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Citizens receive Covid-19 vaccine at the Gautrain Sandton Station pop-up vaccination site on September 10, 2021 in Johannesburg, South Africa. According to reports Gauteng health department has instituted Covid-19 pop-up vaccination sites to meet the demand and to reach as many people as possible. (Photo by Sharon Seretlo/Gallo Images via Getty Images)
COVID 19

Covid-19 vaccines still protect against severe illness from the Omicron variant

The vast majority of hospital admissions in Gauteng are of unvaccinated people, data from the National Institute for Communicable Diseases shows

  • Eunice Masson
3 min read
(Photo by Deaan Vivier/Beeld/Gallo Images via Getty Images)
BEHAVIOURAL FATIGUE

Covid-19 fourth wave likely to be less severe, but caution still advised

Current models suggest the fourth wave will have fewer hospital admissions

  • Marcia Zali
3 min read
Commuters using minibus taxis will not see tariff increases just yet as taxi associations refrain from fare increases despite rising fuel costs.
COVID 19

Taxi violence hinders Covid-19 response in the Western Cape

Several vaccination sites were forced to a standstill on Monday, with healthcare workers unable to attend work because of limited public transport

  • Eunice Masson
3 min read
Proactive: Teachers and support staff queue for the Covid-19 vaccination at Universitas Hospital in Bloemfontein in the face of the more transmittable Delta variant. (Mlungisi Louw/Gallo Images/Volksblad)
ADOLESCENTS

Teenagers carry Covid to parents

More children and adolescents are contracting the disease but hospital admissions remain low

  • Eunice Masson
3 min read
Photographer: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images
ALEC ABRAHAM

SAB takes the fizz out of AB InBev as Covid bans increase pressure

The global brewer paid billions to gain a foothold in South Africa, but the deal wasn’t all it was cracked up to be

  • Sarah Smit
7 min read
ALCOHOL

Alcohol lobby’s data is wobbly

A recent report by the alcohol industry contradicting established research and should be thoroughly questioned

  • Janet Jobson
  • Onesisa Mtwa
6 min read