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SA on high alert for further brown locust outbreaks – The Citizen

Glenneis Kriel Brown locusts were endemic to the semi-arid Karoo areas of South Africa and southern Namibia, formed smaller swarms and did not produce the same devastating cycles as the desert locusts. The brown locust is endemic to South African and southern Namibia, and must not be confused with the desert locust that was decimating crops in East and North Africa. Photo: Dr Roger Price The initial outbreaks started in late September 2020 in the eastern and south-eastern Karoo and produced large migrating adult swarms in late November 2020 that invaded the south-eastern Free State towards Bloemfontein and threatened to invade Lesotho before being tracked down and controlled.

Kits of comfort for kids experiencing a mental health crisis

LebTown January 6, 2021 2 min read In the midst of COVID-19, an increasing number of children with mental health crises are coming through emergency rooms. At WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital in Lebanon, about 100 kids a year fall into that category. “This number has grown with the COVID-19 outbreak, and the ER is more stressful now than ever for these children,” Deirdre Carmichael, director of workplace campaigns for United Way of Lebanon County, said in a press release. Advertisement Once United Way learned from the hospital’s Lebanon County Crisis Intervention team about the situation, both parties got to work. The result of their collaboration is Kits of Comfort & Joy. Designed to provide a stress-relieving and positive outlet for children, the kits include a blanket or stuffed animal, an age-appropriate puzzle, a fidget toy, a book and an age-appropriate activity.

Writing off the lockdown gloom - MPNEWS

Writing off the lockdown gloom By Tony Duboudin THREE members of Balnarring Men’s Probus Clubs book group came up with a novel idea to keep minds occupied during the pandemic lockdown – a short story writing competition. The original idea was the brainchild of Bernie Gittins who was then joined by Peter Gerdsen and Dan Hourigan to form an organising group to suggest to club members that might be interested in contributing to a short story competition. The contest would not only keep club members in contact but provide a diversional activity while stuck indoors. It was agreed to have two sections: One up to 300 words and another up to 1000.

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