Educators 'not coping with stress' as 19 school staff die of Covid-19 in Western Cape

Chelsea Geach|Published

Teachers are not coping with the psychological stresses of working during the pandemic while their colleagues are dying, said founder of the Western Cape Teachers’ ...

Level 3 lockdown: Trauma cases 'flood' hospitals after alcohol ban lifted

Chelsea Geach|Published

Dr Savannah Smith recalls treating multiple intoxicated people at the hospital's trauma unit just hours after people were allowed to buy alcohol again.

Lockdown putting a strain on SA's antiretrovirals stocks

Chelsea Geach|Published

Antiretrovirals, contraceptives and anti-infectives were among medications most commonly out of stock in pharmacies across South Africa.

‘Can’t wait to get to know my students,’ says UCT's new dean of the faculty of health sciences

Chelsea Geach|Published

Professor Lionel Green-Thompson the new dean arrived at UCT as it was evacuated due to lockdown

SA lockdown: Trauma centre's caseload down 67% as driving reduces

Chelsea Geach|Published

The lockdown has delivered healthcare workers at Groote Schuur Hospital’s trauma centre a silver lining: less drinking and driving accidents have reduced the number ...

Coronavirus in SA: Busting the myths surrounding Covid-19

Chelsea Geach|Published

Misinformation is being passed around on social media that has people engaging in ill-advised activities, all in the name of avoiding coronavirus infection

Cape Winelands hotels become havens for tourists stranded by coronavirus lockdown

Chelsea Geach|Published

A group of hotels in the Cape Winelands has seized the opportunity presented by the lockdown and travel ban to establish a niche market for stranded international ...

Cape Health MEC: 'There will be more coronavirus cases, but we have a plan'

Chelsea Geach|Published

Tygerberg Hospital’s isolation unit is the designated facility for any Covid-19 cases requiring hospitalisation in the Western Cape.

Afrika Ablaze celebrates 21 years of giving children a dance to dance

Chelsea Geach|Published

In celebration of its 21st birthday, Ayana / Afrika Ablaze is preparing to stage a new show called I Am Rain, inspired by the recent drought which threatened to ...

Disadvantaged children given chance to shine at Baxter Theatre

Chelsea Geach|Published

Glenda Jones founded the Ayana/Afrika Ablaze dance school to give disadvantaged children the chance to dance even if they couldn’t afford to pay for classes.

Questions of ethics arise as the age of gene-edited humans looms

Chelsea Geach|Published

In the not-too-distant future, babies will be made through science instead of sex and we will live in an age of genetically modified humans.

The hell riders of Hout Bay: Kids risking their lives on skateboards

Chelsea Geach|Published

Last week, a 16-year-old boy was injured when he slid under a car while speed skating downhill.

Curro has opened a first-of-its-kind tech-focused school in Delft

Chelsea Geach|Published

The school focuses on maths, science, robotics and coding and uses digital teaching methods to lower fees so children from poorer areas can attend.

Collectors expected to eye African art

Chelsea Geach|Published

African contemporary art is attracting the attention of collectors from all over the world, who will be travelling to Cape Town to snap up the work on display at ...

City of Cape Town’s suspension of market angers traders

Chelsea Geach|Published

The chairperson of the Cape Town Stadium Market said the suspension of trading for Sunday’s game was “being viewed as a betrayal of trust by traders, and a slap ...

Meet Cape’s safest school taxi driver

Chelsea Geach|Published

A Kraaifontein taxi driver was awarded a 16-seater minibus this week for being the safest driver of schoolchildren in the Western Cape.

WhatsApp group speeds up bone fracture treatment

Chelsea Geach|Published

This week, Nicol co-hosted the Cape Town International Trauma Conference where trauma experts from South Africa and around the world gathered to share their research, ...

These are the areas most vulnerable to summer fires in Cape Town

Chelsea Geach|Published

According to an article by seven local scientists and researchers, there are a few specific areas of Cape Town that can be pinpointed as extremely at risk of runaway ...

Concern mounts over 5G roll-out as residents fear 'health risks'

Chelsea Geach|Published

5G technology has been hailed as the next big step forward for communication technology across the world. But some Cape Town residents are opposing it out of fears ...

Muslims called to identify their loved ones' violated graves at Mowbray Cemetery

Chelsea Geach|Published

Outrage is pouring in from religious groups after more than 70 graves were vandalised at Mowbray Muslim Cemetery

80 graves desecrated at Mowbray Muslim Cemetery

Chelsea Geach|Published

The Muslim Judicial Council has expressed shock and horror after 80 tombstones were removed from graves and placed in cult-like symbols and patterns in the Mowbray ...

Long road to rehabilitation for those left paralysed by gunshots and stabs

Chelsea Geach|Published

A month ago they were mobile and independent. Now they're paralysed, wearing a nappy and relying on a carer to survive. This is the long road to recovery for some ...

Paramedics in the cross-hairs: night shift on an ambulance in some of Cape's most violent areas

Chelsea Geach|Published

This is part one of a series in which writer Chelsea Geach and photographer David Ritchie document the impact of violent crime on the Western Cape?s health services. ...

9/10 chance Cape paramedics will face being attacked on the job in red zones

Chelsea Geach|Published

The bloodshed is so intense in areas such as Tafelsig, Beacon Valley and Eastridge that there is a constant demand of around 3000 calls per month from those regions ...

Dancing with paws for a cause

Chelsea Geach|Published

Many of Cape Town’s dance and animal lovers will come together tonight in a once-a-year fund-raiser for the sterilisation of dogs across the peninsula.