The sixth World NGO Day will be commemorated on Saturday, 27 February in more than 89 countries. An NGO is non-profit and is run by citizens outside of any government structure. There are an estimated 10 million NGOs in the world, employing about 50 million people. The number of NGOs is expected to double in the next decade.
The rest of the week…
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Wednesday, 24 February, the digitalisation of South Africa’s social grant payments system will come under the spotlight. The Digital Welfare State and Human Rights Project will interview Lynette Maart, the director of Black Sash, on how it came to be that the country became dependent on just one company for the payment of grants. Listen in at 10am here.
âLong-haulâ Covid-19 patients share experiences of persistent symptoms
By Shakirah Thebus
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Cape Town - A Covid-19 survivor aims to shed light on a phenomenon associated with contracting the virus, known as âlong-haulingâ.
Long-hauling â and the person affected with it referred to as long-hauler â is when Covid-19 symptoms linger for longer than anticipated, even after they have been cleared of the virus.
Some of the symptoms associated with Covid-19 long-hauling are body aches, joint pain, coughing, fatigue, shortness of breath, loss of taste and smell, restlessness, headaches, and brain fog.
Kuils River resident Jennaveve Steyn, 36, said she still experiences some symptoms of the virus, months after having tested positive on August 19. Steyn was hospitalised after her condition had worsened, on August 25.