Covid-19 News
Statement by the Minister of Health, Dr Zwelini Mkhize, on the FDA’s Temporary Suspension of Johnson and Johnson vaccine rollout in the United States
Updated 57 minutes ago We have noted the decision taken by the Food and Drug Administration in the United States of America to advise the temporary suspension of the... →
Covid-19 in South Africa: Cases climb by 655 and confirmed deaths by 34
By: News24Wire 13th April 2021 South Africa recorded 655 new Covid-19 infections by Monday and 34 new Covid-19-related deaths, taking the confirmed death toll to 53 356.... →
Africa must expand medical manufacturing capacity – Ramaphosa
By: Reuters 12th April 2021 Africa must expand its medical manufacturing capacity and forge partnerships to boost expertise and investment to combat the Covid-19 pandemic and... →
SA Confimed Covid-19 Cases
12th April 2021 As of today the cumulative number of COVID-19 cases for South Africa is 1 558 458. →
Need for a new economy in new global reality – Ramaphosa 
By: Sane Dhlamini 12th April 2021 President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday said there was a need to forge a new economy in a new global reality to recover the ground lost during the... →
SA could localise vaccine technology through partnership with US company
By: Thabi Madiba 9th April 2021 Department of Science and Innovation director-general Dr Phil Mjwara on Friday explained that consideration is being given to conducting some... →
Russia says Sputnik shot less effective against 501Y.V2 Covid-19 variant but better than others
By: Reuters 9th April 2021 Russia's Sputnik V shot is less effective against the 501Y.V2 Covid-19 variant, first discovered in South Africa, but still does better than other... →
‘Rebuilding better', but better for whom?
9th April 2021 In March 2020 the World Bank Group pledged to provide US$ 160bn to client countries in the 15 months to June 2021. In this briefing we analyse the... →
Number of new confirmed Covid-19 cases almost doubles - health department 
By: News24Wire 9th April 2021 The number of new confirmed Covid-19 cases has almost doubled, according to the latest update from the Department of Health. The number of new... →
IFP adds to calls for postponement of elections, but only until May 2022
By: Thabi Madiba 8th April 2021 The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) on Thursday called for a shorter postponement of the upcoming Local Government Elections, saying the country will... →
Covid-19: People aged 60 and older first to be vaccinated in next phase of rollout in Western Cape
By: News24Wire 8th April 2021 People who are 60 and older will be vaccinated first under Phase 2 of the Covid-19 vaccine rollout in the Western Cape, which is expected to start... →
