Covid-19 News
Covid-19: SA records 566 new infections, 4 more deaths
22nd March 2022 South Africa has recorded 566 new Covid-19 infections. According to a statement by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases, as of Monday,... →
Covid-19: 1 682 new infections as death toll reaches 99 829
By: News24Wire 18th March 2022 South Africa recorded 1 682 new Covid-19 infections on Thursday, which represented a 5.8% positivity rate. According to a statement by the National... →
DA heads to court to end State of Disaster 
By: Sane Dhlamini 17th March 2022 Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen is threatening to take government to court for what he calls an “irrational and unreasonable” extension... →
Solidarity Fund to wind down its operations by September
By: Simone Liedtke 17th March 2022 The Solidarity Fund will be wrapping up its operations, with a complete closure coming into effect at the end of September. The fund, whose mandate... →
Covid-19: South Africa records 1 980 new infections and 3 deaths
By: News24Wire 17th March 2022 South Africa recorded 1 980 new Covid-19 infections on Wednesday, which represented a 6.2% positivity rate. According to a statement by the... →
Metals sector urged to seize South Africa’s beckoning Steel Master Plan opportunity
By: Martin Creamer 16th March 2022 South Africa’s historic metals sector employer organisation on Wednesday urged all the sector’s employer bodies to roll up their sleeves on May 19... →
DA wants govt to scrap higher education vaccination policies
By: Sane Dhlamini 16th March 2022 Opposition party, the Democratic Alliance, on Wednesday called on the Department of Higher Education to scrap mandatory vaccination policies at... →
Drugmakers condemn plan for Covid vaccine patent waiver
By: Reuters 16th March 2022 Global drugmakers condemned on Wednesday an initiative by four World Trade Organization members to introduce an intellectual property waiver for... →
WTO chief welcomes Covid shot patent waiver plan, drugmakers balk
By: Reuters 16th March 2022 -The World Trade Organization praised a provisional deal to waive patent rights for COVID-19 vaccines after more than a year of deadlock, although... →
Masks, PCR tests no longer needed in Namibia as Covid cases fall
By: Reuters 15th March 2022 The wearing of masks in public in Namibia and negative PCR tests for vaccinated visitors are no longer required, President Hage Geingob said on... →
DA wants support for No Confidence Motion against Dlamini-Zuma as State of Disaster extended 
By: Thabi Shomolekae 15th March 2022 The Democratic Alliance has called on the public to support its Motion of No Confidence in Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister... →
