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A volunteers directs vehicles into Zwartkops Raceway drive-through vaccination site, in Centurion, to receive their dose of either the Pfizer or Johnson and Johnson Covid-19 vaccine, on August 13, 2021. (Photo by LUCA SOLA / AFP) (Photo by LUCA SOLA/AFP via Getty Images)

Third wave ‘stubbornly persists’, young adults urged to get vaccinated

The past seven days show an 18.2% increase in new infections, compared with the previous week, says health minister

Eunice Masson

Without providing any specifics as to which form it would take, the United States embassy has warned of a possible terror attack in Johannesburg’s wealthy Sandton area this Saturday.

Say hello to lockdown lite

After months of the strictest Covid-19 restrictions in the world, it seems we are in line for a further easing of the regulations

M&G Reporters

Safety first: Public gatherings, including for religious purposes, are not allowed under levels 4 and 5. (Rodger Bosch/AFP)

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS

Covid-19 levels a political football in the Western Cape

A move to level three lockdown for the province may become a battle between the Democratic Alliance, and the provincial opposition, the ANC

Lester Kiewit