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WC SAPS arrest 2 men during anti-vax protests in Sea Point
A group of around 40 demonstrators took to the area on Saturday, marching against the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Employers urged to make use of COVID-19 vaccination pop-up sites
The Gauteng Health Department says employers and organisations can forward their requests directly to the vaccination team.
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COVID-19 vaccination efforts ramped up to avert dreaded fourth wave
The Gauteng Health Department says it has intensified its vaccination drive to avert the fourth wave, which is forecasted to begin from next month through the festive season.
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South Africa records 924 new COVID-19 infections and 132 deaths
On the recovery front, 2,789,532 people have recuperated so far, placing the recovery rate at 95,8%.
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Mabuza encourages KZN to intensify vaccinations in townships and rural areas
Deputy president David Mabuza said South Africa has enough vaccines but not enough people to vaccinate.
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COVID-19 global pandemic slows for the sixth week
The number of new daily cases decreased by seven percent globally to 422,400, according to an AFP tally to Thursday.
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Next version of digital vaccination certificate will be available end of Oct
The Department of Health has officially launched its web portal where individuals can download their COVID-19 vaccination certificates.
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Phaahla: Number of new infections consistently dropping
South Africa’s Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla said on 8 October 2021 that the COVID-19 infection rate in the country is dropping following a 33% reduction in the last seven days. Phaahla also said that there is a 19.3% decrease in hospitalisation rates.
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3 people arrested for allegedly defrauding TERS of approximately R10 million
The company, which had 29 employees on its payroll, was granted the R10 million after it falsely declared that it had 537 employees and the three directors split the money among themselves.
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Getting tourism businesses to reopen, people back to work top priorities - TBC
The Tourism Business Council has emphasised the vital role that COVID-19 immunisation plays in regaining lost momentum in the sector.
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WATCH LIVE: Minister Motshekga gives update on impact of COVID on schools
Friday's briefing comes a few weeks before matriculants sit for their final exams.
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How to get your digital COVID-19 vaccination certificate
The Department of Health officially launched the first phase of South Africa's digital COVID-19 vaccine certificate on 8 October 2021. Health Minister Joe Phaala said that the certificate was developed in collaboration with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
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The COVID-19 vaccine certificate – what you need to know
The national Health Department on Friday launched the COVID-19 Vaccination Certificate portal.
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High vaccine certificate demand causes portal timeouts
Shortly after the portal's launch on Friday, users were taking to social media complaining that the website was timing out.
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Cape Town Cycle Tour returns on Sunday under strict COVID conditions
It was the last major event hosted in Cape Town before the COVID-19 pandemic hit and will now be the first event of its magnitude since the easing of restrictions under level 1.
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South Africa's digital COVID-19 vaccine certificate ready for use - Phaahla
Health Minister Joe Phaahla said that the COVID-19 vaccine certificate would be a tool that would enable vaccinated people to access opportunities that service providers would be making available.
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Unequal COVID-19 jabs roll-out immoral, stupid: UN
UN chief Antonio Guterres on Thursday branded rich nations' vaccine hogging as immoral and stupid, saying choking off poorer countries' access to jabs risked undermining their own defences against the pandemic.
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Cosatu threatens further strike action if its demands are not met
Thousands of workers affiliated to Cosatu across the country took to the streets to urge government to do everything it could to stop the jobs crisis which had worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Tourism authorities welcome SA's removal from UK's travel red list
The UK made the announcement on Thursday after weeks of diplomatic to-and-fro and a lot of outrage over our continued presence on the list.
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SA records 123 more COVID fatalities, death toll rises to 88,104
Over the past 24-hour cycle, 989 tests also came back positive.
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WHO set to restart Sputnik COVID vaccine analysis
WHO authorisation has been sought for the Sputnik V jab created by Russia's Gamaleya research institute, which is already being used in 45 countries, according to an AFP count.
