Funeral parlous in the Eastern Cape are struggling to keep up with the demand for coffins as the number of Covid related deaths continues to rise amid the second wave. The new, more infectious variant of coronavirus is driving the second wave of the pandemic. The Eastern Cape now accounts for over 50 percent of new Covid 19 related deaths, and funeral parlours in the province are running out of coffins.We spoke to the secretary of National Funeral Practitioners of South Africa, Odwa Duru.

Funeral parlous in the Eastern Cape are struggling to keep up with the demand for coffins as the number of Covid related deaths continues to rise amid the second wave. The new, more infectious variant of coronavirus is driving the second wave of the pandemic. The Eastern Cape now accounts for over 50 percent of new Covid 19 related deaths, and funeral parlours in the province are running out of coffins.We spoke to the secretary of National Funeral Practitioners of South Africa, Odwa Duru.

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The Department of Health says traffic congestion at the Beitbridge border post that recently led to the death of eight people waiting to cross, was caused by travellers arriving at the border without negative Covid-19 test certificates and opting to do the test at the border. Health MEC Doctor Phophi Ramathuba and the Human Rights Commission conducted a fact-finding mission at the border post. Rudzani Tshivhase compiled a report for us then we spoke to Victor Mavhindula, the Provincial Manager at the South African Human Rights Commission in Limpopo.

The Department of Health says traffic congestion at the Beitbridge border post that recently led to the death of eight people waiting to cross, was caused by travellers arriving at the border without negative Covid-19 test certificates and opting to do the test at the border. Health MEC Doctor Phophi Ramathuba and the Human Rights Commission conducted a fact-finding mission at the border post. Rudzani Tshivhase compiled a report for us then we spoke to Victor Mavhindula, the Provincial Manager at the South African Human Rights Commission in Limpopo.

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South Africa expects the first delivery of Covid-19 vaccines only after March 2021, while Discovery Health says funding has been set aside for 2- million of its members to get the vaccine as it throws its weight behind a national effort to source a cost-effective supplier. We spoke to Dr Ronald Whelan- Chief Commercial Officer at Discovery Health.

South Africa expects the first delivery of Covid-19 vaccines only after March 2021, while Discovery Health says funding has been set aside for 2- million of its members to get the vaccine as it throws its weight behind a national effort to source a cost-effective supplier. We spoke to Dr Ronald Whelan- Chief Commercial Officer at Discovery Health.

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The latest lockdown regulations are irresponsible and unacceptable, when considering the balance of risks to life and livelihoods in South Africa. It focuses all the country's depleted resources into dubious measures combating one relatively small contributor to death rates in South Africa, Covid-19, at the expense of all other causes of death and risk, so says Legal analyst at Sakeliga Daniel du Plessis...he spoke to us.

The latest lockdown regulations are irresponsible and unacceptable, when considering the balance of risks to life and livelihoods in South Africa. It focuses all the country's depleted resources into dubious measures combating one relatively small contributor to death rates in South Africa, Covid-19, at the expense of all other causes of death and risk, so says Legal analyst at Sakeliga Daniel du Plessis...he spoke to us.

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Queues of vehicles at the congested Beitbridge border post into Zimbabwe now stretch to the town of Musina about 14 kilometres from the border post. Chairperson of the Beitbridge Transport and Clearing Agency Association, Eugene Khoza, attributes the congestion to the curfew to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus as many travellers arrive at the border at almost the same time. The Zimbabwean side of the border closes at 18h00 due to the curfew forcing travellers to spent hours waiting. They often sleep in their vehicles waiting for the border to open. We spoke to the spokesperson for the Department of Transport in Limpopo, Matome Moremi-Taueastoala.

A Cape Town health doctor on Covid-19 frontline has written a moving open letter to Cape Town residents pleading with them to help support health workers at the coalface of the coronavirus pandemic. In the letter, Dr Andrea Mendelsohn (Senior medical officer - Western Cape community health centre) shares the challenges she and her colleagues are facing during the current second wave....she spoke to us...