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/ 26 July 2021

Covid-19 jab: a ticket of responsibility, not a ticket to freedom

Being fully vaccinated ‘makes you a little bit more comfortable in your skin’, says 61-year-old Elize Parker

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By Eunice Masson

Coronavirus

/ 23 July 2021

Daily new Covid-19 cases drop, but recent civil unrest might cause new surge

Acting health minister Mmamoloko Kubayi says 120 private pharmacies were destroyed and 47 500 vaccines lost in KwaZulu-Natal

By Eunice Masson

Coronavirus

/ 20 July 2021

South Africa hits daily vaccine high of more 200 000 jabs administered

South Africa reaches its benchmark to vaccinate more than 200 000 people in one day, and the nationwide drive to vaccinate inmates kicks off

By Eunice Masson

Coronavirus

/ 14 July 2021

Violence severely impedes Covid-19 vaccine rollout in KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng

Twenty pharmacies in KZN have been looted and damaged, while one was burned down and several others closed their doors as a precaution

By Charma du Plessis

Coronavirus

/ 9 July 2021

People use social media posts to sell Ivermectin on the black market

Selling medication without a license to prescribe or dispense it is illegal, and can lead to a hefty fine or imprisonment

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By Charma du Plessis

Coronavirus

/ 9 July 2021

Vaccination rate ramps up and registration for people aged 35 to 49 to open

More than 191 000 people were vaccinated on Thursday the daily target for next week is 250 00, says the health department

By Charma du Plessis

Coronavirus

/ 6 July 2021

Government makes U-turn on special Covid-19 vaccination groups

Government officials will now still have to wait like everyone else to receive their Covid jab, according to the health deputy director general

By Eunice Masson

Coronavirus

/ 5 July 2021

Police bosses get their Covid-19 jabs as countrywide roll-out broadens

Police minister Bheki Cele and national commissioner Khehla Sitole receive their Covid-19 vaccines as inoculation starts for law enforcement

By Eunice Masson

Politics

/ 2 July 2021

DA calls for elections to be held in October, EFF wants them postponed to March 2022

The electoral commission heard that delaying local government elections will be an assault on democracy and that people’s lives should not be put at risk during the Covid crisis

By Chris Gilili

National

/ 23 June 2021

SIU freezes R22-million in Digital Vibes accounts

The Special Investigating Unit said it would ask the tribunal to declare the health department’s contract with the company unlawful

By Emsie Ferreira

Politics

/ 23 June 2021

Oral submissions to inquiry on local government elections start next week

The hearings will be open to the media and the public, under strict level-three regulations

By Chris Gilili

Coronavirus

/ 21 June 2021

Oxygen supplies in Gauteng remain stable amid third wave

More than 1 500 patients in Gauteng are currently on oxygen assistance

By Eunice Masson

Coronavirus

/ 20 June 2021

‘Vaccinate inmates to avoid crisis’

Delaying the vaccination of prisoners could lead to a public health disaster

By Chris Gilili

Coronavirus

/ 18 June 2021

As Covid third wave digs in, military health service sent to Gauteng

The defence branch will assist with mass testing, screening and contact tracing

By Eunice Masson

Health

/ 17 June 2021

Parliament’s health committee no closer to Digital Vibes contract answers, awaits SIU report

Thursday was the first time acting health minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane appeared before the committee, but she did not have many answers for MPs

By Eunice Masson

Politics

/ 4 June 2021

Mkhize advised by lawyers to not meet parliament’s health committee

MPs from opposition parties agree that the sub judice reason for the health minister not appearing before the committee is not valid

By Chris Gilili and Eunice Masson

Politics

/ 3 June 2021

Mkhize to quit over Covid-19 scandal

Health minister will be gone within two weeks as SIU net closes, say associates

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By Lizeka Tandwa, Paddy Harper and Athandiwe Saba

Politics

/ 3 June 2021

Ramaphosa insists Digital Vibes matter is ‘on my desk’

But the president told reporters that he would not decide Zweli Mkhize’s future in cabinet before the outcome of the Special Investigating Unit probe

By Emsie Ferreira

Coronavirus

/ 3 June 2021

Frustrated, she jumped the vaccination queue

Elize Parker took matters into her own hands by doing a Covid-19 walk-in, after she didn’t get her confirmation SMS

By Eunice Masson

Coronavirus

/ 3 June 2021

Editorial: Mkhize cannot lead us

A person who has himself been accused of corruption — more than once — is not the right person to steer the ship of national health insurance for South Africans

By Editorial

Health

/ 29 May 2021

As the Covid-19 third-wave hits, how many South Africans have had the virus already?

Increasing seroprevalence in South Africa could help curb the disastrous effects a third wave could have on communities. But no one is out of the woods yet

By Chris Bateman

Health

/ 26 May 2021

Mkhize: ‘I didn’t benefit’ from R150m irregular health tender

The department of health will ask for the immediate recovery of all irregular payments made to Digital Vibes

By Chris Gilili

Coronavirus

/ 21 May 2021

Run-and-wait game to get my Covid jab

In this first in a series, Elize Parker, 61, tells of her hopes of joining a queue to get vaccinated soon

By Eunice Masson

Coronavirus

/ 21 May 2021

Teething problems in first week of national vaccine drive see fewer jabs

More than 120 000 people got their jabs in phase 2 of the nationwide Covid-19 vaccination campaign

By Eunice Masson

Coronavirus

/ 17 May 2021

The who, when, where and how of South Africa’s mass Covid vaccination campaign

From today, people aged 60 years and older and some health workers will be vaccinated by June and everyone else by February 2022

By Eunice Masson

Politics

/ 13 May 2021

IEC ready for elections, but says Covid-19 trajectory is unknown factor

Legally, the local government election must be held this year and the government hasn’t said why they wouldn’t go ahead, says the Electoral Commission of South Africa

By Chris Gilili

Politics

/ 13 May 2021

IEC says it is ready for election, but cautions it has not control over Covid-19 spikes

The chief executive of the IEC, Sy Mamabolo, assured the Salga leaders assembly that the organisation would deliver a free and fair election.

By Chris Gilili

Health

/ 13 May 2021

South Africa not yet in a third wave, says health department

The number of Covid-19 cases in the country has increased by an average of 46% over seven days

By Eunice Masson

Coronavirus

/ 11 May 2021

New Covid-19 variant in South Africa ‘of concern at a global level’ — WHO

The Covid-19 B.1.617 variant, first detected in India, is now listed as one of concern, but the World Health Organisation says it does not doubt the efficacy of global vaccines

By Eunice Masson

Health

/ 3 May 2021

First batch of Pfizer vaccines has landed in South Africa

The first shipment of Pfizer vaccines has reached the country after tense negotiations between manufacturers and the government

By Eunice Masson

Health

/ 30 April 2021

State of play after 400 days of South African lockdown

With about 1.5-million infections and 54 000 deaths, Covid-19 is still very much part of our lives as the state works to boost vaccinations

By Eunice Masson and Chris Bateman

Health

/ 28 April 2021

Mkhize: South Africa won’t end up in India-like Covid third wave crisis

The department of health briefed parliament on South Africa’s readiness for a possible third Covid-19 wave, as members’ expressed concerns in light of India’s surge in coronavirus infections.

By Eunice Masson

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