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Moderna vaccine booster jab shows strong promise ...
A multivalent Covid-19 jab developed by US vaccine manufacturer Moderna has shown promising results against the ...
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J&J vaccine data will be reviewed over a few days, no concern in SA to ...
The SA Health Products Regulatory Authority says no major safety concerns have been identified in the country so far ...
IN QUOTES | Vaccinations, precautions & scientific evidence: Zweli ...
The temporary suspension of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine rollout in SA is a precautionary measure until the causal ...
J&J vaccinations and blood clots - what you need to know
The Johnson & Johnson vaccine rollout has been “provisionally” suspended in SA following an investigation of a possible ...
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Nearly 850 new Covid-19 cases, 68 deaths recorded in 24 hours: Mkhize
About two hours after announcing that SA had halted its rollout of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine, health ...
Medical aids won’t be sourcing vaccines privately or subsidising ...
They say procurement must be left to the state, adding that bankrolling jabs for those without medical aids is illegal
EDITORIAL | It’s a cruel blow, but SA has to follow expert vaccine advice
As SA faces curveballs in the vaccine rollout, the difficulty is to find the balance between risk and rationality
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SA to halt J&J vaccines as a precaution over 'unusual blood clot' fears
SA will suspend the rollout of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine over blood clot fears, health minister Dr Zweli ...
EXPLAINER: How worried should we be about blood clots linked to ...
US regulators have recommended pausing the use of Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine as they investigate rare blood ...
'Covid is a wake-up call': Black entrepreneurs aim to level playing field
Unable to get a bank loan when she moved from Nigeria to the United States, Abbey Wemimo's mother was forced to borrow ...
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Covid-19: Low risk for third wave in SA - AI powered algorithm predicts
Amid fears of the possibility of the country experiencing a third wave of Covid-19 infections, models show there is a ...
WATCH | Bheki Cele slams maskless residents in Covid-19 settlement after ...
Police minister Bheki Cele and an entourage of officers walked 4km through a new Cape Town informal settlement called ...
No hot air: nothing stops the spread of Covid-19 quite like fresh air
Relax when outdoors, say experts, with Irish analysis revealing that only one in 1,000 infections is acquired outside
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Infections rise while fees must fall: varsities dealt another blow
Universities are forced to change tack as Covid-19 infections surge among students and staff
South Africa extends Covid-19 loan scheme deadline by three months
South Africa has extended by a further three months the deadline of a loan scheme that is central to efforts to counter ...
KZN education department concludes probe into overcrowded matric 'boot ...
The KwaZulu-Natal department of education has concluded an investigation into why dozens of matric pupils were crammed ...
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Prof fires broadside at experts who called for AstraZeneca rollout in SA
It would also be a mistake to “divert precious resources, such as human vaccinator resources” and fuel the “global ...
Investment in digital economy key to SA's economic recovery: Ramaphosa
In a short time, SA has propelled itself from a relatively unknown destination for offshore customer service delivery ...
Covid-19: Low risk for third wave in SA - AI powered algorithm predicts
Amid fears of the possibility of the country experiencing a third wave of Covid-19 infections, models show there is a ...
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SA variant may evade protection from Pfizer vaccine, Israeli study says
The coronavirus variant discovered in SA may evade the protection provided by Pfizer/BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine to ...
Cape Town shisanyama reignites despite Covid-19 dousing the flames
With help from Diageo SA, Sindile Kama and many others in the hospitality industry are turning things around
DR GUGU NGUBANE | Buy-in to solidarity is key to successful vaccine rollout
The task is mammoth and to get it done requires a decisive, fast, coordinated effort and wide support
SA records more than 1,200 new Covid-19 cases, 53 deaths in 24 hours
Mkhize said 288,368 health workers had received their Covid-19 vaccinations by 6.30pm on Friday, which means that 4,739 ...
