Covid-19 in numbers: Get the latest figures

Rhodes University’s council this week approved a mandatory Covid-19 vaccination rule for the resumption of face-to-face ...

Listening time through subscription audio streaming has risen 51% as people look to music for comfort: study

Now is the time for stakeholders to unite in support of businesses, upskill employees and include the unemployed

SA recorded 591 new Covid-19 cases and 80 deaths in the past 24 hours, the latest NICD statistics showed.

They also don’t need consent, but so what? ‘They make many important decisions without  parents every day’

Three-month study confirms Pfizer’s effectiveness against the deadly Delta variant

One in seven cancer patients around the world has missed out on potentially life-saving operations during Covid-19 ...

Researchers believe the latest finding helps explain why overcrowded spaces, like prisons and informal settlements, ...

The council of the University of Cape Town (UCT) has given in-principle approval to a proposal that all staff and ...

The vaccine rollout for children between 12 and 17 years old will kick off from Wednesday.

When Angelo Zachariades, the owner of Mozambik in Menlyn Mall, Pretoria, tweeted his pride that all his staff members ...

The Electoral Commission has cleared the air on rumours that voters need to be vaccinated before heading to the polls ...

“It is recommended that parents have open discussions with children about the benefits of Covid-19 vaccine to make an ...

There were 453 new Covid-19 cases reported in the past 24 hours, the NICD said on Tuesday.

Passenger figures in SA for the year fell by 78%.

In interviews with TimesLIVE, conducted before last week's announcement, four 13-year-old children from the Red Cross ...

Five important things you need to know about the e-certificates.

There were just 210 new Covid-19 cases and seven deaths recorded in SA in the past 24 hours, the NICD said on Monday.

The research has also found that coronavirus-related content can boost people’s confidence

There were just 210 new Covid-19 cases and seven deaths recorded in SA in the past 24 hours, the NICD said on Monday.

A lawyer has criticised the health department for saying children over 12 did not need their parents' consent to get ...

HIV professionals battling to maintain services during the coronavirus pandemic have been adopting innovative methods.

The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority has not approved the Sputnik V vaccine because of concerns that ...

Gauteng premier David Makhura says his government is working on a programme that will allow children to be vaccinated ...

SA is pushing ahead with plans to reopen stadiums for sport events as the country’s “Return to Play” programme gathers ...

Wits student representative council president Nhlonipho Nxumalo has lamented the financial implications of proposed ...

More than 550,00 young people have benefited from the stimulus package, more than 390,000 jobs have been created and ...

The co-author of a recent study, Prof Lucie Cluver, said statistics showed that “one in every 200 South African ...

Health minister Joe Phaahla said the electronic registration system would be open for this age group from Wednesday ...

There were 733 new Covid-19 cases and 56 deaths recorded across SA in the past 24 hours, according to the latest NICD ...

SA recorded another day of fewer than 1,000 new Covid-19 cases, according to figures from the NICD on Thursday.

Arer your toes swelling and turning red or a purplish colour? This could be a sign of a condition dubbed “Covid toes”.

There were fewer than 1,000 new Covid-19 cases recorded across SA on Wednesday, the NICD said.

In the Johannesburg metro, 2.3-million vaccines have been administered to its population of 4.4-million.

The health department has published a new advisory with recommendations the government should consider during the local ...

Healthcare workers are suffering mental health strain, depression and heightened anxiety brought on by the Covid-19 ...

The Gauteng health department says people who have not received their vaccination code via SMS should confirm their ...

An entrance to the FNB Stadium in Soweto had to be closed on Tuesday evening after fans without tickets for the Bafana ...

Since the advent of Covid-19 in the country in March last year, SA has experienced three waves of the pandemic, ...

There were just 201 new Covid-19 infections recorded across SA in the past 24 hours, the NICD said on Monday.

All nine provinces are through the third Covid-19 wave and SA is in a ‘good place’, says CSIR’s Dr Ridhwaan Suliman

There were 592 new Covid-19 cases recorded in SA in the past 24 hours, the NICD said on Tuesday.

Symptoms to watch out for while in isolation include a fever, cough, shortness of breath, sore throat, muscle aches or ...

The Gauteng health department says vaccination is necessary to reopen the economy and for the country to return to ...

The exams, which officially start on October 27 and end on December 7, will be written at more than 11,000 exam centres.

Vaccinated people who lost their vaccine card can replace the card and the unique 12-digit Electronic Vaccination Data ...

Nearly 200,000 UK tourists used to visit the Western Cape every year. And now, after the UK removed SA from its ...

SA is among 47 countries to be removed from the UK travel red list from Monday.

Without reforms, SA will be stuck in a low-growth environment, even when Covid-19 becomes a thing of the past, writes ...

Women should not avoid getting pregnant after getting vaccinated against Covid-19.

Many South Africans were perplexed after they downloaded their digital vaccine certificate, only to be told by social ...

Another study has found that nearly 40% of Covid-19 survivors experience at least one long-term symptom

The national health department has appealed for patience while it tests a Covid-19 digital vaccination certificate ...

Covid-19 has worsened depression, with on average 50-60% of young people in sub-Saharan Africa experiencing negative ...

