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Making headlines: Death toll in South Africa rises to 792 as Covid-19 infections reach 37 525, Survey reveals 34% of South Africans went to bed hungry during lockdown and, new youth month campaign to promote constitutionalism

 

Death toll in South Africa rises to 792 as Covid-19 infections reach 37 525

As of today, the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in South Africa is 37 525 the minister of health said.

The Western Cape has 24 657 confirmed cases, followed by Gauteng with 4 567, the Eastern Cape with 4 526 cases, KwaZulu Natal with 2 707 and Free State with 319 cases. 

The number of infections in North West is 314, Limpopo has reported 200, Mpumalanga 137 and Northern Cape, 93.

 

Survey reveals 34% of South Africans went to bed hungry during lockdown

Thirty-four percent of South Africans on the lower income scale had gone to bed hungry during the national lockdown, which the country was forced into on March 26 to fight the novel pandemic.

The survey was conducted by the University of Johannesburg’s Centre for Social Change, with support from Human Sciences Research Council’s Developmental, Capable and Ethical State division.

UJ Centre for Social Change Director Professor Kate Alexander said that the number of those who faced hunger increased even in the middle-income bracket.

 

New youth month campaign to promote constitutionalism

Nonprofit youth organisation ACTIVATE! Change Drivers and Brand South Africa will, on Friday, launch a youth month campaign to promote constitutionalism and inspire active citizenship among South Africa’s youth, during the coronavirus pandemic.

The campaign will kick off with an online conversation to unpack the position of young people in South Africa’s democracy and aims to inspire a sense of pride and patriotism that will drive positive change and hope.

Brand SA GM for stakeholder relations Mpumi Mabuza said this online conversation comes at a critical time where the world is facing a pandemic that threatens the lives and the wellbeing of all people globally.

That’s a roundup of news making headlines today

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