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The shame behind the silent spread of Covid

Senzani Ngoma is a cleaner at Sunninghill Hospital. After testing positive for Covid-19, Senzani was sent home to self-quarantine in her one-room shack where she stays with her son in Diepsloot. Then her salary was cut.

Crisis? What crisis? says Mnangagwa

Even as photos and videos of human rights abuses in Zimbabwe flooded the media and social media, Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa insists there is no crisis in Zimbabwe.

Overcoming whatever life throws at you

Mpho Mazamane’s hard luck stories began when she was only 11 years old.

The story behind TikTok

Stuff tells Scrolla.Africa the story behind TikTok.

An abused constable’s life of hell

Constable Ovuwa Ramafamba says she suffered at the hands of her lover and is lucky to have survived.

Breaking the silence

Busisiwe Mhlanga is an Afro Soul musician who has released a song called Break the Silence to help women speak up about abuse.

Nigeria loses first female combat helicopter pilot

The Nigerian Air Force is mourning the death of its first ever female combat helicopter pilot.

Pressure mounts for schools to close

There are mounting calls across the country for schools to close because of the Covid-19 surge.

“They kicked me in my genitals. I asked them about what happens to my children’s rights.”

This video of police dragging this naked man from his shack has already done this:

GRAVES FOR OUR HEROES

Linda Twala has been a godfather to Alexandra for half a century. He has spent most of his life protecting victims of apartheid - arranging graves for activists killed by the police, and giving food and clothing to the poor. Now he has another enemy to deal with - Covid-19.

Silent killer

What makes Covid-19 so deadly is that so many infected people get no symptoms.  Without knowing they have it, the infected can then pass the...

Virus hotspots

On Sunday night President Ramaphosa said several areas are coronavirus “hotspots”.

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