A notice on the website states that only those who are fully Covid-19 vaccinated can receive their digital certificate. ...

Santaco spokesperson Thabisho Molelekwa said taxi drivers are at a higher risk of contracting and spreading Covid-19.

Former finance minister Tito Mboweni says it is imperative that perpetrators of corruption are pursued and face the ...

The Covid-19 vaccine does not cause infertility in women and erectile dysfunction in men, President Cyril Ramaphosa ...

It is safe for people to receive a Covid-19 vaccine and a flu shot at the same time and does not negatively affect the ...

Good idea or not worth it for Bafana?

Here's seven handy tips to remember when heading out to eat.

Gauteng police have arrested 960 suspects, including 85 alleged drunk drivers, while enforcing lockdown regulations at ...

Both vaccines are important but should not be given at the same time.

An early fourth wave of Covid-19 infections, thousands of avoidable deaths and the possibility of spending the festive ...

Khwezi Science Report chats with Prof Keymanthri Moodley about anti-vaxxers and vaccine passports

The recent suspension of several high-ranking health officials implicated in the Digital Vibes fraud scandal should not ...

Recovery from Covid-19 at the age of 89, at the same time as living with chronic kidney disease and prostate cancer, ...

SA’s 26 public universities are under pressure, with financial sustainability and Covid-19 the top two risks. Financial ...

Smokers are more likely to get serious Covid-19 and die of the disease, a first-of-its-kind study has found.

As President Cyril Ramaphosa moved SA to lockdown level 1 from Friday, he announced that the health department was ...

SA recorded 1,678 new Covid-19 cases and 101 fatalities in the past 24 hours, the NICD said on Thursday.

The last time SA was under level 1 was between March and May this year.

President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation at 8pm, the presidency confirmed on Thursday.

President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Thursday that SA would move back to lockdown level 1

Should the national state of disaster be scrapped?

Members of the Ebuhleni faction of the Nazareth Baptist Church could face legal action after a march which saw ...

We asked the experts.

With more South Africans shopping and transacting online during the Covid-19 pandemic, there has been a significant ...

According to the latest report by an international organisation the Stop TB Partnership, during the coronavirus ...

B4SA is “disappointed” about the UK’s stance on travel to SA and has asked that “trade and commercial relations” ...

Stellenbosch University researchers used two datasets to develop a tool that identifies Covid-19 coughs

The president said the new restrictions would be reviewed after two weeks "depending on the state of the pandemic".

Body plans to overhaul methodology to take into account the proportion of a country’s vaccinated population

Manifesto launches ahead of local polls, in the midst of Covid-19, prove politicos only care about themselves

The third coronavirus wave is officially over in SA, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases said on Monday.

Two types of Covid-19 vaccine, namely Pfizer-BioNTech and Johnson & Johnson (J&J), have been approved in SA with ...

Several groups marched to Durban's high court on Monday, where they burnt their masks in protest against what they deem ...

Patients with persistent Covid-19 symptoms should be examined by healthcare professionals who will rule out other ...

SA recorded 2,197 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the "sustained downward trend" in new infections ...

The country will relax travel restrictions for vaccinated foreigners in November

Beneficiaries of the R350 social relief of distress grant can collect their payment from Pick n Pay and Boxer stores ...

The virus could vanish through public effort or go the way of the common cold, say scientists

Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE said on Monday their Covid-19 vaccine induced a robust immune response in five to ...

The UK seems to have unbanned just about every country except SA from its Covid-19 list

President Cyril Ramaphosa says while the government respects workers' right to bodily integrity when it comes to ...

Tourism minister Lindiwe Sisulu says Germany’s decision to remove SA from its list of Covid-19 "high-risk" countries ...

SA recorded just 1,504 Covid-19 cases and 42 deaths in the past 24 hours, the NICD said on Monday.

Khabo Sithole has been pleasantly surprised by the top-class treatment she is receiving at Clairwood Hospital.

Prof Shabir Madhi says reaching herd immunity is not the reason for vaccinating people against Covid-19.

When the next Covid-19 wave crashes down on healthworkers, snorkelling equipment could save them.

Experts have welcomed the green light from the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (Sahpra) for the ...

Data collected over a week during the peak of the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in the Western Cape indicates ...

Health department numbers reflect those known to have died and positive cases, but miss many fatalities

More than a million people have been fully vaccinated for Covid-19 in the Eastern Cape, the provincial health ...

The Hawks have swooped on a Western Cape candle maker for alleged Covid-19 relief fund fraud.

International relations and co-operation (Dirco) minister Naledi Pandor said on Sunday there was "no reasonable basis" ...

Booster shots may offer over-60s an almost 20-fold increase in protection against severe Covid-19, research on fully ...

During the course of a random chat with a friend the other day, I nonchalantly asked after a mutual acquaintance.

“Salons might say, 'no vaccinations, no weaves', but it will not be because it is a government rule,” health minister ...

Employers who are considering implementing mandatory workplace vaccinations should balance operational requirements ...

Just three provinces had more than 500 new cases in the past day.

According to a National Institute for Communicable Disease report, children as young as 15 have lost their lives due to ...