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…
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…
‘December is a lifestyle not a month in SA’‚ said one social media user We have (mostly) survived 2021‚ and many people plan to celebrate by partying through “Dezemba”. The first day of December is usually met with applause and relief on…
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…
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,…
“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…