Norway prime minister fined by police over Covid-19 rules violation
Norwegian police said on Friday they have fined Prime Minister Erna Solberg for breaking Covid-19 social distancing ...
SA probing Covid-19 'harm compensation' and vaccine passports: Mkhize
SA is considering a "no-fault compensation fund" and the introduction of Covid-19 vaccine passports, health minister Dr ...
SA passes 10-million mark for number of Covid-19 tests done
SA recorded 756 more Covid-19 infections on Wednesday, as well as 79 deaths.
Brazil detects first case of South African variant as Covid-19 deaths soar
Brazil has recorded its first confirmed case of the highly contagious coronavirus variant discovered in South Africa, a ...
Working from home or working the system?
Many South Africans in a global study say they want to work from home after the pandemic, but this could be tricky
Pandemic shows SA urgently needs universal health care: Zweli Mkhize
One of the glaring lessons highlighted by the Covid-19 pandemic is the urgent need for universal health coverage to ...
EXPLAINER | Ivermectin is legal — now what?
If you have a script from a doctor, you should be able to get ivermectin that same day, or the next day at the latest, ...
Malnourished South Africans may be hit hardest by third wave, warns ...
Millions of malnourished South Africans may suffer severe illness if a third wave of Covid-19 infections hits SA ...
Stage set for 'rapid expansion' of SA's vaccination programme, says Mkhize
Health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize announced on Tuesday that the deal to bring in 20 million Pfizer vaccines had been ...
New Covid-19 variants have changed the game, vaccines will not be enough
Each time the virus replicates, there is an opportunity for a mutation to occur — and as we are already seeing around ...
SA signs deal for 20 million Pfizer Covid-19 doses
SA has signed an agreement with Pfizer Inc for 20 million dual-shot Covid-19 vaccine doses, a government official told ...
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Covid-19 indicators spike in KwaNobuhle
Nelson Mandela Bay municipality's public health department has warned of a possible Covid-19 flare-up in KwaNobuhle ...
ANALYSIS | Why you should still care about the AstraZeneca vaccine
SA's one million AstraZeneca doses have already been redistributed to 16 African countries, who received them eagerly ...
PETER BRUCE | SA must fight for its place in world of Covid apartheid
A graphic in The Times in London this past week painted an unhappy picture, writes Peter Bruce.
'We need all hands on deck for vaccinations' - experts
More pharmacists should be trained to administer Covid-19 vaccines and volunteers should be brought on board to help ...
Faith and vaccine saw this Cape nurse through Covid-19 hell
As a devout Christian, Ester le Grange used to recite the verse from Psalm 23 that says, "even if I walk through the ...
#GiftSindiLife: Joburg doctor Sindi van Zyl in need of medical assistance
Popular Johannesburg doctor and DJ Sindi van Zyl was "in between" medical aids when she was admitted to hospital in ...
Inside SA’s bid to reverse foreign tourism collapse
SA is engaging foreign governments to allay fears about the country's slow Covid-19 vaccine rollout, in a new drive to ...
SA's vaccination rollout: Tortoise vs hares in race to Covid-19 jab
Criticism of the snail’s pace at which SA is rolling out Covid-19 vaccinations compared with its economic peers is ...
Still a need for SA artists to sing for their supper
Two weeks before the national lockdown was announced a year ago, choreographer and producer-director Owen Lonzar saw ...
First batch of SA's Astra Zeneca vaccines sent to AU
Health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize said the sale of the Astra Zeneca vaccine ensured that SA would "not incur fruitless ...
Fauci unveils study to test Moderna vaccine on SA Covid-19 variant
Moderna is the latest company to test whether its Covid-19 vaccine is weakened by what’s become known as the SA variant ...
'Prayer and video calls saw me through fight against Covid-19': ...
“I remember seeing people coming in alive and then you see a body leaving the Covid-19 ward,” said health-care worker ...
Fundraising campaign for popular Joburg doctor Sindi van Zyl in hospital ...
