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130 more people die in SA after contracting COVID-19, over 2k new cases recorded
Just over 566,100 people have contracted the coronavirus since March. The recovery rate is 75%, with 426,000 people having recovered so far.
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COVID-19: Drop in SA’s new cases, 130 more people have died
One-hundred-and-thirty more people have died here in South Africa after contracting the coronavirus, pushing the death toll to 10,751.
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Brazilian state in talks with Russia to make COVID-19 vaccine
The Parana government said in a statement that Governor Ratinho Júnior was set to meet the Russian ambassador to Brazil on Wednesday to discuss the terms of an agreement.
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UN warns COVID-19 pandemic could inflict severe damage on youth
The UN's International Labour Organisation said the career prospects of people aged 18 to 29 were taking a hit from the COVID-19 pandemic, while students faced a 'gloomy outlook' for its effects on their education.
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Feast of football awaits but no party time in Lisbon
There are no fan-zones in the city, no posters featuring the star players and certainly nothing like the usual stampede for the last available, over-priced, hotel rooms.
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Sliding walls, hideable offices: How pandemic could change home design
As people around the globe rethink how they want to live following months of lockdown, architects are reflecting on how homes can be redesigned to suit remote working.
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Cosatu backs calls to lift ban on alcohol sales, but with conditions
The union federation said it had met with liquor producers and asked them to come up with a plan that addressed the concerns of health authorities and workers.
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SIU may be roped in to audit employers' spending of TERS funds - UIF's Maruping
UIF commissioner Teboho Maruping said that the SIU may need to get involved given the complaints they’d received from workers, who said that although companies applied for the benefit on their behalf, some had given the funds to them in the form of loans or only half the money.
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ANALYSIS: Support for SA's women informal workers is urgent amid pandemic
Informal workers, in particular women, took a big hit from the COVID-19 lockdown measures. A multi-faceted support package, informed by the gendered nature of work, is urgently called for.
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Leisure travel slowly picking up again, says bookings provider
Online accommodation booking system provider NightsBridge said 42% of the bookings were made in the Western Cape. KwaZulu-Natal had 16% and Gauteng 13%.
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SAMRC CEO Prof Glenda Gray takes COVID-19 vaccine trial shot to prove safety
Professor Gray, who is the CEO and president of the Medical Research Council, was screened and vaccinated at UCT’s Lung Institute on Tuesday.
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Nehawu to continue with planned protests over safety of healthcare workers
At least 24,000 healthcare workers had tested positive for the coronavirus in the country so far, and over 100 fatalities were recorded.
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CT restaurants: No evidence of onsite alcohol use adding to trauma cases
The applicants want all eateries with a valid liquor licence to be allowed to serve alcohol for on-site consumption.
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Inside the COVID-19 vaccination race
Updated graphic on COVID-19 vaccines in development being tracked by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical medicine. Russia has developed the first vaccine offering "sustainable immunity" against the coronavirus, President Vladimir Putin announced on 11 August.
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UIF to appoint forensic auditors to track spending of R18bn paid out for TERS
Government has announced several measures to account for COVID-19 funds following allegations of widespread corruption, with UIF commissioner Teboho Maruping saying that some companies had been found to have engaged in criminal conduct.
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Report into EC's COVID-19 tenders to be released at end of August
The province’s Health, Education, and Transport departments were the top three spenders and jointly forked out just over R1.18 billion on the procurement of COVID-19 resources.
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WHO wants to review Russia's COVID-19 vaccine safety data
Russia's Sputnik V vaccine has been developed by the Gamaleya research institute in coordination with the country's defence ministry.
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OPINION: Corruption is killing South Africans and the economy
When it seems as if virtually every tender awarded during the time of a global health emergency is tainted with corruption, it says something about the very soul of a country, write Judith February and Gary Pienaar.
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Report: COVID-19 cases in US children soared in late July
The new report found that more than 338,000 children have tested positive for COVID-19 since the onset of the US epidemic, with 97,078 new cases reported in the 16-30 July period.
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New Zealand announces return of coronavirus after 102 days
Auckland will be locked down for at least three days from Wednesday and some social distancing restrictions will be reintroduced in the rest of the country.
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School nutrition: KZN Education Dept sets aside R50mn to buy 300 mobile kitchens
Authorities said this was part of efforts to ensure food for marginalised pupils is prepared in a safe and hygienic environment.
