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Premier Alan Winde says the Western Cape is bracing itself for a third wave of Covid-19 infections. Image: Twitter/Alan Winde Western Cape premier Alan Winde says the province is seeing a resurgence in Covid-19 infections and may experience a third wave in two to three weeks' time. In a statement issued on Sunday, Winde said the province has enough beds should hospital admissions rise in the projected time. “I can confirm that the Western Cape has sufficient bed capacity to respond to the resurgence in Covid-19 cases and, through previous investments during this pandemic,...

Western Cape ramps up vaccine rollout 23 May 2021 - 11:37 SHOT IN THE ARM A resident receives a vaccine at Eldorado Park's Andries Meyer Old Age Home this week. Image: Alaister Russell/Sunday Times The Western Cape plans to ramp up vaccination registration in an attempt to make the process easier for older or vulnerable people who might not have access to technology. The slow pace of registrations is hampering SA's Covid-19 vaccination drive which began in earnest last week with the phase 2 rollout for people over 60. While the government says it intends to vaccina...

Words by Francesca Perry AL_A, the London-based architecture firm led by Amanda Levete, has designed two new interconnected buildings for Wadham College at the University of Oxford. Comprising an Undergraduate Centre and an Access Centre, the buildings – totalling 1,760 sq m, and clad in glass and anodised aluminium – form sleek contemporary interventions amid the historic campus. The Undergraduate Centre, focused on the importance of social spaces in today’s universities, includes a junior common room, cafe and bar, and daylit work areas. The Access Centre – which accommodates prospe...

Share this article Share this article OTTAWA, ON, April 19, 2021 /CNW/ - Tech-Access Canada, the national network of Canada's 60 Technology Access Centres (TACs), welcomes Budget 2021's support for the Interactive Visits Program and the numerous initiatives to support innovation and applied research at Canada's colleges and cégeps. Specifically, Budget 2021 announced: Funding to provide more businesses with access to the National Research Council's Industrial Research Assistance Program's Interactive Visits, where firms can access equipment, facilities, and expertise at college-affiliated T...

Jenni Evans Gillion Bosman. At the doorstep of the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) in Grabouw, a Temporary Disability Grant (TDG) applicant died early in the morning while standing in the excessively long line, waiting to be helped. It is beyond tragic that a vulnerable resident does not return to their family from one of the main spaces you can go to for relief from the devastation of poverty. Sassa is the main agency responsible for provision of our national government's safety nets for those who need them. It falls under the Department of Social Development (DSD), led by Mini...