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Cancel the R10bn SAA bailout to pay for vaccines: John Steenhuisen

The acquisition and provision of one of the four available coronavirus vaccines must replace lockdown if SA is to ...

By Staff Reporter

Beaches and parks — here's what is permitted under revised level 3

Beaches in areas not viewed as Covid-19 hotspots will be open to the public and licensed fishing is permitted, says ...

By Staff Reporter

Nurses union endorses booze ban

Nurses on the front line have welcomed SA's renewed alcohol ban, urging South Africans not to see it as a punitive ...

By Staff Reporter

Tears, fears and no more groove: Mzansi reacts to SA moving back to level 3

'We are the solution to this problem," wrote one social media user.

Initiations banned - no prayer services and no 'after tears'

New regulations outlining cultural and religious practices have been gazetted, governing funerals, prayers and ...

By Staff Reporter

You can travel home by taxi or bus, if it's less than 70% full

Taxis and long-distance buses travelling 200km or more must operate at 70% capacity and ensure all passengers are ...

By Staff Reporter

Booze ban: Industry worried about stock safekeeping, duration

The SA alcohol industry is calling for a review of the renewed liquor ban as soon as possible, saying there are ...

By Staff Reporter

Covid-19 tests rationed in Cape Town as demand soars, says Winde

Covid-19 tests are being rationed in Cape Town due to high demand, Western Cape premier Alan Winde said on Monday.

By Staff Reporter

Alcohol banned as Covid-19 surges

SA will go into lockdown level 3 with immediate effect from midnight, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Monday.

SA placed on adjusted level 3 lockdown from midnight

President Cyril Ramaphosa warned the nation in a televised address on Monday evening that "we have simply let our guard ...

By TimesLIVE

ICU and high care beds, oxygen and ventilators may not always be ...

Netcare, one of the country’s largest private health-care providers, says the surge in Covid-19 infections has placed ...

Yasantha Naidoo
Durban bureau chief

Netcare hospital group recalls front-line staff from leave, boosts oxygen ...

Netcare has had to substantially increase its oxygen capacity at all hospitals and has urgently recalled all front-line ...

By staff reporter

KZN north coast 'in holiday mode' despite Covid-19 surge, no hospital beds ...

There are no hospital beds for Covid-19 patients in certain areas of KwaZulu-Natal and not enough oxygen to keep ...

Covid-19: Tribute to Disabled Youth of SA chair Wonderboy Qaji

The national chairperson of Disabled Youth of SA, Wonderboy Qaji, has succumbed to Covid-19 complications.

By staff reporter

Looming crisis for education department as Covid-19 hits scores of ...

The education department has expressed concern about how the growing number of coronavirus infections and fatalities ...

'How many more lockdowns?' - DA's Dean Macpherson questions SA's vaccine ...

DA MP Dean Macpherson has questioned the government's plans for rolling out the Covid-19 vaccine, claiming lockdowns, ...

Packed bars shut down as Gauteng police enforce Covid-19 regulations

Boozing revellers remain a problem for police, according to Gauteng law enforcement.

By Staff Reporter

Discovery Health allocates cash to help SA source Covid-19 vaccine

Discovery Health says funding has been set aside for its members to get the Covid-19 vaccine as it throws its weight ...

By Staff Reporter

WATCH | Disaster, tragedy and uncertainty: A world in turmoil

In 2020, the world was thrown into turmoil by the coronavirus pandemic. We take a look at the turbulent year.

By Emile Bosch

Italy kicks off vaccinations against Covid-19 in Rome

Almost 10 months after the first Italian patient tested positive for the new coronavirus, Italy on Sunday vaccinated ...

By Reuters

11,500 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours as positivity rate breaches 30% mark

SA recorded 11,552 new Covid-19 infections in the past 24 hours.

By Staff Reporter

Former Durban deputy mayor Nomvuzo Shabalala dies of Covid-19

Former Durban deputy mayor Nomzuvo Shabalala died on Saturday of a Covid-19 related illness, parliament confirmed.

By TimesLIVE

For exhausted health workers, this festive season will be brutal

Barely able to catch a break before the country plunged into its second wave of Covid-19 infections, health-care ...

Deadly fire hits Egyptian hospital treating Covid patients- sources, media

A fire killed at least seven people and injured several others on Saturday at a private hospital that was treating ...

By Reuters

Tokyo Covid-19 cases hit record, new strain arrives before New Year holiday

Tokyo reported a record rise in coronavirus cases on Saturday, as Japan experiences a surge that now includes a new, ...

By Reuters

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