Should we prepare for a lockdown for monkeypox?

Strategies needed to build resilience in educators, who were among the first to experience pandemic stress

Parliament's human settlements portfolio committee on Wednesday called for the prosecution and recovery of "ill-gotten ...

Did EFF leader Julius Malema speaking about the vaccine convince you to get it?

Financial services group Liberty has reported a spike in mental health claims in 2021, particularly among working ...

SA disease experts said on Wednesday they did not see a need for a mass vaccination campaign against monkeypox or ...

Does monkeypox spread in the same way as Covid-19?

Prof Tulio de Oliveira and Dr Sikhulile Moyo have been selected for this year’s Time 100 Most Influential People list.

"We go to large gatherings, parties, funerals and church services. No masks. Why do we do these things? People are ...

Non-pharmaceutical measures such as maintaining social distancing, hand washing and self-isolation when sick are ...

Is the Special Tribunal a court and does it have the competence to review and set aside contracts, and order forfeiture ...

The NICD said 1,662 new Covid-19 cases had been identified in SA in the past 24 hours.

The NICD says high population level immunity in SA likely means in the absence of a new, more severe variant, future ...

Reported new Covid-19 infections dropped by 16% from a week ago, but the number of new cases means the coronavirus is ...

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases has reported 7,238 new Covid-19 cases in the latest 24-hour cycle, ...

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases has reported 7,238 new Covid-19 cases in the latest 24-hour cycle, ...

Strong economic growth and exports in 2020 and 2021 masked the struggles black farmers experienced during the Covid-19 ...

Did you drink more during the pandemic?

There has been an increase of 145 hospital admissions in the past 24 hours. The total number of people currently ...

“The virus that causes Covid-19 spreads easily indoors, especially in poorly ventilated settings. Outdoor venues are ...

In romantic relationships people believe they can resolve issues through debate, but this does not apply to friendships

They signal that vaccinated people who’ve had Omicron probably won’t get seriously ill from another variant

How do I know if I have post-Covid syndrome?

Glenda Gray, CEO of the Medical Research Council, became a household name during the pandemic — and this is why.

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) on Friday reported 8,351 new Covid-19 cases had been identified ...

The SA Health Products Regulatory Authority says out of the more than 8.5-million people who received the Johnson & ...

Beneficiaries will have to use supermarkets or ATMs to access the funds.

Could the death toll be higher than has been reported?

CDC director Dr John Nkengasong holds his final briefing and praises the continent for its united fight against Covid

Health minister Joe Phaahla has responded to calls for government to scrap all Covid-19 regulations.

Health minister Joe Phaahla said on Tuesday almost 70% of the population has come into contact with Covid-19.

Music and singing-based activities can help improve health-related quality of life for people with long-term Covid-19 ...

With R64.5bn allocated to the national department of health, minister Joe Phaahla says he is worried that the budget ...

In their application, AfriForum and Dear SA want the high court to review and set aside the decision of the health ...

Evidence is mounting worldwide that the virus is capable of invading and living in brain tissue, says expert

New infections bring the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases in SA to 3,844,625.

International travellers must be vaccinated for Covid-19 and produce a valid vaccination certificate, or a valid ...

Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal accounted for most of the 5,486 new Covid-19 cases reported in SA on Sunday.

Pupils, like other people, are expected to continue wearing face masks in the classrooms and general indoor gatherings, ...

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) on Friday reported 9,253 new Covid-19 cases had been identified ...

With the international season fast approaching, SA Rugby president Mark Alexander says they will continue to lobby ...

The extended Covid-19 regulations  have received mixed reactions, with trade union Solidarity going as far as ...

Demand for Covid jabs has slumped so dramatically that the health department has stopped ordering fresh supplies, is ...

If the Covid-19 vaccines production line is shut down, this could see the continent scramble for vaccines as it did in ...

Citizen network group Dear SA says it welcomes the three-month extension of the deadline for public comment on the ...

SA’s daily Covid-19 test positivity rate rose to its highest level yet on Wednesday amid the fifth wave of infections.

Outside of southern Africa, new Covid-19 cases on the continent remain low, according to the Africa Centres for Disease ...

Its mistakes aside, it’s unlikely the state wants to control citizens, so do the right thing for your fellow man

According to the latest stats by the department, there are 3.14-million people over 50 who have received a single dose ...

The health department has extended the deadline for public comment on the proposed Covid-19 regulations by three months.

"We have entered the fifth wave in most provinces," said health minster Joe Phaahla.

Vaccines are effective against new Omicron sub-variants driving a surge in Covid-19 cases in SA, the head of the World ...

AfriForum on Wednesday said it is ready to fight any regulations that aim to make permanent the temporary Covid-19 ...

Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd. needs clear commitments within weeks from African governments for orders of its Covid-19 ...

"We have entered the fifth wave in most provinces," said health minster Joe Phaahla.

