A Durban doctor has warned of a possible Covid-19 sixth wave based on the number of positive patients he has treated since Monday. Dr Kevindra Naidu‚ a general practitioner based in Morningside‚ sounded the alarm on his Facebook page on…
SA will no longer receive Covid-19 daily updates. The health department announced the end of Covid-19 daily reporting on Sunday, which has been in place since 2020 by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD). Health…
South Africans no longer have to wear face masks. Earlier today, health minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, announced the lifting of the mandatory use of masks and the removal of restrictions on gatherings. The news comes as the country experiences…
President pushes for more people to get vaccinated, saying he ‘would not be standing here before you’ if he hadn’t received his Covid-19 shot President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday announced the government’s intentions to end the national…
If you test positive for Covid-19 but are not showing symptoms, you do not need to go into isolation. This is among a number of new measures put in place on Monday night after a special cabinet meeting earlier in the day. Another new rule…
SA is reconsidering the national state of disaster as the rate of Covid-19 infections dip. This was revealed by President Cyril Ramaphosa as he responded to media questions during the launch of the new NantSA facility — a vaccine…
The newly detected Covid-19 variant Omicron is prevalent in Gauteng and spreading to other parts of the country. That’s according to President Cyril Ramaphosa, who addressed the nation on Sunday night. Ramaphosa said the variant had more…
WEEKENDS CAMPAIGN: Chris Hani District Municipality mayor Wongama Gela, left, appealed to Whittlesea residents to get vaccinated, Gela was accompanied by councillors Thembisile Bobo and councillor Zukiswa Ralane. Picture:MBALENTLE STOFU…
Ilinge resident fears for his life as sewage floods his property A raw sewage overflow in Ilinge resident Arthur Nkomo’s yard has left him fearing for his and his animals’ lives. “The dogs in my yard drink the water. I am afraid they…
Exiting students from Lilitha College of Nursing conducted a Covid-19 awareness and prevention project at Phumelela Special Care Centre on Monday. Ntombekhaya Mjali said, as a lecturer of the psychiatric nursing science module, students…
Plans to introduce mandatory Covid-19 vaccination among staff and students at the University of Cape Town (UCT) are one step closer after a resounding vote by the university’s senate. On Wednesday afternoon, the senate voted on a proposed…
The Sakhisizwe Local Municipality manager announced that a senior management official had tested positive for Covid-19 resulting in the closure of the municipal offices on Wednesday. According to a statement, the official was part of a…
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the easing of Covid-19 regulations on Sunday evening, saying there had been a sustained decline in infections over the past few weeks. The decision came after consultations with several organisations,…
President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation at 8pm on Sunday on developments in the country’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The address follows meetings in recent days of the national coronavirus command council, the…
Health minister Joe Phaahla dropped a broad hint on Friday that his department will recommend an easing of the alert level 3 lockdown next week. Giving a media briefing at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital vaccination site in Soweto,…
The Enoch Mgijima health sub-district this week set in motion a Covid-19 vaccination roll-out plan including pop-up sites at shopping centres and visits to schools. According to a memo sent out by acting sub-district manager, Nonqaba…
EFF leader Julius Malema won’t disclose whether he and the party’s senior leadership have been vaccinated against Covid-19, saying it is a personal choice. However, he urged the youth to get the jab and help contain the spread of the…
“Where is the care for our children? This disease is very dangerous.” These were the words of a concerned mother in Komani on Tuesday. Another parent protested: “My child is afraid to come to school because her friend has Covid. I am here…
Co-operative governance minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has gazetted the extension of the National State of Disaster on Covid-19 until September 15. “The extension takes into account the need to continue augmenting the existing…
SA recorded 13,921 new Covid-19 cases, again driven by infections in the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said on Friday that of the new cases, 3,918 were in the Western Cape and…
