Treasury wants to tap into its contingency reserves to help fund the country’s COVID-19 vaccination programme.
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala held a briefing on Sunday where he gave an update on the province’s COVID-19 response.
Signalling a major change in EU policy as vaccinations step up worldwide, von der Leyen gave no timetable, but 'The Times'said that the new rules could be in place by this summer.
The positive news from America - the world's hardest-hit country - comes amid easing restrictions for several European nations and the launch of a quarantine-free travel bubble between Australia and New Zealand.
Makgoba was preaching at the Easter vigil at St George's Cathedral, in Cape Town on Saturday night.
The suspensions have provoked intense debate over whether it was prudent to put AstraZeneca inoculations on hold just as vaccination campaigns were beginning to gather pace.
The Democratic Republic of Congo had received 1.7 million doses of the vaccine against Covid-19 made by Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca and was due to start its campaign on March 15.
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is aiming to help vaccinate 500 million people against the disease.
Health Minister Gines Gonzalez Garci stepped down after President Alberto Fernandez called on him to quit in the wake of the scandal.
Earlier this month, the DA approached the court wanting to declare government's conduct in preparing to administer the jabs as irrational and unconstitutional.
The healthcare institutions are part of the province’s 224 public vaccination sites.
During phase one, the province expects to administer the vaccine to an estimated 132,000 health care workers.
Russian-EU relations have suffered in recent weeks over the jailing of leading Kremlin opponent Alexi Navalny, after he returned to Russia from Germany where he was treated for poisoning with a Soviet-designed nerve agent.
The party said the few details on the vaccine strategy released by the minister of health are nothing but wishful thinking.
Government said it's secured over 20 million vaccine doses to be administered in the first half of the year.
Defence Minister Mohamed Diane, a scientist by training, was the first in the country to get a jab of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine on December 30.
"A heartfelt thanks to citizens and our national health service for the extraordinary response," wrote Conte on Facebook.
The sites include football stadiums and a horse racing course, and are located in cities including Bristol, London, Newcastle and Manchester.
