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Challenges facing Eastern Cape health system getting worse: Mkhize – Port Elizabeth Business News

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Challenges facing Eastern Cape health system getting worse: Mkhize: Minister of Health Dr. Zweli Mkhize says most challenges facing the Eastern Cape health system have been in existence since before the COVID-19 pandemic and are now getting worse. Source: "Port Elizabeth" business - BingNews. Continental Tyre South Africa Says YES to Creating Job Opportunities for the Youth: Continental Tyre joined the Youth Employment Service (YES) in 2019 to help provide learning and employment … [Read more...] about Challenges facing Eastern Cape health system getting worse: Mkhize – Port Elizabeth Business News

‘I certainly wouldn’t be going to the gym’: Public health expert’s warning over lockdown easing – Lockdown News

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‘I certainly wouldn’t be going to the gym’: Public health expert’s warning over lockdown easing: Professor Allyson Pollock told the BBC’s Newsnight programme that reopening gyms creates "a very high risk situation". Source: "Coronavirus Lockdown" - BingNews. Coronavirus: Police issue no fines for travel quarantine breaches: The figures do not include fines given by the Border Force, which has issued three tickets. Two British nationals were fined at Coquelles, near Calais, in northern … [Read more...] about ‘I certainly wouldn’t be going to the gym’: Public health expert’s warning over lockdown easing – Lockdown News

Uitenhage News: ‘Our health system has been overwhelmed’ – Eastern Cape premier calls in the army

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‘Our health system has been overwhelmed’ – Eastern Cape premier calls in the army: Admitting that the province’s health system has been overwhelmed, Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane asked the President on 30 June to deploy the South African Defence Force's Medical Corps to help. Source: "Uitenhage" - BingNews. Technology is a powerful determinant of change, but labour can shape its direction: Increased capital investment and productivity need not result in job losses. Government can use … [Read more...] about Uitenhage News: ‘Our health system has been overwhelmed’ – Eastern Cape premier calls in the army

Uitenhage News: ‘Our health system has been overwhelmed’ – Eastern Cape premier calls in the army

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‘Our health system has been overwhelmed’ – Eastern Cape premier calls in the army: Admitting that the province’s health system has been overwhelmed, Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane asked the President on 30 June to deploy the South African Defence Force's Medical Corps to help. Source: "Uitenhage" - BingNews. Covid-19: 'Overwhelmed' Eastern Cape asks for SANDF medical team's help: Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane has admitted the province's hospitals are "overwhelmed" in the fight … [Read more...] about Uitenhage News: ‘Our health system has been overwhelmed’ – Eastern Cape premier calls in the army

Northampton housing association helping residents stay on top of mental health by sending out seeds – Lockdown News

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Northampton housing association helping residents stay on top of mental health by sending out seeds: A housing association is helping its residents through the pandemic by sending out packets of seeds. Northampton Partnership Homes (NPH) is hoping the seeds will spread joy and hope and help residents ... Source: "Coronavirus Lockdown" - BingNews. Boris Johnson orders formal review of two-metre rule: Boris Johnson has ordered a comprehensive review of the two-metre social-distancing rule amid … [Read more...] about Northampton housing association helping residents stay on top of mental health by sending out seeds – Lockdown News

Scarborough has had 310 confirmed coronavirus cases; 211 people have died across the York health trust’s hospitals – Lockdown News

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Scarborough has had 310 confirmed coronavirus cases; 211 people have died across the York health trust's hospitals: The number of people who have so far died who tested positive for coronavirus reported by York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - which runs Scarborough Hospital - is 211. As of June 7, 492 ... Source: "Coronavirus Lockdown" - BingNews. Hampshire headteachers’ GCSE concerns for returning Year 10 pupils: WITH Year 10 students due to return to school on a rota basis from … [Read more...] about Scarborough has had 310 confirmed coronavirus cases; 211 people have died across the York health trust’s hospitals – Lockdown News

Bay Council Speaker led a public health programme to Greenbushes area – Port Elizabeth in the News

