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Ground Zero: Deep-seated colonial-era prejudice fuelled the pandemic in rural Eastern Cape

Ground Zero: Deep-seated colonial-era prejudice fuelled the pandemic in rural Eastern Cape
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The Eastern Cape has been deemed “ground zero” for a highly infectious strain of the Covid-19 virus, which emerged towards the end of 2020 and became known as the South African variant. The region has borne the brunt of the pandemic’s lethal consequences, with the virus claiming more than one in 300 lives, or 485 per 100,000 – a Covid-19 mortality rate that would be the world’s highest.
Between May 2020 and February 2021 it was the hardest-hit province, with 11,000 official deaths. However, over the same period, South African Medical Research Council figures showed excess deaths exceeded 31,000, as shown below. ....

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Ground Zero: Deep-seated colonial-era prejudice fuelled...

The Eastern Cape has been deemed “ground zero” for a highly infectious strain of the Covid-19 virus, which emerged towards the end of 2020 and became known as the South African variant. The region has borne the brunt of the pandemic’s lethal consequences, with the virus claiming more than one in 300 lives, or 485 per 100,000 – a Covid-19 mortality rate that would be the world’s highest.
Between May 2020 and February 2021 it was the hardest-hit province, with 11,000 official deaths. However, over the same period, South African Medical Research Council figures showed excess deaths exceeded 31,000, as shown below.
On 16 February 2021, Adrian Gore, CEO of Discovery Health, claimed more than half the population might have already been infected with Covid-19, rather than the 2% or 3% estimated by the government. ....

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Shock as three Eastern Cape initiates die in a hail of bullets

Shock as three Eastern Cape initiates die in a hail of bullets
By Lulamile Feni - 03 January 2021
Three initiates were shot dead in Tsomo, Eastern Cape.
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The initiates, whose ages range between 19 and 20, sustained multiple gunshot wounds.
Acting Eastern Cape House of Traditional Leaders chair Nkosi Langa Mavuso said the initiates went to the mountain on December 22.
They have been under the supervision of a local traditional nurse, who last visited them on New Year s Day at about 6pm.
“On Saturday at about 8am two young boys were sent to
ibhuma (initiates hut) to bring them food. On their arrival, the boys shouted from a distance as per the norm but none of the initiates responded. They became anxious and went back to inform their parents,” said Mavuso. ....

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Three Eastern Cape initiates die in a hail of bullets

Three initiates were shot dead by unknown gunmen in Tsomo at the weekend. ....

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Residents happy as imigidi return

Residents happy as imigidi return
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People singing traditional songs during the traditional ceremony for Ayabonga Mcazulwa in Misty Mount outside Libode on Saturday.
THE people of Eastern Cape are happy and excited imigidi are back.
This after imigidi and ulwaluko were called off due to Covid-19.
Umgidi is one of the most exciting and crucial moments in Xhosa culture as the elderly welcome young boys from initiation schools.
Residents of Misty Mount outside Libode welcomed Ayabonga Mcazulwa to manhood on Saturday.
Ayabonga went to initiation school in December 2018 and umgidi was scheduled for June, but was cancelled due to coronavirus. ....

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