Official updates show 3,838 Covid-19 infections were detected in SA in the past 24 hours – lower than the figures ...

This increase represents a 21.5% positivity rate.

A Johannesburg-based company has been found guilty of excessive pricing when supplying face masks to the police ...

KwaZulu-Natal MEC for health Nomagugu Simelane has sounded alarm bells after a spike in Covid-19 cases in the province.

Two new sublineages of the Omicron coronavirus variant can dodge antibodies from earlier infection well enough to ...

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases on Friday said Covid-19 infections were on the increase after 4,954 ...

According to some definitions, but not all, SA is officially entering the fifth wave of Covid-19 infections. Either ...

As we navigate flu season, how can we best protect ourselves?

An increasing share of SA's Covid-19 cases are the BA.4 and BA.5 sub-lineages of the Omicron variant.

There has been an increase of 65 hospital admissions in the past 24 hours. There are now 2,282 patients in hospital.

Sixty-two people have been admitted to hospital with Covid-19 complications in the latest 24-hour reporting period.

The number of people being hospitalised for Covid-19 is on the rise, according to the latest report released on Tuesday ...

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases has recorded 3,222 new Covid-19 cases.

Health minister Joe Phaahla says the sharp increase in Covid-19 cases in recent days is of great concern.

Health minister Joe Phaahla told parliament on Friday the department expected the pandemic to be less demanding of ...

The increase in positive Covid-19 tests is not yet cause for alarm, says the National Institute for Communicable ...

The aftermath of the devastation caused by the floods in KwaZulu-Natal has unleashed something not as troubling as ...

One study looked at whether caring for a pet during the Covid-19 pandemic was associated with a change in quality of ...

China's financial hub of Shanghai reported more new Covid-19 related deaths on April 22, as residents vented their ...

Health minister Joe Phaahla says SA has over the past few days seen worrying trends in the rise in Covid-19 infections.

The increase in positive Covid-19 tests is not yet cause for alarm, says the National Institute for Communicable ...

The rate has increased for four straight days.

We asked the experts.

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases has reported 1,475 new cases of  Covid-19 in the country in the latest ...

Several untested assumptions about the virus may be informing the relaxation of measures to prevent the spread of the ...

All travellers entering SA are required to present proof of vaccination or a negative PCR test not older than 72 hours

As we begin to emerge from the Covid pandemic, we have much to be grateful for. But there is still cause for great ...

After a R499m upgrade by the Gauteng health department, the AngloGold Ashanti Covid field hospital on the West Rand has ...

Hospital-at-home programmes emerge worldwide, freeing up hospital beds and providing huge cost savings for patients.

Several untested assumptions about the virus may be informing the relaxation of measures to prevent the spread of the ...

Over two years of Covid restrictions, influenza virtually vanished, but scientists warned this week that it is on its ...

No big celebration, just a weary shoulder-shrug greeted the lifting of the Covid state of disaster, writes Barney ...

Parliament's portfolio committee on health has announcedt the deadline for public comment on the proposed Covid-19 ...

Could the future of the Covid-19 vaccine be a nose spray?

Multinational pharmaceutical companies have criticised the push by SA and India to introduce an intellectual property ...

Newly detected sub-lineages of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 are being probed.

The department of health has confirmed that the Covid-19 vaccine injury no-fault compensation scheme is considering 55 ...

Concerns around heart inflammation were raised last year after the SA Health Products Regulatory Authority approved the ...

Health experts expect this year’s flu season to be far less severe than flu seasons before the Covid-19 pandemic, but ...

In an effort to encourage people to protect themselves against Covid-19, government and the private sector have ...

SA will not be affected by a recent major recall of 764,900 doses of Covid-19 vaccines in Europe.

Analysis of wastewater samples in South Africa’s industrial hub of Gauteng show an increasing incidence of Covid-19.

Almost 330,000 people eligible for assistance during the first cycle of the social relief of distress (SRD) grant have ...

"While people were starving, suffering, losing homes and jobs, government officials were eating," Maimane claimed.

With the state of disaster lifted and stadiums set to open to the public, government invited unjabbed sports fans to ...

Anyone who has suffered a serious Covid-19 injury, or the dependent of a deceased person whose death was caused by the ...

With routine diagnostic testing in Africa focused on travellers and people who present at hospitals with symptoms, ...

The SA Medical Association says more South Africans need to get vaccinated against Covid-19, despite the lifting of the ...

The World Health Organization says the Covid-19 pandemic presents a risk of pregnant women contracting severe influenza.

An expert has weighed in on the mental condition and how to manage it.

The positivity rate of Covid-19 tests in SA rose to their highest level since February on Wednesday, indicating that ...

The World Health Organization has noted cases of the combination of the Delta and Omicron Covid-19 variants, known as a ...

Career-building and company culture rely on co-workers being together as much as possible

The tourism and hospitality sector has welcomed the end of the state of disaster but says remaining regulations will ...