The Ukama Community Foundation: Cape Town’s unsung heroes
While residents of Cape Town have been at home in lockdown amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the Ukama Community Foundation...
Category: COVID-19
Plaaslike organisasie installeer watertenks in Freedom Farm
Die nie-winsgewende organisasie, The Shackbuilder, het twee watertenks in Freedom Farm, ’n informele nedersetting in Belhar, geïnstalleer om sodoende...
How Grade 12 university applications could be impacted by COVID-19
Although Stellenbosch University (SU) is not currently changing application dates, the university is committed to monitoring application processes in...
Student initiatives help Tygerberg fight Covid-19 pandemic
The student-driven initiative, We Fight Back COVID, has started numerous projects in response to the unique challenges that the...
FNB MATIES RUGBY TEAM STAYS FIT DESPITE LOCKDOWN
FNB Maties Rugby head coach Dirkus Hancke, remains positive about his team’s fitness levels and momentum for this...
Covid-19 has a ‘profound impact’ on psychological well-being, says SU prof
The Covid-19 pandemic, and the state-implemented five-week lockdown that ensued, have a significant impact on the state of our...
Stellenbosch in lockdown: No wash-out for local sanitising programme
Stellenbosch Municipality’s Water Services have been sanitising and disinfecting public spaces, throughout their jurisdiction, in an effort to combat...
Expanded zero-rated data offering for students
Various service providers have enlarged their zero-rated data offering to educational websites since the start of April. Many of...
Stellenbosch Unite(s) to support the vulnerable during Covid-19
The collaborative initiative, Stellenbosch Unite, established by prominent local organisations and non-profit organisations (NPOs), aims to procure and distribute...
Lockdown: Does “one size” really fit all?
Joining other countries in imposing strict measures in an attempt to flatten the curve of Covid-19, South Africa went into a three-week national lockdown on 26 March. But do the implemented measures of the lockdown suit overcrowded townships and informal settlements?