The husband of popular Johannesburg physician and radio DJ Dr Sindisiwe van Zyl, who is on a ventilator with Covid-19, ...
Netherlands halts use of AstraZeneca vaccine for people under 60
The Netherlands on Friday temporarily suspended use of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine for people under 60 following ...
'Prayer and video calls saw me through fight against Covid-19': ...
“I remember seeing people coming in alive and then you see a body leaving the Covid-19 ward,” said health-care worker ...
Nearly 1,300 new Covid-19 cases and 51 deaths recorded in SA in 24 hours
SA recorded 1,294 new Covid-19 infections and 51 fatalities in the past 24 hours, health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize said ...
Yes, you may take a bottle to your braai this weekend — NDZ was wrong
Cogta minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma had it wrong when she said on Thursday that the transporting of alcohol this ...
Million doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccines to arrive in April, says ...
The million doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccines will arrive in SA in April, health minister Zweli Mkhize said on ...
Green Flag status for Covid-19 compliant establishments in KZN
Several restaurants in KwaZulu-Natal obtained Green Flag status on Wednesday when their existing Covid-19 protocols ...
Eight Gauteng health CEOs disciplined over lack of Covid-19 oversight
Eight CEOs of Gauteng health facilities have faced disciplinary charges for not complying with or overseeing health and ...
‘Off-site ban on alcohol does not make sense’: SA reacts to adjusted ...
Tuesday's “family meeting” with President Cyril Ramaphosa has been met with mixed reactions following the announcement ...
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Visiting hour restrictions at Gauteng hospitals eased
Visiting hours in Gauteng’s government hospitals have been eased to allow one visitor per patient for 15 minutes.
SA diplomats set to be prioritised for single dose vaccine jabs, says ...
Department of health technical adviser Dr Aquina Thulare has told parliament that 362 diplomats stationed in Africa ...
Ministerial advisory committee shake-ups strengthen Covid-19 fight, says ...
Health minister Zweli Mkhize has told parliament’s health portfolio committee that changes made in the make-ups of the ...
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ANC NEC calls for 'society-wide effort' to ensure success of vaccination ...
The ANC’s highest decision-making body between conferences met on the anniversary of the implementation of a nationwide ...
Partial ban on Easter booze sales as SA remains on lockdown level 1
Alcohol will not be allowed for off-site consumption over the Easter weekend, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Tuesday ...
IN FULL | Ramaphosa on vaccines, partial booze ban and religious gatherings
The only significant changes to the current level 1 restrictions were that alcohol sales for off-site consumption would ...
Government allows bigger religious gatherings, but urges SA to 'act with ...
The government has doubled the number of people who will be allowed to attend religious gatherings, but said strict ...
Some booze banned but church doors opened as Ramaphosa makes tactical ...
The changes, Ramaphosa said, were aimed at guarding against a possible Covid-19 third wave precipitated by the Easter ...
RECORDED | President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the nation
President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation on developments regarding the country’s response to the Covid-19 ...
Ban booze immediately, says Malema ahead of Ramaphosa’s address
EFF leader Julius Malema has made an impassioned plea to President Cyril Ramaphosa to immediately ban alcohol sales ...
Despite delays, leaders adamant that SA's vaccine programme is on track
While there may be delays in the rollout of the country's vaccination programme, health minister Zweli Mkhize on ...
‘SA needs a holiday’: Tourism industry welcomes Easter weekend visitors
Airline bookings have picked up ahead of the Easter weekend, but the industry at large is still struggling.
Half a million people lost their jobs in 2020, says Stats SA — and ...
Year-on-year, total gross earnings decreased by R36.1bn (4.6%) between December 2019 and December 2020, according to ...
Joburg woman becomes SA's 'first' Covid-19 lung transplant patient after ...
A young mother from Winchester Hills in Johannesburg has left hospital with a three-month-old baby daughter, who she ...
