COVID-19
Zimbabwean Migrant Workshop - 28 May 2020
SALO is hosting an online multi-stakeholder workshop on Zimbabwean migrants and COVID-19 responses.
Palestinian Ambassador to South Africa and members of her embassy.
The Palestinian masks are a joint initiative of the Embassy of Palestine and #Africa4Palestine. The masks are made locally in SA from specially imported materials.
COVID Regional Update:
Zimbabwe: President extends coronavirus lockdown indefinitely https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-16/zimbabwe-president-extends-coronavirus-lockdown-indefinitely Source: Bloomberg Date: 16 May 2020 Zimbabwe: Coronavirus has 44 …
Save the Children COVID-19 Emergency Response and Recovery Plan.
Source: Esther Mahlalela | Save the Children South Africa | Digital Engagement Officer In every single country and community, the COVID-19 pandemic is turning children’s lives upside down. The education of 1.25 billion children and …
From the Desk of the President - Monday, 4 May 2020
Source: https://sona.org.za/?fbclid=IwAR0FqxO4YnSDDjMeDRKSSTvovX89asXR-cPYEjE3g8QZGsKsmxTZG8Ld3SE Dear Fellow South African, The entire world is in the unrelenting grip of the coronavirus pandemic, whose spread has been rapid. A vaccine has …
Western Sahara: Polisario Front Calls on UN to Intervene Urgently for Release of Sahrawi Political Prisoners
Source: https://allafrica.com/stories/202004270394.html The Polisario Front called Friday the United Nations to take an urgent action for the release of the Sahrawi political prisoners, underlining that Morocco is fully responsible of the …
The Bangladeshi community assist their local community - 20 April 2020
The Bangladeshi community in Cape Town has assisted their local community through food parcels worth R450,000.00 on 19 April. The initiative led by MP, Hon. Faiez Jacobs was handed out in several communities across Cape Town.
Official Statement adopted by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights - 6 April 2019
Official Statement adopted by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights yesterday on the duties of States Parties to the Covenant (which of course includes SA) in responding to the Covid-19 pandemic. It was adopted …
Covid-19: Cloth masks for public use - 2 April
Source: https://www.westerncape.gov.za/department-of-health/news/covid-19-cloth-masks-public-use There has been much debate globally about whether it is recommended to make use of a facemask during the Covid-19 pandemic. A policy guideline …
Mapping Vulnerability to the Virus
The GCRO, as an urban observatory, helps build the knowledge base for the Gauteng City-region. We collect data and provide policy analysis and support for key issues in the city-region. In light of the COVID-19 outbreak the GCRO has …
#PrayForSouthAfrica
The President calls on citizens to demonstrate their solidarity with fellow South Africans by displaying our inspiring national flag on social media, outside their homes and other prominent places, as an act of compassion and unity during …
BREAKING: Zim confirms first Covid-19 case -20 March 2020
source - https://www.herald.co.zw/zim-confirms-first-covid-19-case/ Nyore Madzianike and Joseph Madzimure Zimbabwe has confirmed its first Covid-19 case, a foreigner living in Victoria Falls who appears to have been infected in Britain but …
We’re not going back to normal by Gideon Lichfield - 17 March 2020
Source: https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/03/17/905264/coronavirus-pandemic-social-distancing-18-months/ To stop coronavirus we will need to radically change almost everything we do: how we work, exercise, socialize, shop, manage our …