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ANXIOUS HEALTH WORKERS: Staff members at Philani Clinic waiting to be tested for Covid-19 after it was reported that one of their colleagues had tested positive this week   Picture: ZINTLE BOBELO
CORONA VIRUS

Philani Clinic staff tested after Covid-19 case

Mlungisi community members were prohibited from entering Philani Clinic last Wednesday as staff members requested the district department of health to address them, following reports that one of the staffers had tested positive for…

  • Zintle Bobelo
CORONA VIRUS

SA Covid-19 cases rise to 709

South Africa is said to now have recorded 709 cases of covid-19. According to TimesLive, health minister Zweli Mkhize said the most increases were in Gauteng where there are 64 new cases. “The Western Cape recorded 61 confirmed cases…

  • Zintle Bobelo
Jack Ma, billionaire and chairman of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., reacts as he arrives for sessions at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on Friday, June 19, 2015. SPIEF is an annual international conference dedicated to economic and business issues which takes place at the Lenexpo exhibition center June 18-20. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg *** Local Caption *** Jack Ma
CORONA VIRUS

Chinese billionaire Jack Ma to donate test kits, masks to every African state

Chinese billionaire businessman Jack Ma has announced that his foundation, together with the Alibaba Foundation, will donate testing kits, masks, protective suits and face masks to all 54 African countries to help them fight the…

  • Andisa Bonani
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CORONA VIRUS

First coronavirus case hits South African shores

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NCID) confirmed that a suspected case of COVID-19 has tested positive. The Department of Health Minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize said: “The patient is a 38-year-old male who travelled to Italy…

  • Abongile Solundwana