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COVID-19 food security
(José Frantz, 2021)
It’s not as if South Africa started 2020 on the right foot. The latest
available numbers suggest that about 11% of the country’s population
(or around 6.5-million people) suffer from hunger every year.
We should not ...
An evidence-based approach to learning and teaching during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic
(José Frantz, 2021)
On 5 March 2020, South Africa’s Health Minister confirmed that
the first case of Covid-19 had been detected in the country and on 15
March the President announced a national state of disaster, followed
by various measures ...
COVID-19 casts a shadow over domestic workers
(José Frantz, 2021)
Even though they are recognised as workers and covered by certain labour laws, domestic workers remain one of the most poorly paid and disempowered sections of the workforce. Being a hard-to-organise sector, with weak ...
South Africa and the COVID-19 vaccine
(José Frantz, 2021)
Scientists, public health experts and politicians have been telling
us that, to stop Covid-19, we need to embark on a massive vaccine
rollout. But do we really need to vaccinate more than 70% of our
population to stop ...
Desperate times call for desperate measures: Adapting antiretroviral service delivery in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic
(SAMA, 2020)
On 23 March 2020, President Cyril Ramaphosa
announced a nation-wide lockdown to help curb the spread of the
COVID-19 epidemic in South Africa (SA). While these containment
measures are considered to have limited the ...
A reflective view of the introduction of technologies in social work fieldwork modules within the South African context
(Kazan Federal University, 2021)
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need to prepare students for emergency online learning
and teaching. The blended-learning approach that includes online learning and teaching options in
social work theoretical modules ...
‘Going virtual’: Innovative online faculty development during COVID‑19
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2021)
In response to the national lockdown in South Africa due to the COVID‑19
pandemic, educational institutions adapted their programmes to meet the
challenges of the disruption in teaching and learning. In line with this ...
From regulations to courts: an evaluation of the inclusive and exclusive criteria on children with co-caregivers in the era of Covid-19
(Sabinet, 2020)
At the time of writing, more than 5.2 million persons have been infected by Covid-19, leading
to 340,000 deaths, while about 2.2 million people have recovered (WHO 2020). South Africa
has reported 23,000 infections and ...
COVID-19 versus contractual obligations: case in point South Africa?
(Without Prejudice, 2020)
The 23rd of March 2020 will forever be etched in the minds of all South Africans: President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a 21-day national lockdown effective from midnight on Thursday, 26 March to Thursday, 16 April to curb ...
Validation of the fear of COVID-19 scale in South Africa: Three complementary analyses
(Elsevier, 2021)
TFear is the most common response to disease outbreaks. Persistent and prolonged fear can elevate the levels of psychological distress and aggravate preexisting mental health problems. Therefore, prompted by the central ...