Covid-19 News
SA Confirmed Cases of Covid-19
12th January 2021 As announced by His Excellency President MC Ramaphosa, the cumulative total of COVID-19 cases identified in South Africa is 1 246 643 with 15 046... →
Danish PM to lead IEA commission on making energy transition people-centered 
By: Terence Creamer 11th January 2021 The International Energy Agency (IEA) has announced the creation of a high-level global commission, headed by Danish PM Mette Frederiksen, to... →
Ramaphosa to address the country on pandemic developments 
By: Sane Dhlamini 11th January 2021 President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to address the nation at 20:00 on Monday evening and update South Africans on developments in government’s... →
President Ramaphosa To Address The Nation on developments in SA's Covid-19 Response
11th January 2021 President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation at 20h00 today, Monday 11 January 2021, on developments in relation to the country’s response to... →
Covid-19: 17 412 new infections and 339 new deaths
By: News24Wire 11th January 2021 South Africa has recorded another 17 412 confirmed Covid-19 infections in the past 24 hours, along with 339 new Covid-19 related deaths – taking... →
BLSA’s Mavuso calls for comprehensive vaccine strategy 
By: Simone Liedtke 11th January 2021 Business Leadership South Africa CEO Busi Mavuso has lamented South Africa’s lack of a vaccine strategy and says that, with the end of the festive... →
SA Confirmed Covid-19 Cases
11th January 2021 As of today, the cumulative total of COVID-19 cases identified in South Africa is 1 231 597. →
Solidarity, AfriForum want private sector to buy and distribute vaccines
By: Sane Dhlamini 8th January 2021 Civil rights groups Solidarity and AfriForum are planning to take government to court over its plan to supposedly monopolise purchasing and... →
Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine likely effective against SA, UK mutation 
By: News24Wire 8th January 2021 Pfizer Inc and BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine appeared to work against a key mutation in the highly transmissible new variants of the coronavirus... →
SA's two biggest pharmacies plan to offer Covid-19 vaccines
By: Reuters 8th January 2021 South Africa's two biggest pharmacy chains Clicks Group and Dis-Chem Pharmacies said they plan to offer Covid-19 shots at their stores and provide... →
SA Confirmed Covid-19 Cases
8th January 2021 As of today, the cumulative total of COVID-19 cases identified in South Africa is 1 170 590 with 20 999 new cases identified since the last report. →