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

South African residents who are 50 years and older can register to stand in line for a Covid-19 vaccine as of Thursday 1 July

Since the start of 2020 the country has paused its roll-out twice, swapped AstraZeneca jabs for Pfizer’s and Johnson & Johnson’s and now phase two has started

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

Although the country got off to a slow start, experts are hopeful SA’s Covid-19 inoculation drive will scale up soon

Police warn against fake Covid-19 vaccines and urge the public to report any criminal activities

Health workers have been prioritised and the electronic data system tightened between the arrival of the first and second batches of vials