Covid-19 News
Covid-19: Health department expects to reach new record of 20-million jabs by end of Friday
By: News24Wire 15th October 2021 South Africa is set to surpass a new record in its Covid-19 vaccination rollout. Health Minister Joe Phaahla is expecting the country to reach a... →
Zimbabwe bars unvaccinated civil servants from work
By: Reuters 15th October 2021 Zimbabwe will bar unvaccinated government workers from reporting for duty from Monday as part of efforts to fight Covid -19, an official circular... →
Vaccination for children aged 12 to 17 to begin Oct 20 
By: Thabi Madiba 15th October 2021 Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla announced on Friday that the Covid-19 vaccination of children between the ages 12 and 17 will start on October 20,... →
Covid-19: South Africa records 947 new infections and 40 deaths
By: News24Wire 15th October 2021 South Africa recorded 947 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 on Thursday. 40 new deaths have been recorded, bringing the confirmed death toll to 88... →
Trust is vital to ensure people are vaccinated – panel on mandatory vaccination
By: Sane Dhlamini 14th October 2021 Covid Comms SA’s Tessa Dooms said on Thursday that the importance of communication has been vital from the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. Covid... →
WHO says new team could be ‘last chance’ to find Covid-19 origins
By: News24Wire 14th October 2021 The World Health Organization has said its newly established task force could be the “last chance” to find the truth over the origins of the... →
Covid-19: 942 new cases and deaths increase by 37
By: News24Wire 14th October 2021 South Africa recorded 942 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday and 37 deaths, bringing the confirmed death toll to 88 466. According to a... →
National state of disaster extended until Nov 15
By: Thabi Madiba 13th October 2021 Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma on Wednesday gazetted the extension of the National State of... →
Covid-19: South Africa's death toll increases by 83, infections climb by 592
By: News24Wire 13th October 2021 South Africa recorded 592 new confirmed Covid-19 infections on Tuesday. 83 new deaths have been recorded, bringing the death toll to 88 429.... →
Stellenbosch University startup BioCODE receives R7 million second grant from UTF
12th October 2021 The University Technology Fund (UTF) recently made their second investment in BioCODE, a Stellenbosch University (SU) and Innovus startup that... →
Covid-19: Cases increase by 201 and deaths by 29
By: News24Wire 12th October 2021 South Africa recorded 201 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 on Monday and 29 deaths, bringing the confirmed death toll to 88 346. According to a... →
