Coronavirus
Cricket South Africa announces fans can soon attend T20 Knockout quarterfinals
Cricket South Africa says each venue will be able to welcome and host a maximum of 2,000 fans across various cricket venues.
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COVID update: Healthcare workers appeal for South Africans to get vaccinated
Frontline workers who have witnessed over 88,000 COVID-related deaths since the emergence of the deadly coronavirus have shared their stories.
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Battle-weary healthcare workers plead for help and support during COVID-19
Healthcare workers are suffering knock-on effects of the pandemic with many facing depression, increased anxiety, compassion fatigue and more.
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EXPLAINER: From COVID to cancer, versality of mRNA lauded
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, most of us would never have heard of mRNA. But this type of technology is not a new development at all.
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COVID pandemic slows for seventh week in a row globally
The pandemic had gained ground since mid-June fanned by the highly contagious Delta variant, but since late August it has been in decline.
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Govt aims to vaccinate at least 50% of 12 to 17-year-olds by December
Health Minister Joe Phaahla has announced coronavirus vaccinations will be available for children from the age of 12 from Wednesday.
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US to allow entry to fully vaccinated foreign travelers from 8 Nov
Under the new policy that was outlined last month, vaccinated travelers will still need to to undergo testing and contact tracing to enter the United States.
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UK eases foreign trucker rules to tackle supply chain crisis
Global bottlenecks caused by reopenings from coronavirus lockdowns and foreign workers leaving Britain after Brexit have caused an acute shortage of lorry drivers, leading to supply chain issues across the country.
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MAC recommends additional COVID jab for people with compromised immune systems
These include individuals who are on long-term oral steroids therapy for autoimmune conditions and those with haematological or immune malignancies while those who have received organ or bone marrow transplants, renal dialysis should also be considered.
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12 to 17 age group may now get the COVID-19 vaccine
Health Minister Joe Phaahla held a media briefing to provide an update on the COVID-19 statistics in South Africa, as well as the vaccine rollout programme. #Covid19news #vaccines
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12 to 17 age group to receive COVID vaccines from 20 October - Phaahla
Health Minister Joe Phaahla said that the Pfizer vaccine would be rolled out to this age group.
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USAf: Higher education institutions can't force students to be vaccinated
Universities South Africa (USAf) CEO, Professor Ahmed Bawa, said that while vaccinating the university community could ensure that the academic programme was not disrupted, making the jab mandatory could further fuel vaccine hesitancy.
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NICD flags increase in new COVID cases as 942 infections reported
The majority of new COVID-19 cases were recorded in KwaZulu-Natal, the Western Cape and Gauteng.
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In about-face, Burundi receives first COVID vaccines
Burundi only rarely makes public announcements about COVID infection data but according to the latest figures reported to the World Health Organization (WHO), it has recorded 19,441 confirmed cases with 14 deaths.
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European drug watchdog reviews AstraZeneca anti-COVID cocktail Evusheld
The move comes after AstraZeneca this week said trials showed that the drug, made from a combination of two monoclonal antibodies, reduced severe COVID-19 symptoms and deaths.
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Meshoe: Anything forced into the human body is 'medical rape'
Members of the party have submitted a memorandum to the Constitutional Court calling on government to offer transparent information about the jabs.
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NAAMSA denies claims of rental vehicle shortage in the country
Eyewitness News on Wednesday reported on industry claims that it could be a challenge to hire cars during the December holidays due to vehicle supply issues.
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'This is alarming': WHO says TB deaths on the rise again globally due to COVID
The setback has erased years of progress toward tackling the curable disease, which affects millions of people worldwide.
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Nxesi: Govt consistent in fighting unemployment, poverty & inequality
Minister of Employment and Labour Thulas Nxesi reiterated that government is doing all it can to improve the high youth unemployment rate in the country. Nxesi was speaking on 14 October 2021 during the launch of the second phase of the employment stimulus. The employment stimulus was launched by President Cyril Ramaphosa in October 2020 in response to the high number of job losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
