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Economists warn govt against further tax hikes to pay for COVID vaccines
National Treasury has suggested that higher taxes could be one way of financing the vaccines, which are critical for saving lives.
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MEC Fernandez to Ramaphosa: Ensure there’s enough funds for the vulnerable
Provincial Social Development MEC Sharna Fernandez met with a delegation from Sassa on Monday.
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ANALYSIS: Why being stuck at home drains our creativity
The disappearance of the corner coffee shop means more than lost wages.
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Mkhize: There's an easing of COVID-19 numbers at Steve Biko Hospital
Earlier this month, the Steve Biko Academic Hospital was thrust into the spotlight after pictures emerged showing patients on stretchers in a parking lot with water running under them.
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ANALYSIS: Mutating coronavirus: Herd immunity now harder, but there’s still hope
New strains, some of which appear to be more infectious than the original one, are threatening to derail progress in fighting the disease.
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Ramaphosa announces inter-ministerial committee to facilitate vaccine rollout
He made this announcement earlier on Tuesday during his talks with the African National Congress’ professional business forum.
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9 matric exam markers in North West test positive for COVID-19
The provincial Education Department said nine marking staff and two departmental officials had been infected since the marking process for the matric exams started earlier this month.
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Inside the coronavirus 501Y.V2 variant
Here's what scientists know so far about the COVID-19 variant present in South Africa.
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MEC Ntuli, Ukhozi’s Nzimande to receive category 1 official funerals - Ramaphosa
This follows a request by the KwaZulu-Natal provincial government.
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UN seeks $76 million in emergency aid for Madagascar
The UN humanitarian agency OCHA issued its so-called flash appeal after the impoverished island country in eastern Africa saw its agricultural season ruined by the worst drought in a decade.
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ANC MPs want teachers to be among the first to get COVID-19 vaccine
But when schools reopen in February and when the first vaccines arrive, the ANC wants teachers to be prioritised like other frontline workers.
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‘It was a tough decision’ - CT Cycle Tour postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic
They say for several months they had been working with authorities and stakeholders around the possibility of hosting the event in March.
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Rwandan capital back under full virus lockdown
President Paul Kagame's government announced the measures late Monday after a cabinet meeting, banning "unnecessary movements" in the capital.
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SA scientists will be amongst first to test COVID-19 vaccine on variant - NHLS
South Africa is waiting for the arrival of the first 1.5 million doses of vaccines being manufactured by the Serum Institute of India between the end of the month and early February.
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Correctional Services ‘doing all it can’ to ease overcrowding in SA prisons
Since the coronavirus outbreak, more than 10,000 officials and inmates have been infected with the virus - more than 200 have died.
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ANC MP Nombulelo Hermans dies from COVID-19 complications
She became an MP in 2019 and served in the joint standing committee on intelligence and the portfolio committee on employment and labour.
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Pandemic reveals hidden poverty in wealthy Japan
The world's third-largest economy has seen a relatively small coronavirus outbreak so far, with around 4,500 deaths and largely without the drastic lockdowns seen in other countries.
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Cosas demands private schools close their doors amid COVID-19 second wave
Some independent schools welcomed back pupils despite government opting to delay the start of the 2021 school year by two weeks amid the second wave of COVID-19 infections.
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Two Australian Open players test positive for coronavirus: Officials
The Victoria state health department said two players and a third person associated with the tournament - a woman in her 20s, and two men in their 30s - had returned positive results.
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Treasury considering taxing SA taxpayers to pay for COVID-19 vaccines
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni will be delivering his budget speech next month and there are concerns that taxes might be raised at a time when citizens are already on a financial cliff.
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Chinese city rushes to build massive COVID-19 quarantine centre
The facility is expected to have enough rooms to hold more than 4,000 people once it is completed, CCTV said Tuesday.
