Case Studies
Recent studies have shown that approximately three million people in South Africa lost their jobs between February and April as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Women have accounted for two million of the jobs lost. Calls are growing from those people employed in industries in distress, particularly the
As the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases continue to rise, along with an increase in the number of deaths associated with the virus, it has been confirmed that South Africa is currently the fifth worst-affected country globally in terms of coronavirus cases. The recent rise in the number of
We are living in unusual times, which has put “for better or worse” to an unexpected new type of test altogether for even the strongest marriages. The lockdown has flared up tensions in marriages as spouses are left with little breathing room from one another, are prevented from being
With the number of COVID-19 cases rising steadily and no end in sight to this global pandemic, the South African government has again made the decision to ban the sale, distribution, and transport of alcohol with immediate effect. The significant daily increase in the number of infections is placing
On 12 July 2020, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced, as an “additional measure to reduce the pressure on hospitals”, the implementation of a curfew between 9pm and 4 am (except in cases of permitted workers and medical emergencies). This immediately followed his announcement, however, of the suspension of the sale
South Africa has a constitutional right to peaceful protest. South Africa also has a major gender-based violence (GBV) problem, with numerous daily incidents of murder, rape, harassment and abuse of women in particular. Several Anti-Gender-Based Violence marches were planned for 27 June 2020 around the country, with the organisers
As South Africa endures the ever-rising number of cases of COVID-19, experts say the worst is yet to come. Whilst the Government has acknowledged that the initial hard lockdown could not have been extended any further than what they had already done at the time, they have on several
Social distancing may prevent an increase in infections, but many believe it has several unintended consequences. As a result of this coronavirus pandemic, we as a society are being asked to do something which goes against our very nature as social beings. Keeping apart from one another may be
The lockdown has been understandably stressful for everyone, as we all want to return to a greater degree of normality as soon as possible. There is a concern, however, whether people are relaxing a little too much for their own good as lockdown regulations have eased up, as evidenced
A frightening statistic recently released has suggested that the number of gender-based violence cases has risen by some 500% since the start of the Covid-19 lockdown. South Africa has amongst the highest levels of intimate partner violence in the world. It is unfathomable to believe the number of, not
