South Africa: Challenges and successes of the COVID-19 lockdown

N Stiegler, JP Bouchard - Annales Médico-psychologiques, revue …, 2020 - Elsevier
At the beginning of March 2020, South Africa (59 million inhabitants) was hit by the
pandemic of COVID-19 and soon became the most affected country in Africa by the SARS …

Stay-at-home: the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on household functioning and ART adherence for people living with HIV in three sub-districts of Cape Town …

LS Campbell, C Masquillier, L Knight, A Delport… - AIDS and Behavior, 2022 - Springer
Abstract In March 2020, the South African government imposed a lockdown to control
COVID-19 transmission. Lockdown may affect people living with HIV's (PLWH) antiretroviral …

[HTML][HTML] Women's mobility and transport in the peripheries of three African cities: Reflecting on early impacts of COVID-19

G Porter, E Murphy, F Adamu, PB Dayil, A De Lannoy… - Transport policy, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper reflects on the mobility experiences of women in African cities in COVID-19,
based on research conducted both prior to and following entry into the COVID-19 'moment' …

Barriers to water and sanitation safety plans in rural areas of South Africa—A case study in the Vhembe District, Limpopo Province

A Murei, B Mogane, DP Mothiba, OTW Mochware… - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
The implementation of water and sanitation safety plans (WSSP) has the potential of greatly
improving the challenge of resource-limited drinking-water supplies. However, the most …

Broken bridges over troubled waters: COVID-19 and the urban poor residing in Dinaweng informal settlement, Bloemfontein, South Africa

AR Matamanda, M Dunn, V Nel - South African geographical …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The increasing informal urbanism in Africa exposes its residents to multiple shocks,
including urban public health pandemics. South Africa is not an exception due to the squalid …

COVID-19 and the attainment of Sustainable Development Goal 6 (clean water and sanitation) in South Africa

B Zindi, E Shava - Journal of Local Government Research and …, 2022 - journals.co.za
Background Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 demands that countries globally
provide clean water and sanitation to their citizens. The outbreak of the coronavirus disease …

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in townships and lessons for urban spatial restructuring in South Africa

SB Mbambo, SB Agbola - African Journal of Governance and …, 2020 - journals.co.za
The footprints of the injustices of apartheid spatial planning remains visible in South Africa,
especially in the nation's peri-urban settlements, exemplified in poorly planned and densely …

COVID-19 pandemic and the challenges of informal settlements in South Africa and beyond: Theoretical insights and practical interventions

S Dintsi, S Mbanga, J Smallwood - Journal of Public Administration, 2020 - journals.co.za
Global nations have been extremely pressurised by the rapid spread of the Covid-19
pandemic and where people live. Countries such as China, Italy, and the United States of …

Resilience and Sustainability of the Water Sector during the COVID-19 Pandemic

J Goldin, L Nhamo, B Ncube, JN Zvimba, B Petja… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic brought unprecedented socio-economic changes, ushering in a
“new (ab) normal” way of living and human interaction. The water sector was not spared …

Older adults' adaptiveness to disruptions during South Africa's COVID-19 lockdown: Keep your head up and continue breathing

A De Vries, L Wegner, TG Mthembu - South African Journal of Occupational …, 2023 - ajol.info
Methods: A qualitative, meta-analytic design was used to explore the adaptiveness of older
adults to disruptions ex-perienced during South Africa's COVID-19 lockdown. Four student …