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Western Cape health facilities are under pressure as more Covid-19 patients require hospitalisation. File photo.Image: Aron Hyman
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Covid-19 surge and trauma patients put Western Cape hospitals under ‘severe strain’

Hospitals across the Western Cape were under “severe pressure” on Sunday due to a sharp increase in patients with severe Covid-19. The provincial health department said in a statement that a steep increase in non Covid-19 trauma cases was…

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Mothers of children attending Blomvlei Primary School in Hanover Park protested recently to raise awareness about gang violence in the area. Image: GroundUp/Raatiqah Tagodien
BLOMVLEI PRIMARY SCHOOL

When bullets fly, pupils know they must ‘hit the floor’ in Hanover Park

During lunch break on Thursday, hundreds of pupils from Blomvlei Primary School in Hanover Park gathered on the outskirts of the school, holding signs and beating drums to raise awareness about gang violence in the area. The children, who…

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