Gates Foundation allots R1,7bn for poor nations to get Covid-19 Merck drug
The Gates Foundation will allocate up to $120m (R1.7bn) to help lower-income countries get an experimental Covid-19 ...
US workers face job losses as Covid-19 vaccine mandates kick in
Thousands of unvaccinated workers across the United States are facing potential job losses as a growing number of ...
YOUR COVID-19 QUESTIONS ANSWERED | What side effects can my child expect ...
The vaccine rollout for children between 12 and 17 years old will kick off from Wednesday.
Children can choose to vaccinate or not, 'but should chat to an adult ...
“It is recommended that parents have open discussions with children about the benefits of Covid-19 vaccine to make an ...
Former US secretary of state Colin Powell dies of Covid-19 complications
Colin Powell, the first black US secretary of state and top military officer, died on Monday at the age of 84 from ...
'There will be major pushback': lawyer on children 'not needing parental ...
A lawyer has criticised the health department for saying children over 12 did not need their parents' consent to get ...
World Medical Association calls for action on fake medicines
The World Medical Association wants all websites offering unregulated medical products to be shut down.
Covid-19: 210 cases, seven deaths in SA in 24 hours, NICD says
There were just 210 new Covid-19 cases and seven deaths recorded in SA in the past 24 hours, the NICD said on Monday.
Children aged 12-17 set to get coronavirus vaccinations
Health minister Joe Phaahla said the electronic registration system would be open for this age group from Wednesday ...
Wits SRC wants free on-campus Covid-19 tests for students who don't want ...
Wits student representative council president Nhlonipho Nxumalo has lamented the financial implications of proposed ...
POLL | Should universities offer free on-campus Covid-19 tests for ...
The Wits University Student Representative Council (SRC) wants the institution to provide free, on-campus Covid-19 ...
50% capacity at stadiums for sport events on the cards if Covid-19 rate ...
SA is pushing ahead with plans to reopen stadiums for sport events as the country’s “Return to Play” programme gathers ...
All systems go for National Senior Certificate exams
The exams, which officially start on October 27 and end on December 7, will be written at more than 11,000 exam centres.
Tourism lobby pulled through for SA in wrangle over UK red list
As the global Covid-19 response draws closer to ending its second year, the SA tourism industry, battered by local and ...
Vaccine e-certificates made available amid positive indicators of Covid-19 ...
Around 13-million people in SA are fully vaccinated, which means 33.4% of the adult population, said health minister, ...
British Airways to resume flights to Cape Town, ramp up service by December
The airline will restart services to Cape Town, offering three flights a week in November before moving to a double ...
Scuffles with police as fans without tickets try to get into FNB Stadium
An entrance to the FNB Stadium in Soweto had to be closed on Tuesday evening after fans without tickets for the Bafana ...
Covid-19: 592 new cases, 83 deaths recorded in SA in 24 hours
There were 592 new Covid-19 cases recorded in SA in the past 24 hours, the NICD said on Tuesday.
Study: Anxiety surged during Covid-19 pandemic, particularly among women
The Covid-19 pandemic led to a surge in anxiety and major depressive disorders across the world, particularly among ...
Medical student releases rap song to promote vaccines
University of Pretoria (UP) student Rostum Ogbuehi has released a rap song encouraging people to vaccinate against ...
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Delta subvariant won't change Covid-19 picture, Oxford vaccine chief says
A subvariant of Delta that is growing in England is being monitored but is not likely to change the Covid-19 picture, ...
YOUR COVID-19 QUESTIONS ANSWERED | What side effects can my child expect ...
The vaccine rollout for children between 12 and 17 years old will kick off from Wednesday.
Devastating impact of Covid-19 shows on Airports Company SA's books
Passenger figures in SA for the year fell by 78%.
'There will be major pushback': lawyer on children 'not needing parental ...
A lawyer has criticised the health department for saying children over 12 did not need their parents' consent to get ...
YOUR COVID-19 QUESTIONS ANSWERED | Do vaccination certificates expire?
Five important things you need to know about the e-certificates.
South Africa considered for Moderna plant site
Rwanda, Senegal and South Africa could be potential locations for Moderna's planned vaccine factory in Africa, the U.S. ...
Limited alcohol sales and relaxed curfew: Here’s what voting day under ...
The health department has published a new advisory with recommendations the government should consider during the local ...
Is it Covid-19 or just a bad hangover?
The surest way to know if you’ve got Covid-19 or a just a bad hangover after a night out is by taking a Covid-19 test.
Just 201 cases and 29 deaths recorded in SA in 24 hours: NICD
There were just 201 new Covid-19 infections recorded across SA in the past 24 hours, the NICD said on Monday.
WATCH LIVE | Virtual briefing on Covid-19 and vaccination rollout plans
Minister of health Joe Phaahla, deputy minister Sibongiseni Dhlomo and a panel of experts, convene a briefing on ...
Premature e-vaccination: jab certificates available but website still not ...
