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…
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) confirmed on Thursday that a new Covid-19 variant known as B.1.1.529 had been detected in SA. Twenty-two positive cases of the variant have been recorded in the country after genomic…
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…
Health minister Zweli Mkhize reported 82 more Covid-19 related deaths in an update on the pandemic on Tuesday evening. “As of today, a cumulative total of 640,441 confirmed Covid-19 cases in South Africa have been recorded, with 1,079 new…
Police in the Chris Hani district are appealing to residents to obey the nationwide curfew and stay at home between 10pm and 4am. The curfew was one of the restrictions that remained in force when the country recently moved down to alert…
A group of restaurants is heading to court to force the government to allow their patrons to drink alcohol with their meals. Led by Cape Town-based Chefs Warehouse restaurants, the group said in court papers filed on Wednesday that it…
A member of the health department’s ministerial advisory committee on the coronavirus has urged taxi operators and commuters to keep windows open despite the cold weather. Speaking during a meeting with the National Assembly’s health…
Investigations are under way into how hundreds of Covid-19 test kits — all marked as urgent — were dumped on the side of a national road in the Eastern Cape. It is believed that the samples were on their way to Port Elizabeth from East…
Covid-19 test kits, one labelled for Grey Provincial Hospital in King William’s Town, were found dumped on the side of the N2 between East London and King William’s Town on Monday morning. Eastern Cape health department spokesperson Sizwe…
Buffalo City Metro (BCM) mayor Xola Pakati has gone into self-Isolation after a councillor tested positive for Covid-19. BCM spokesperson Samkelo Ngwenya said Pakati “was comforted by the fact that the councillor communicated with him…
Pupils of Maria Louw High School were told not to go to school today after a staff member had come into contact with a positive Covid-19 person. Department of Education Chris Hani West assistant director, Madoda Ndembe, said according to…
Chris Hani District Municipality (CHDM) has announced that a staff member who tested positive for Covid-19 has made a full recovery and has returned to work. It was reported that CHDM employees had to evacuate the Cathcart Road offices…
The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) in the Chris Hani region has called for the district, which has been declared a hotspot, to be placed on level 5 to guarantee the health and safety of residents. According to a statement…
Grade 12 KwaKomani Comprehensive School pupils were sent back home shortly after arriving at their school this morning, due to water and sanitation problems. “We are not ready. The SGB members are here and they have identified some of the…
The Eastern Cape government wants the national command council to consider banning the sale of alcohol in the province. This is according to premier Oscar Mabuyane who chairs the provincial command council. His sentiments comes just hours…
