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Making headlines: Health authority says postponement of court action on vaccines for minors will impact vaccination programme, sick Dudu Myeni no-show in court and, 'dozens' of AU peacekeepers killed in Somalia attack, say sources

Health authority says postponement of court action on vaccines for minors will impact vaccination programme
The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority has warned that the postponement of the African Christian Democratic Party court action against vaccines for minors has led to a further delay in the finalisation of the matter, and has the potential to impact the national Covid-19 vaccination programme.

In October last year, the ACDP and others initiated court action against the Minister of Health and the Health Authority, asking the court for an order to stop the administration of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine to children between the ages of 12 and 17 years.

The case was scheduled for April 28, but on the morning of the hearing the ACDP submitted a supplementary affidavit to the court and an amendment to their Notice of Motion. The ACDP asked the court for a postponement of the matter.

The court granted the postponement and ordered the ACDP to pay the legal costs of the Minister of Health and Sahpra.

Sick Dudu Myeni no-show in court

An illness has kept former South African Airways board chairperson Dudu Myeni away from court today, forcing a second postponement of her case relating disclosure of the identity of a protected witness known as “Mr X’’ at the State Capture Commission of Inquiry in 2020.

A warrant of arrest was issued against Myeni for her failure to appear in court, but will be on hold and only be effected if she fails to arrive in court without providing a valid reason.

The state has charged Myeni with defeating or obstructing the administration of justice.

Her attorney, Nqabayethu Buthelezi, informed the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court that Myeni was ill and could not be present in court. Her absence forced the state to postpone the matter to 14 June.

'dozens' of AU peacekeepers killed in Somalia attack, say sources

"Dozens" of Burundian soldiers were killed in an attack on an African Union peacekeeping base in Somalia, according to a security source in the region and a Mogadishu-based source, after the deadliest attack on the peacekeepers in five years.

The security source in the region said several follow-up operations were going on after yesterday’s attack by al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab militants.

The total number of casualties was not yet clear, he said, but "dozens" of soldiers were killed and about 20 were evacuated with wounds.

That’s a roundup of news making headlines today
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