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How do we know if SA is in a third Covid-19 wave — and could there be a fourth? 9 Jun 2021 A health worker screens a resident at Diepsloot Covid-19 screening and testing site at Diepsloot Sarafina Park on May 08, 2020 in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is reported that more than 12 000 people have been screened and over 1000 people tested in Diepsloot. The Premier urged the people of Diepsloot to continue practicing safety measures including social distancing and wearing cloth masks when leaving home. (Photo by Sharon Seretlo/Gallo Images via Getty Images) South Africa is on the cusp of a t...

A team in the country’s Covid ministerial advisory committee uses a formula to keep tabs on the rise of infections. Here’s how it works. 

[LISTEN] When Will it be Your Turn to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine Jab, Radio Islam Asks Bhekisisa Centre for Health May 12, 2021 Editor-in-chief at the Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism, Mia Malan says infographics will that make it easier to decipher when South Africans will receive their COVID-19 jab. Malan was speaking to Radio Islam about the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in South Africa. The country is currently behind schedule in its vaccine rollout program. With South Africans still struggling to figure out when they will get a turn for a Coronavirus vaccine, Bhekisisa and Media Hack team...

Dylan Bush Treasury allocated R15 million until 2023 to roll out South Africa's first gender-based violence and femicide action plan. But gender-based violence and femicide cost the country between R20 billion and R40 billion each year. More than a year after the action plan was released, the council that will oversee its implementation has not yet been appointed. This is the story of two mothers mourning their children, who are now among those lost to the country's femicide epidemic. Inside Roots Butchery in the town of Acornhoek in Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga, a butcher in red overalls guide...

‘None of us are okay’: Frustration as South Africa’s GBV initiatives stall 29 Apr 2021 Haunted: Clacy Sekome holds a picture of her daughter, Gloria Sekome, who was murdered by her former partner, Danboy Nkuna. He is now awaiting trial. Photo: Dylan Bush Inside Roots Butchery in the town of Acornhoek in Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga, a butcher in red overalls guides a slab of beef through a meat saw. The blade screeches as it cuts through bone.  Around him, other workers are preparing packages for Saturday morning shoppers queuing in the cool, fluorescent-lit shop, a welcome break from the...