Many South Africans were perplexed after they downloaded their digital vaccine certificate, only to be told by social ...
YOUR COVID-19 QUESTIONS ANSWERED | I'm planning to fall pregnant soon, is ...
Women should not avoid getting pregnant after getting vaccinated against Covid-19.
Nightclubs, pubs 'reopen' as lockdown is lifted in Zimbabwe
The reopening of nightclubs and bars in Zimbabwe after a hiatus of almost two years because of Covid-19 lockdowns has ...
Up to 60% of children have feelings of depression made worse by Covid-19
Covid-19 has worsened depression with on average 50-60% of young people living in Sub-Saharan Africa experiencing ...
Mboweni describes as ‘a great betrayal’ the looting of Covid-19 funds
Former finance minister Tito Mboweni says it is imperative that perpetrators of corruption are pursued and face the ...
SA records 429 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours as new infections fall
According to the NICD, there were just 429 Covid-19 infections recorded in the past day.
Close to 6-million recipients have received the Covid-19 R350 grant since ...
Memela-Khambule said unemployed caregivers who receive their R350 grant can access it from participating merchants like ...
Merck pill seen as 'huge advance,' raises hope of preventing Covid-19 ...
An experimental antiviral pill developed by Merck & Co could halve the chances of dying or being hospitalised for those ...
Global Covid-19 deaths hit 5 million as Delta variant sweeps the world
Worldwide deaths related to Covid-19 surpassed 5 million on Friday, according to a Reuters tally, with unvaccinated ...
Ramaphosa hopeful SA will soon be off UK red list after chat with Boris ...
President Cyril Ramaphosa is hopeful SA could soon be removed from Britain's controversial red list.
Somalia opens first public oxygen plant to help treat Covid-19 amid severe ...
Somalia's first public oxygen plant opened on Thursday, in a ray of hope for a country where a lifesaving treatment for ...
WATCH | Cyril Ramaphosa on end of lockdown, vaccine mandates and the ANC ...
President Cyril Ramaphosa gave his stance on hot topics such as the state of the ANC, the possibility of vaccine ...
'We are guided by science': Ramaphosa on ending state of disaster
"I really wish we could say the state of disaster has ended but we are guided by science and the science of the ...
Mkhize went against cabinet decision by appointing Digital Vibes – SIU ...
Former health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize went against a cabinet decision on communications work on the NHI and approved ...
Anglican Church calls for mandatory vaccinations for its clergy
The Anglican Church of Southern Africa wants to make it compulsory for its priesthood to be vaccinated against Covid-19.
LOCKDOWN - ONE YEAR ON
Lockdown | One year on
Saturday marks exactly a year since President Cyril Ramaphosa effected the Covid-19-enforced national lockdown; and ...
Economy bleeds, unemployment at all-time high
Saturday marks exactly a year since President Cyril Ramaphosa effected the Covid-19-enforced national lockdown; and ...
Lockdown forced small businesses to change tact
The restrictions brought upon by the lockdown regulations forced many small business owners to rethink their business ...
Pandemic sent pastor down financial hellhole
When the President extended the country’s first hard lockdown, a pastor had to rely on handouts and reprieve on his ...
Couple gets new lease on life with baking business
A cook-off challenge between friends to get rid of the lockdown boredom has given a Joburg couple a new lease on life ...
Bus company owner fears the worst over expected third wave
Sonja Le Roux, a bus company owner, is worried that the anticipated third wave of the Covid-19 that is expected in ...
Dad's retrenchment forces pupil to stop boarding
Life has not been the same for a 35-year-old man who was retrenched during lockdown and could no longer afford to pay ...
WE FIGHT ON | A year since first Covid-19 infection in SA was confirmed
WE FIGHT ON | A year since first Covid-19 infection in SA was confirmed
On March 5, 2020 health minister Zweli Mkhize announced that the country had its first confirmed case, a man who was ...
A year on since first case of Covid-19 in SA
"A 38-year-old male who travelled to Italy with his wife. They were part of a group of 10 people and they arrived back ...
Doctors accused of bringing virus from China recall stigma and threats
Just a month after they were released from a quarantine site in Limpopo, twins Mvuzo and Mvuyisi Nkcosolwana-Vili were ...
Families of Covid-19 victims speak of their anguish
As SA reached a grim milestone of recording more than 50,000 Covid-19 deaths this week, relatives of some of the people ...
I almost lost my job over quarantine site – health MEC
Limpopo health MEC Ramathuba says the decision to allow repatriated South Africans from Wuhan to be quarantined at the ...
Hero SAA pilot happy to be flying again after nine months
Two months after flying an SAA flight on a historic mission to repatriate South Africans from a Chinese city that was ...
How Prof Karim went from doubter to virus fighter
In an interview with Sowetan this week ahead of the commemoration of the anniversary of the first case of Covid-19 ...
Gauteng had to obtain court orders for Covid-19 patients
The Gauteng government had its hands full and in some cases needed the help of law enforcement agencies including ...
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