From rural Eastern Cape to Oxford for environmental graduate PREMIUM By Sivenathi Gosa - 16 January 2021
Buntu Fanteso, 24, has forged his way from Ngcengane Village through two SA universities and is heading to Oxford in England to pursue a doctorate in environment science.
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Towards a People’s Vaccine Campaign: A call to action
15 Jan 2021
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The Covid-19 pandemic is wreaking havoc millions in South Africa and globally are being infected and dying. Vaccinating a significant part of the population is the only realistic way to defeat the pandemic. Achieving this will require international co-operation and solidarity. Unity in action across all sectors of our society is now paramount. We need vigilance and solidarity to slow the rate of infection and to unburden health facilities. The reported acquisition of 1.5 million doses of C-19 vaccines for frontline healthcare workers is welcomed, but this must be the start of urgently acquiring millions more. An estimated 40 to 80 million doses will be needed, along with a massive roll-out effort to achieve herd immunity. This cannot be done by the government alone. We, the people, especially the millions of poor and working-class people, must be central to this effort.
Government to keep all schools closed in South Africa – here are the new opening dates
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The Department of Basic Education has announced that government will keep all schools closed in South Africa due to concerns around the country second Covid-19 wave.
In a media briefing on Friday (15 January), Deputy Basic Education minister Reginah Mhaule said that both public and private schools will delay their opening dates by two weeks.
The return date of independnet schools will vary based on their respective calendars. For other schools, the new opening dates are as follows:
Teachers will report to schools on Monday, 1 February