The health minister is positive that all those who came into contact with the infected Durban man will be identified and quarantined
New tech is poised to help vaccines last longer and reach many more people with far less fuss
The latest economic figures and the effect of the coronavirus on the global economy are bad news for South Africa’s already tepid domestic growth outlook
Insiders says that no one is willing to make the daunting journey to rescue fellow citizens
The health minister is positive that all those who came into contact with the infected Durban man will be identified and quarantined
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Twelve teams. Seven cities. One champion. The first BAL season is about to tip off, and we’re here for it (as soon as coronavirus fears abate)
Authorities were questioning two people after a raid at a warehouse in satellite city Tangerang, where nearly 600 000 surgical masks were found
South Africa’s mining and manufacturing sectors are predicted to be down for the first quarter of 2020 because of low demand from China
President warns of tougher economic times ahead as the world’s leaders plan for a global economic slowdown
They have not been diagnosed with the coronavirus and the health department says there’s no need for citizens to panic
Expo 2020 Dubai has already engaged 30 000 volunteers from the city
In South Africa we must learn to value different types of social capital to make the economy — and society — more inclusive
Government was alerted that 12 South Africans were among the crew members on board the ship only at the end of their quarantine
The F1 world championship, which gets under way in Melbourne on March 15, had already lost the Chinese Grand Prix from its schedule
Authorities are urging people to remain calm about the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak, and with good reason — panic will only exacerbate the situation
The government is expected to evacuate citizens from Wuhan, where the coronavirus outbreak originated
The stream of about 100 000 Chinese tourists to South Africa each year has dried up for now, MPs told
Meetings Africa is ready to take advantage of this lucrative opportunity
Western media has racialised the coronavirus outbreak, leading to increased Sinophobia in several countries. Such dehumanisation of a race has no place in functioning democracies
If African governments really cared about their citizens in China, they would bring us home
Africans living in China want to be evacuated
South African students in China are staying behind closed doors due to the coronavirus outbreak
As ‘impisoned’ children at epicentre cry to be reunited with their parents, top official says families mustn’t be ungrateful
Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said the Journal op-ed — titled China is the Real Sick Man of Asia — had a “racially discriminatory” and “sensational” headline
More than 74 000 people have now been infected by the virus in China, with hundreds more cases in some 25 countries
But the department of international relations and co-operation claims they are comfortable and taken care of
A small Free State dorp and 14 days of isolation — this is the plan for citizens returning from China, to prevent a potential outbreak of the disease
We dedicate a lot more time and money to military defence than we do on health responses to deadly pathogens
The panic generated by the new coronavirus, 2019-nCov, which originated in Wuhan, one of China’s largest cities and a major domestic transport hub, reminds many of the fear and uncertainty at the peak of the 2003 SARS crisis. China’s stock market, after rising for months, has reversed itself in recent days, and global markets have […]
An outbreak of a new coronavirus that began in the Chinese city of Wuhan has already infected over 4000 people – mostly in China, but also in several other countries, from Thailand to France to the United States – and killed more than 100. Given China’s history of disease outbreaks – including of severe acute respiratory syndrome […]
The outbreak of the coronavirus is having a negative effect on global markets