South Africa reaches its benchmark to vaccinate more than 200 000 people in one day, and the nationwide drive to vaccinate inmates kicks off
Twenty pharmacies in KZN have been looted and damaged, while one was burned down and several others closed their doors as a precaution
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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More than 191 000 people were vaccinated on Thursday the daily target for next week is 250 00, says the health department
Government officials will now still have to wait like everyone else to receive their Covid jab, according to the health deputy director general
Police minister Bheki Cele and national commissioner Khehla Sitole receive their Covid-19 vaccines as inoculation starts for law enforcement
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
The Special Investigating Unit said it would ask the tribunal to declare the health department’s contract with the company unlawful
The hearings will be open to the media and the public, under strict level-three regulations
More than 1 500 patients in Gauteng are currently on oxygen assistance
Delaying the vaccination of prisoners could lead to a public health disaster
The defence branch will assist with mass testing, screening and contact tracing
Thursday was the first time acting health minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane appeared before the committee, but she did not have many answers for MPs
MPs from opposition parties agree that the sub judice reason for the health minister not appearing before the committee is not valid
Health minister will be gone within two weeks as SIU net closes, say associates
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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
Elize Parker took matters into her own hands by doing a Covid-19 walk-in, after she didn’t get her confirmation SMS
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
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
The department of health will ask for the immediate recovery of all irregular payments made to Digital Vibes
In this first in a series, Elize Parker, 61, tells of her hopes of joining a queue to get vaccinated soon
More than 120 000 people got their jabs in phase 2 of the nationwide Covid-19 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
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
The chief executive of the IEC, Sy Mamabolo, assured the Salga leaders assembly that the organisation would deliver a free and fair election.
The number of Covid-19 cases in the country has increased by an average of 46% over seven days
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
The first shipment of Pfizer vaccines has reached the country after tense negotiations between manufacturers and the government
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
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.
There will be one voter registration weekend for local government elections on October 27, because of budget cuts caused by the pandemic
Thursday. It’s Day 385 of the Covid-19 lockdown. Like most of my fellow South Africans, I’m wondering when, if ever, it will be my turn to get vaccinated. There’s no real answer coming from President Cyril Ramaphosa — or Health Minister Zweli Mkhize — at this stage. Lots of ifs, buts and maybes. There are […]