Covid-19 impact on tourism revealed as visitor numbers plummet
Most visitors to SA came from other Southern African countries, said Stats SA.
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ANC NEC calls for 'society-wide effort' to ensure success of vaccination ...
The ANC’s highest decision-making body between conferences met on the anniversary of the implementation of a nationwide ...
30 million J&J vaccines secured: Here's what you need to know about ...
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced SA had secured 30 million Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccines.
'What's the problem if it's proven safe?' Phumzile Van Damme on people ...
Misinformation and conspiracy theories about the Covid-19 vaccines are some of the reasons people don't want the jab.
Home affairs extends visas that expired in lockdown
The extension does not apply to people who entered the country from March 15.
Eastern Cape Covid-19 health workers’ contracts extended as third wave ...
The contracts of the health-care workers hired to bolster the Eastern Cape’s front line to fight Covid-19 have been ...
KFC borrows slogans from other brands as 'finger lickin' still not advised ...
Months after dropping the famous “It's finger lickin' good” slogan, KFC is borrowing slogans from other brands.
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Regulator says no green light yet for ivermectin, while AfriForum claims ...
The SA Health Products Regulatory Authority (Sahpra) is emphatic that it has not approved ivermectin for the treatment ...
Discovery ready to vaccinate 3 million members from May, says CEO
Discovery will deploy 500 people who will administer the vaccines through its programme, and will establish 20 ...
SA records 548 new Covid-19 cases and 47 deaths in 24 hours
Just 548 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of recorded infections in SA to ...
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KZN funeral parlours refund 'Covid-19 handling fees' after complaints
Three funeral parlours have refunded grieving families who complained that they were charged exorbitant “handling fees” ...
WATCH | Children want coronavirus to get lost so they can be kids again
At the start of the pandemic children in Nelson Mandela Bay knew Covid-19 as the “purple germ”, but one year on these ...
Covid-19 vaccines for health staff on track
Prof Linda-Gail Bekker, co-principal investigator of the study, said: “By the end of the week we should have a quarter ...
Alcohol industry raises concern over possible ban ahead of Easter
The SA alcohol industry has raised concerns over a possible liquor ban ahead of the Easter long weekend.
WATCH | Stepping down & SA's third wave: One last Covid catchup with ...
Abdool Karim scotched rumours that his decision to step down was due to conflict between himself and health minister ...
AfriForum, doctors back in court on Monday to fight for use of ivermectin ...
A court case brought by a group of doctors and lobby group AfriForum involving the right of doctors and pharmacists to ...
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Covid has robbed SA’s poor of lives, money, resilience and hope
New study reveals the devastating impact the pandemic has had on the livelihoods and lives of township residents
Cancelling Easter services is insult to Christians, say church bodies
SA National Christian Forum vows court action if government’s lockdown curbs force it to abandon services
Covid-19 vaccine rollout: 200,000-a-day jabs plan unveiled
The government has finally unveiled details of its vaccine rollout plan, which sets an ambitious target of inoculating ...
Employees can be fired for flouting Covid-19 regulations, experts say
Legal advisors say employers can discipline workers who flout Covid-19 rules outside of work, but only if they have the ...
Just more than 500 new Covid-19 cases confirmed in SA in the past 24 hours
SA recorded just 510 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize said on Tuesday night.
Beware! Experts expect third wave to hit by end of March
With a third coronavirus wave certain to hit within weeks, experts call for a concerted awareness drive
Out of 85 new Covid-19 deaths in SA, 70 are in KwaZulu-Natal
Health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize has released the latest Covid-19 stats which recorded fatalities linked to the ...
Shoppers raring to take ‘revenge’ on pandemic by spending savings
US retail sales are near record highs and employment and vaccinations are on the rise
'They miss their families': How Covid-19 left elderly cut off from loved ...
For months, silence reigned in pensioner Amy Green’s tiny Durban flat.