Coronavirus
Angry healthcare workers queue at Milpark Hosp with hopes of being vaccinated
Some say they are being turned away with valid vouchers.
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Gauteng officially in COVID third wave, announces Premier Makhura
According to the latest statistics from the health department, Gauteng recorded over 1,200 new infections in the past 24-hour cycle.
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Minister Mkhize’s R62.5 bln budget announcement overshadowed by SA's COVID woes
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize told Members of Parliament that COVID-19 positive cases have started to rise significantly, and the country may find itself in the third wave if South Africans don’t take extra precaution.
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Amazon adds 10,000 UK jobs after US hiring spree
The expansion, equivalent to one fifth of its UK workforce, will take its total staff in the country to more than 55,000 by the end of this year.
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Vaccine hesitancy: CEOs of Steve Biko, Chris Hani Baragwanath hospitals worried
The Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto has been inoculating health care workers and its CEO, Dr Nkele Lesia, said more needs to be done to educate the public to ensure they turnout at the vaccination sites.
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Disney sees positive signs for business as streaming growth cools
Disney said that it was seeing positive signs across its operations including parks, cruises, and resorts which took the hardest hit from COVID-19.
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WC’s third COVID wave response strategy is ready - authorities
There's been a 39% week-on-week increase in the province.
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SA records over 3,000 new COVID cases as third wave looms
The Department of Health said 3,221 cases were confirmed, taking the known caseload to 1 605 252.
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In pandemic milestone, US lifts indoor mask guidance for vaccinated people
Almost 60% of US adults now have one or more doses, while cases are falling fast, down to a seven-day-average of 38,000 or 11 per 100,000.
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Gauteng Health Dept assures health workers they'll be vaccinated in phase 2
With only a day left before the Sisonke vaccination programme comes to an end, long queues of healthcare workers snaked through designated COVID-19 vaccination sites across the province following a backlog.
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Nehawu wants clear govt update on vaccine procurement, rising infections
The union said that while many South Africans had adhered to COVID-19 regulations, the country’s vaccine rollout had been uninspiring, with thousands of healthcare workers yet to be inoculated.
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WC experiencing a resurgence in COVID-19 cases - WC Health Dept
Western Cape head of Health, Dr Keith Cloete, said that admissions and deaths were increasing slightly.
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Cabinet approves extension of national state of disaster for another month
The extension of the national state of disaster comes amid a warning from the Health Department about the rapid increase in new COVID-19 cases in the country.
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Mkhize: COVID-19 cases rising, SA may find itself in the third wave
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize updated Parliament on the state of COVID-19 in South Africa during a virtual mini plenary in the National Assembly. #ThirdWave #Covid19news
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Mkhize sounds alarm on rising COVID cases, emergence of variants in SA
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize, while tabling his department’s budget vote and policy statement, told parliamentarians that the country was facing a third wave.
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Western Cape seeing slow registration for COVID-19 vaccine
Almost 720, 000 Western Cape residents are older than 60-years and therefore eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine from Monday.
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Basic Education Dept to discuss school sports as COVID cases rise amongst pupils
Eyewitness News has learnt that two special meetings are scheduled for next week to discuss the impact of allowing contact activities to continue at schools.
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SA hasn't entered third wave yet but rise in COVID-19 cases a concern - NICD
Data from the past seven days had shown an overall 46% increase in new COVID-19 cases in comparison to the previous week, with the Northern Cape, Gauteng and Limpopo provinces topping the list.
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'No vaccines being given away' - WC Health Dept says social media message false
The Western Cape Health Department's Mark van der Heever said that they were aware of false claims that Mitchell’s Plain Hospital and other facilities had extra Johnson and Johnson doses to give away.
