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Interfaith prayers for SA's COVID-19 patients, hospital staff
Religious groups of all faiths and backgrounds have taken it in turns to take part in joint prayers outside hospitals over the past week, a spiritual show of support as the second wave of infections wreaks havoc across the country.
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WHO, China could have acted more quickly: pandemic response probe
COVID-19 was first detected in the central city of Wuhan in late 2019, before seeping beyond China's borders to wreak global havoc, costing more than two million lives and eviscerating economies.
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WATCH LIVE: Mkhize, scientists discuss new COVID-19 variant
The discussion on 501Y.V2 variant comes as the country battles the second wave of the virus.
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Mkhize: Govt to turn COVID-19 awareness towards debunking vaccine myths
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said the country is also still on course to receive 1.5 million doses of vaccines from the Serum Institute of India this month and the next.
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Universities to reopen in mid-March - Nzimande
The minister said all tertiary institutions had aligned their 2021 academic calendar with the release of the matric exams results, which is expected on 23 February.
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Popcru calls for Arthur Fraser's removal over COVID-19 infections in prisons
The union said as overcrowding in prisons was rising, so were COVID-19 cases.
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Govt must communicate better on COVID-19 regulations – CT community leaders
A Bellville South community leader remains concerned about social distancing and the wearing of masks.
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‘Our decisions are expert-driven’ - Lesufi at Helpmekaar Kollege after school reopening confusion
Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi visited Helpmekaar Kollege in Johannesburg on Monday after reports that the school had begun classes after the announcement that all schools would delay reopening until 15 February 2021. #COVID19 #GautengEducation #PanyazaLesufi #SchoolsReopen
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World facing 'catastrophic' moral failure on vaccines: WHO chief
WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus denounced the "me-first" attitude of wealthy nations and also blasted vaccine manufacturers for chasing regulatory approval in rich countries rather than submitting their data to the WHO to green-light vaccine use globally.
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CYRIL RAMAPHOSA: We need to work together to rebuild and transform our economy
In his first weekly letter for 2021, the president said for South Africa, as for most countries around the world, the year 2021 will be extremely challenging.
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DA threatens legal action against Ramaphosa over SA's vaccine rollout plan
The party said the few details on the vaccine strategy released by the minister of health are nothing but wishful thinking.
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Malawi imposes first lockdown measures as virus flares
To date, Malawi has recorded just 12,470 coronavirus cases and 314 deaths for a population of over 18 million.
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Lesufi: We are in the middle of a COVID-19 siege, schools cannot operate
Lesufi visited Helpmekaar Kollege in Johannesburg earlier following reports that the independent school would be operating on Monday in contravention of the new guidelines.
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South African brewers adapt to survive alcohol ban
Beer is the most popular alcoholic drink in South Africa, and some of the local manufacturers, who employ around 30,000 people, fear the industry may never recover.
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WATCH LIVE: Nzimande briefs media on opening of tertiary institutions
Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande is briefing the media on the state of readiness of tertiary institutions to start the acaddemic year.
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ANALYSIS: Here’s how South Africa failed to get its act together on vaccines
Critics of the South African government argue that it has done too little too late to secure vaccines, and that it doesn't have a proper plan in place for rollout.
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Eskom can't blame COVID-19 for power cuts - Cosatu
Eskom said that COVID-19 was having an impact on operations, with 48 contractors infected at the Medupi power station alone.
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DA eyes legal action over govt's COVID-19 vaccine plan
Party leader John Steenhuisen will on Monday outline the court challenge.
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Fedusa calls for moratorium on retrenchments amid level 3 restrictions
The union said that while it welcomed the extended restrictions as a tool to curb the spread of the coronavirus, they were concerned about the effect on the tourism, personal care, entertainment and hospitality sectors.
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COVID-19: SA records 254 more deaths, pushing toll passed 37k mark
South Africa's recovery rate has increased slightly to 82% meaning just over 1,098,000 people have recovered so far.
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Lesufi to visit Helpmekaar College after reports it plans on reopening today
This is in contravention of the Basic Education Department's decision to postpone the opening of schools from 27 January to 15 February.