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Bay Council Speaker led a public health programme to Greenbushes area: Councillor Mafaya visited informal settlements in the Greenbushes and Rocklands areas to educate residents and donate personal protective equipment (PPE) to help the disadvantaged residents of the ... Source: "Port Elizabeth" - BingNews. Port Elizabeth's popular Stanley Street strip hammered by restaurant closures: Once a trendy, bustling hub where foodies would congregate, Port Elizabeth’s Stanley Street is reeling as … [Read more...] about Bay Council Speaker led a public health programme to Greenbushes area – Port Elizabeth in the News

Health Department makes strides in Eastern Cape Covid-19 testing backlog but ‘challenges’ remain – Port Elizabeth in the News

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Health Department makes strides in Eastern Cape Covid-19 testing backlog but 'challenges' remain: As at 6 June, the Eastern Cape had recorded 258 Covid-19 positive and 14 Covid-19 related deaths. The province has the same number of Covid-19 infections as Gauteng but has recorded the second-highest ... Source: "Port Elizabeth" - BingNews. Do Mamelodi Sundowns really need Cape Town City striker Erasmus?: Rumours continue doing the rounds that Mamelodi Sundowns are after the services of Cape … [Read more...] about Health Department makes strides in Eastern Cape Covid-19 testing backlog but ‘challenges’ remain – Port Elizabeth in the News

Health officials give last minute lockdown plea as Brits flood to packed beaches – Lockdown News

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Health officials give last minute lockdown plea as Brits flood to packed beaches: HEALTH officials at the Association of Directors of Public Health have said the government is moving "too quickly" to relax lockdown guidance after pictures emerged of Britons flouting lockdown rules ... Source: "Coronavirus Lockdown" - BingNews. ‘Mass eye test’ blocks roads amid reports of standstill traffic: Major roads ground to a standstill this weekend as reports of heavy traffic resurfaced after weeks in … [Read more...] about Health officials give last minute lockdown plea as Brits flood to packed beaches – Lockdown News

Covid-19: The epidemic reveals the cracks in our health and welfare systems – News from GroundUp

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Covid-19: The epidemic reveals the cracks in our health and welfare systems: Improving services in rural KwaZulu-Natal Source: GroundUp News. NPA and IPID commit to tackling high-level police corruption: This comes after two investigators were pulled from task team Source: GroundUp News. Alcohol ban creates flourishing black market for Ghanaian whisky: “Selling whisky sachets and cigarettes is the only option l have at the moment” Source: GroundUp News. R92 million and six years … [Read more...] about Covid-19: The epidemic reveals the cracks in our health and welfare systems – News from GroundUp

Two Port Elizabeth health facilities closed as nurses protest – Port Elizabeth in the News

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Two Port Elizabeth health facilities closed as nurses protest: Nurses at the Zwide clinic were forced to work by the district health office while they were awaiting their test results and as a result 11 people tested positive. Source: "Port Elizabeth" - BingNews. The Impact of COVID-19 on South Africa's Maritime Economy: The novel coronavirus which causes COVID-19 first broke out in the port city of Wuhan, China, in December 2019. The economic impact of the global lockdown is harshly felt, … [Read more...] about Two Port Elizabeth health facilities closed as nurses protest – Port Elizabeth in the News

Leading SA health experts warn that Covid-19 response is hurting other health priorities – News from GroundUp

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Leading SA health experts warn that Covid-19 response is hurting other health priorities: Children are suffering increasingly from preventable infectious diseases, including TB and measles, due to missed vaccinations Source: GroundUp News. Philippi residents cry foul over stagnant water: City blames company building CTM in Mitchells Plain for damaged pipeline Source: GroundUp News. Overcrowded Dunoon battles rising Covid-19 cases: No social distancing and health workers protest after … [Read more...] about Leading SA health experts warn that Covid-19 response is hurting other health priorities – News from GroundUp

Health workers disrupt wards over lack of protection – News from GroundUp

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Health workers disrupt wards over lack of protection: “The Superintendent-General was here two weeks ago and he promised to deliver to the cries of the employees” Source: GroundUp News. Cape civic associations oppose by-law amendments: “The proposed amendments limits the constitutional rights to dignity, freedom of movement, privacy, equality and freedom” Source: GroundUp News. Judge reprimands ministers of police and defence for “lockdown brutality”: Court orders suspension of police … [Read more...] about Health workers disrupt wards over lack of protection – News from GroundUp