Pirates take six hostages from container ship in Gulf of Guinea
By: Reuters 14th December 2021 Pirates took six hostages during an attack on a commercial container ship in international waters in the Gulf of Guinea on Monday, a spokesperson... →
Kenya’s High Court suspends mandatory Covid vaccination order
By: News24Wire 14th December 2021 Kenya’s High Court has suspended a government order to prevent those who are not fully vaccinated against Covid-19 from accessing services and... →
Pfizer jab protects against hospitalisation with Omicron: Study 
By: News24Wire 14th December 2021 Two doses of Pfizer-BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine appear to provide 70 percent protection against hospitalisation from the Omicron coronavirus... →
Medical schemes organisation welcomes lower Covid-19 PCR test costs 
By: Schalk Burger 14th December 2021 Medical schemes industry organisation the Health Funders Association (HFA) on December 14 welcomed the announcement by Competition Commissioner... →
Ghana to fine airlines $3,500 for each unvaccinated passenger
By: News24Wire 14th December 2021 Ghana has said it will fine airlines $3,500 for each passenger who arrives in the capital’s international airport without being fully vaccinated... →
Trial date set for corruption case of former Mpumalanga human settlements head, former NPA boss
By: News24Wire 14th December 2021 Two senior state officials have briefly appeared in court on charges of corruption and defeating the administration of justice. Suspended head of... →
Covid-19: Free State authorities alarmed by 'rapid rise' in cases
By: News24Wire 14th December 2021 The Free State Department of Health "is alarmed by the rapid rise" of Covid-19 cases in the province. It says cases have increased in the Mangaung,... →
Sedibelo’s green platinum resolve firmed up by first-of-a-kind ESG appointment
By: Martin Creamer 14th December 2021 In a mining investment world increasingly dominated by environmental social and governance (ESG) demands, the resolve of Sedibelo Platinum Mines to... →
Eskom to engage on way forward after being denied permission to delay air-quality compliance
By: Terence Creamer 14th December 2021 Eskom says the decision by government to refuse several applications for the postponement of the implementation of some of the air-quality... →
Covid-19: SA records 13 992 new infections and 11 new deaths
By: News24Wire 14th December 2021 South Africa recorded 13 992 new Covid-19 cases on Monday and 11 new deaths, increasing the death toll to 90 148, according to the National... →
Pathcare jumps on board to reduce Covid-19 PCR test price
By: News24Wire 14th December 2021 The Competition Commission has confirmed it has concluded a settlement agreement with the third largest laboratory - Pathcare - to reduce its... →
South African panel proposes gradual start to basic income grant
By: Bloomberg 13th December 2021 A South African panel recommended the country gradually implement a basic income grant, beginning with the institutionalization of a monthly... →
Joburg Mayor Phalatse appoints multi-party coalition executive
By: News24Wire 13th December 2021 Johannesburg Mayor Mpho Phalatse has finalised her mayoral committee, with the DA only securing four seats on the 10-seat mayoral committee.... →
