Coronavirus in south africa
IEC: Not mandatory to be vaccinated in order to register to vote
Chief Electoral Officer, Sy Mamabolo, said that the voter registration process was not linked to government's vaccination programme.
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Getting COVID vaccine the right thing to do, says CT Mayor Plato
Cape Town Mayor Dan Plato on Wednesday hosted a drive at the Athlone Stadium to encourage the youth, aged between 18 and 34, to get vaccinated.
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SAHRC raises concerns over potential abuse of rights of unvaccinated citizens
The nation is facing the prospect of vaccination-only facilities and buildings in South Africa, with the debate heightening after Sunday’s announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa that the government was considering this approach.
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Ramaphosa: National state of disaster will end when all COVID measures in place
President Cyril Ramaphosa was responding to a question by Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen, who asked whether there were any specific conditions which must be satisfied before the national state of disaster imposed to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic was lifted.
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Alcohol sector welcomes move to level 2 but still worried over some regulations
The South African Liquor Brand owners Association (Salba) said that while it welcomed government move to shift the curfew to 11pm, it was concerned about the continued prohibition of off-consumption sales on Saturday and Sunday.
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Plato: Easing of lockdown will help businesses recover
Cape Town Mayor Dan Plato said that the only way to move beyond the pandemic and the national lockdown was to greatly expand the country’s COVID-19 vaccination rollout.
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Sahpra: Of 86 reports of deaths after COVID jabs, none linked to vaccinations
The regulator, the Health Department and other scientific bodies have been reporting on adverse events following immunisation.
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COVID-19: SA’s toll nears 85k after 126 more deaths
These fatalities - recorded over the past 24 hours - have brought the national death toll to 84,877.
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Madhi: We vaccinate people to prevent them ending up in hospital
On numerous occasions, the National Health Department has stressed that the vaccines used in the country are safe.
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More than a third of eligible WC residents vaccinated so far - Health Dept
The department said that nationwide, 10 million people have had at least one dose of the vaccine and seven million people were fully vaccinated.
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Rasa, NLTC hoping for lockdown restrictions to be eased soon
There have already been media reports suggesting that the president could soon announce a move to lockdown alert level 2, easing gathering rules and curfews among others.
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Sinovac COVID vaccine trial for children enrols first SA participants
Participants will be given the Sinovac vaccine, with scientists setting out to evaluate its safety and efficacy in protecting against COVID infection.
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Phaahla: Despite drop in COVID infections, no place for complacency
The health minister said that nationally there'd been a 24% drop in new cases compared to last week.
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SA health officials to continue monitoring COVID variant Mu
This variant was first detected in Colombia in January this year and has since spread across North America, South America and Europe, with detections in Asia. The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said the Mu variant had not yet been picked up in South Africa.
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Two in three South Africans willing to vaccinate - study
Hundreds of face-to-face interviews were conducted between 14 May and 30 June across the country. Ask Afrika CEO Andrea Rademeyer said that 62% of those surveyed indicated that they were willing to get the vaccine.
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There's an urgent need to build COVID vaccine confidence among youth - Unicef SA
Unicef South Africa said that there was an urgency to ensure that all young people had access to facts and credible information to help increase vaccine confidence.
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Phaahla: At this stage, C.1.2 COVID variant not a threat
The C.1.2 variant was first picked up in the country in May but local health officials, as well as the World Health Organization (WHO), are trying to allay fears about it.
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WATCH LIVE: Health Minister gives update on efforts to fight COVID-19
Health Minister Joe Phaahla is briefin the media on government's latest efforts in the fight against the coronavirus.
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Discovery makes COVID vaccine jab compulsory for staff
Discovery employees will have to be vaccinated from next year.
