Human rights and responsibilities
COVID-19 depriving security forces of their family time
On Monday 12 April four liquor traders were arrested for contravening the Disaster Management Act of 2020 by selling liquor...
Coronaviruses infect all and sundry- That it only affects rich people is a myth
By Buti Botopela…in Ikemeleng community. As at 15 March 2020,the South African President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a state of disaster,...
SA citizens pour out their feelings on lockdown
by Nompilo…The conditions of conducting burial processes during lockdown are very frustrating and hard more especially in rural areas where...
Lockdown stripping women’s financial independence as GBV increases
Most of the women in the group and community in Pietermaritzburg Central, KZN, are surviving on hand to mouth basis...
Starvation worries citizens more than coronavirus
On the 8th of March 2020, in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu Natal, different communities’ leaders were distributing food parcels to citizens and these included...
Living conditions undermine social distancing
Since the enforcement of lockdown has begun things have been very difficult especially when it comes to maintaining social distance....
Government Must Help Save Our Teenagers
I was in Eshowe, Northern KwaZulu Natal, at the hospital on Saturday night where I witnessed some teenage patients of...
The Scourge of Unemployment for Young Women in Diepkloof
Gender violence is real. Rights are violated by men who perpetrate criminal behavior and abuse against women and children. Women...
Worry over the use of public transport during lockdown
South Africa is in Lockdown level 3, people are being told to adhere to Covid19 rules, but problem is, is...
Cape Town’s Unfriendly Streets to the Homeless People
The triple challenges (homelessness, unemployment & poverty) faced by Cape Town poor people put them in a dire situation. This...
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