn Mildenhall succumbs to Covid-19
Covid-19 has taken the life of popular East London presenter, DJ and former club manager Daryn Mildenhall, who had been hospitalised in Cape Town.
Mildenhall...
Trio organise relief fund for the Zwelitsha community
Zwelitsha-born trio Bongolethu Mduba, Buzwe Lindi and Xolani Mnyaka have taken it upon themselves to assist their community during the Covid-19 pandemic by setting...
‘Curfew, booze-sale curbs’: What to expect from Ramaphosa’s address
Ramaphosa to address the nation as Covid-19 storm threatens to engulf health system
A reintroduction of the night-time curfew, tightening regulations on the sale of...
Over 100,000 grants of R350 paid out, nearly 1.6 million declined
The SA Social Security Agency (Sassa) has paid 116,867 destitute South Africans a grant of R350.
A total of 1,597,127 applications have been disapproved since...
The Eastern Cape’s positive Covid-19 case locations
From Gonubie to Motherwell, Elliotdale to Makhanda, Covid-19 has spread rapidly across the Eastern Cape, with confirmed cases now at 32.
South Africa now has...
Special “350 COVID-19 grant” extension
President Cyril Ramaphosa extended the Special 350 COVID-19 Grant, by a further three months, yesterday. SASSA has processed in excess of 9,6 million applications...
‘We have underestimated airborne transmission of Covid-19’, says Wits professor Shabir...
IAVAN PIJOOS
University of the Witwatersrand Professor Shabir Madhi said airborne transmission of Covid-19 is a reality and has been underestimated.
“There is emerging evidence that...
East London mom with stage 4 cancer beats coronavirus
Three weeks ago, East London mom Cheree Mc Ewen was told that she'd contracted Covid-19 while undergoing surgery to remove more than 20 tumours...
24,270 Covid-19 cases recorded as SA sees highest ever single-day increase
SA saw its highest ever number of single-day Covid-19 infections on Friday, with 24,270 new cases recorded in 24 hours.
This is significantly higher than...
Covid-19 : Petition to shut down Port St Johns
While the national lockdown will be relaxed from level 5 to level 4 on Friday, there is a campaign to completely shut down Port...
Draft level 3 regulations allow alcohol sales, but renew tobacco ban
Co-operative governance minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has tabled draft level 3 regulations that propose lifting the ban on alcohol sales, but extending the prohibition on...
Lockdown travel rules: can I go on holiday if I don’t...
After much confusion, regulations regarding leisure travel in level 3 are clear
To take “leisure” bookings or not to take “leisure” bookings ... that, for...
Covid-19-positive widower kicked out of East London hospital, says family
A Dimbaza pensioner who tested positive for Covid-19, which claimed the life of his wife last week, has been told to leave Frere Hopital...
Shadow economy keeps SA boozing during lockdown
Ban on cigarettes and liquor costs state billions in lost taxes
Bootlegging has hit the suburbs as South Africans turn to technology, WhatsApp groups and...
Business forum feeds families
ZBF hands out meals to those in need in Zwelitsha
The Zwelitsha Business Forum is providing food to homes in need during the ongoing Covid-19...
Large queues for grants
Despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, Zwelitsha residents came out in their numbers on Monday to collect their social security grants, patiently waiting in line...
Cyril Ramaphosa tests positive for Covid-19 and is isolating in Cape...
President Cyril Ramaphosa has tested positive for Covid-19, minister in the presidency Mondli Gungubele confirmed on Sunday night.
Deputy president David Mabuza would be taking...
‘Dear President Ramaphosa’: plea for clarity on festive season travel as...
Domestic tourism could fill beds left empty after Omicron travel bans
A plea has gone out to President Cyril Ramaphosa in an open letter to...
First Covid-19 death in Mthatha
By Lulamile Feni and Ray Hartle
The first Covid-19 death in the OR Tambo district has been reported, bringing to four the number of deaths...
Church council fights to stop ban on religious gatherings
NALEDI SHANGE
The South African National Christian Forum (SANCF) — which was due to face off with the government in the high court in Johannesburg...
Fake permit scam emerges in East London CBD
The partial blockade at the Kei bridge has opened a market for at least one fraudster operating in the East London CBD.
Police and the...
WHO and scientists back SA’s ban on tobacco sales
The World Health Organisation (WHO) as well as several research and civil society organisations have thrown their weight behind the government’s continued ban on...
56 staff test positive at Eastern Cape hospital
Frontier Hospital staff in Komani (Queenstown) fear for their lives and are demanding that the hospital be closed to the public after 56 employees,...
Yes, you may take a bottle to your braai this weekend...
It's official: you may transport booze this weekend.
This after co-operative governance and traditional affairs minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma backtracked on comments made at a press...
WATCH | Officials destroy huts to enforce suspension of initiation
Two illegal initiation schools in Buffalo City Metro were closed on Monday, with authorities warning that should they be put up again the initiates...
State of disaster to end ‘soon’: Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday announced the government’s intentions to end the national state of disaster.
“We are ready to enter new phase in our...
Buffalo City could be moved to level 4 if infection rates...
Buffalo City, which the government has identified as a Covid-19 hotspot area, could be returned to lockdown alert level 4 if infection rates continue...
‘No calls’ tabled to reinstate alcohol ban: Presidency
There have not been any calls to reinstate the ban on alcohol sales, the presidency said on Monday afternoon.
This comes as a number of...
Eastern Cape hospitals‚ clinics‚ schools overwhelmed by Covid-19 ‘storm’
The impact of an approaching coronavirus "storm" is being felt in the Eastern Cape as patients overwhelm some public hospitals‚ clinics close as staff...
Eastern Cape Covid-19 nurses urge premier to intervene as contracts end
As the reality of joining the jobless queue looms large, dozens of Eastern Cape Covid-19 nurses whose contracts come to an end later this month protested in...
‘All students must get fair chance to finish academic year’: Buti...
Deputy higher education minister Buti Manamela says institutions of higher learning will forge ahead with plans to operate at 33% capacity to limit the...
BREAKING | Buffalo City mayor in self-solation after councillor tests positive...
Buffalo City Metro (BCM) mayor Xola Pakati has gone into self-Isolation after a councillor tested positive for Covid-19.
BCM spokesperson Samkelo Ngwenya said Pakati “was comforted...
Covid-19 Ters payouts still on hold while five million IDs are...
The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) has extended the processing of new claims for Covid-19 temporary employee/employer relief scheme (Ters) benefits — but grant payments...