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Kariega News: Vaccine rollout to those over 60 in Nelson Mandela Bay off to a slow start

19 May 2021 By Port Elizabethan

Vaccine rollout to those over 60 in Nelson Mandela Bay off to a slow start: The rolling out of phase 2 of the Covid-19 vaccine programme in Nelson Mandela Bay was not without glitches, with one senior citizen — who had come prepared to queue for a long time — turned away.
Source: “Kariega” – BingNews.

South Africa: Is This the Most Disgusting Street in South Africa?: This video shows the awful state of Bering Street in KwaNobuhle, Kariega (formerly Uitenhage). It was filmed on 17 May.
Source: “Kariega” – BingNews.

South Africa: Elderly Woman Forgotten During Covid-19 Relocation: A 74-year-old grandmother in Gqeberha is living in poor conditions after she was left out of a recent relocation process for elderly people with disabilities.
Source: “Kariega” – BingNews.

Desperate pleas for government to continue Covid-19 grant: The abrupt termination of the R350 social relief of distress grant last month has left many people who were relying on the money extremely desperate. On Tuesday, we asked people at grant payment sites …
Source: “Kariega” – BingNews.

Libraries are open to the public again: AFTER opening, closing and partially reopening several times, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, libraries in Nelson Mandela Bay are once again open to the public.
Source: “Kariega” – BingNews.

Elderly woman forgotten during Covid relocation: Municipality can’t say why 74-year-old Nontombazana April did not benefit from a municipal housing programme last year …
Source: “Kariega” – BingNews.

Vaccine rollout to over-60s off to a slow start: The rolling out of the Covid-19 vaccine phase two in Nelson Mandela Bay was not without glitches, with one senior citizen — who had come prepared to queue for a long time — turned away.
Source: “Kariega” – BingNews.

Out in the cold: Desperate pleas endure for government to continue Covid-19 grant: Many Social Relief of Distress Grant applicants claim they have yet to receive payment and claim they cannot survive without the subsidised income.
Source: “Kariega” – BingNews.

Teen to be charged with perjury after accusing dad of rape: A teenage girl faces a charge of perjury after being discredited by the high court in Gqeberha for lying under oath when she accused her father of rape and sexual assault.
Source: “Kariega” – BingNews.

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