Covid-19 News
Vaccination rates have been increasing, but more needed – health expert
By: News24Wire 2nd December 2021 The Covid-19 vaccination rate, which had slowed down, started rising again this week. With news of the new variant, Omicron, spreading fast, more... →
Nigeria says found Omicron variant from October samples
By: Reuters 1st December 2021 Nigeria said on Wednesday it had confirmed its first cases of the Omicron Covid-19 variant, among them a sample from travellers who came to Nigeria... →
Petrol price increase was wrong, energy dept admits 
By: News24Wire 1st December 2021 While the petrol price still went up on Wednesday, it was by 75c per litre, and not 81c as the department of mineral resources and energy... →
Covid-19: Cases climb by 4 373, with majority being recorded in Gauteng
By: News24Wire 1st December 2021 South Africa recorded 4 373 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 on Tuesday, with 3 143 of those in Gauteng. According to a statement by the National... →
Aspen strikes deal with J&J to launch own vaccine, called 'Aspenovax'
By: News24Wire 30th November 2021 Aspen will manufacture and sell its own branded Covid-19 vaccine in Africa, following an agreement with Johnson & Johnson. Johnson & Johnson is... →
SECTION27 supports vaccination for adolescents as part of their right to education
By: Sane Dhlamini 30th November 2021 Public interest law centre SECTION27 is intervening in the case of African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) v Minister of the National Department... →
Stop acting like former colonisers, Ramaphosa tells African countries that imposed travel bans
By: News24Wire 30th November 2021 President Cyril Ramaphosa says African countries should not act like former coloniser countries by imposing unscientific travel bans after the... →
Covid-19: Gauteng continues to record highest number of infections with 1 909 new cases
By: News24Wire 30th November 2021 New Covid-19 infections have continued to climb, with the country recording 2 273 new confirmed cases on Monday. Gauteng recorded 1 909 cases in... →
China's Xi pledges another 1-billion Covid-19 vaccine doses for Africa
By: Reuters 29th November 2021 President Xi Jinping on Monday said China would offer another 1-billion doses of Covid-19 vaccines to African countries and would encourage Chinese... →
Rwanda is first Sub-Saharan African country to ban flights to southern Africa
By: News24Wire 29th November 2021 Rwanda has become the first country in Sub-Saharan Africa to impose a ban on inbound and outbound flights to southern African countries in the wake... →
Scientists working around the clock to understand Omicron variant – Health Minister
By: Thabi Madiba 29th November 2021 Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla said citizens can be confident that in a matter of days and weeks health department’s scientists will have gotten to... →
