Zimbabweans travelling home for the holidays need a negative Covid-19 certificate in both directions. The certificate costs at least R850 in South Africa and about R920 in Zimbabwe, and some say they cannot afford it.
GroundUp Staff
Lifestyle Will Covid-19 vaccines bring life back to normal in 2021?
Vaccinating tens of millions of people will be very difficult.
Politics and Society High death rate in African Covid-19 intensive care units
Hospitals across the continent have few resources. A new study shows the consequences.
Politics and Society South Africa: Wits researchers announce “breakthrough” in HIV prevention
Wits researchers have announced a “breakthrough” in HIV prevention in women. The injection is much more effective than daily pills in preventing infection in women.
Lifestyle Can you smoke dagga before work?
A Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) ruling suggests you can so long as it doesn’t impair your performance.
Politics and Society South Africa: Musina residents demand jobs held by immigrants
“Put Musina residents first! Put South Africa[ns] first!” was the chant taken up by about 70 protesters who recently marched demanding that 85% of all local jobs go to South African residents in Musina.
Politics and Society Covid-19 has made inequality worse, researchers find
The Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown have deepened inequality on many levels, researchers have found.
Politics and Society South Africa: Over five million children not getting their school meals
Department of Basic Education says situation will improve with schools returning.
Politics and Society South Africa: UCT professor’s research offers hope of treatment for sickle cell anaemia
A study performed in Cameroon by a University of Cape Town professor may offer hope of treatment for people with sickle cell anaemia (SCA), a disease which affects hundreds of thousands in Africa. 80% of babies born with the disease are in sub-Saharan Africa