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Cape Town doctor wins big at the national Batho Pele Excellence Awards
The national Batho Pele Excellence Awards has awarded the Silver Award in the Best Doctor of the Year category to Dr Barry Smith.
Winde says government should allow the State of Disaster to lapse as fourth wave subsides
Premier Alan Winde’s campaign calling on the national government to allow the national State of Disaster to expire has been boosted by the province’s health experts who say the fourth wave infections still appear to be subsiding.
SA Covid-19 expert listed in Nature’s top 10 people who helped shape science in 2021
Leading scientist on Covid-19 in South Africa, Professor Tulio de Oliveira, was described by Nature’s editors as a “variant tracker”.
Winde says it is time to let the Covid-19 lockdown expire, as Western Cape passes fourth peak
Premier Alan Winde has called on the national government to allow the national state of disaster to expire.
Western Cape says it now expects more new cases of Covid-19 than at the peak of the third wave
Head of provincial health Dr Keith Cloete said the Western Cape’s new cases of Covid 19 were mirroring short-term predictions from the South African Covid-19 Modelling Consortium (SACMC), and more cases were expected than at the peak of the third wave.
7 things we already know about the new Covid-19 variant
Preliminary evidence suggests an increased risk of reinfection with this variant, as compared to other VOCs (Volatile organic compounds). This variant has a large number of mutations, according to scientists
EU mulls ban on travel to southern Africa over new Covid-19 variant
The European Union said on Friday it would propose to halt air travel to and from southern Africa as a precautionary measure to contain the spread of a new variant of Covid-19.
One in four African health workers fully vaccinated against Covid-19 – WHO
Only 27% of health workers in Africa have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19, leaving the bulk of the workforce on the front lines unprotected, a preliminary analysis by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows.
New Covid-19 infections jump to 1 275, 22 more die
South Africa recorded 1 275 new Covid-19 cases and 22 deaths on Wednesday, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said.
Netcare Group resumes dividend as it pares down debt and deals with Covid third wave
Netcare, the third largest private hospital group in South Africa by value, yesterday resumed dividends for the year ended September 2021 and reduced debt even as it dealt with the third wave driven by the more contagious Delta variant.
Gauteng sticks to its original plan for the fourth wave
The provincial Department of Health is adamant that it is going to use the same “risk-adjusted strategy” in responding to the anticipated fourth wave of Covid-19.
Covid-19 fourth wave expected mid-December or early January- Phaahla
The Health Minister said when the next wave arrives will be dependent on mainly two issues, new variants of concern and the movement of people around the festive season.
Fiji relaxes border restrictions for fully vaccinated travellers
Incoming travel will be restricted to diplomats, returning Fiji residents, permit holders and those approved by the Covid-19 Risk Mitigation Taskforce.
Telkom to list its masts and towers business before the end of March next year
Telkom plans to list its masts and towers business, Swiftnet, on the JSE before the end of March next year and use the proceeds to reduce debt and expand the business, chief executive Sipho Maseko said yesterday.
Covid-19: SA records 300 new cases and 12 deaths
South Africa recorded 300 new Covid-19 cases and 12 Covid-19-related deaths in the past 24 hours, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said in a statement today.
SA records 533 new Covid-19 cases, 55 deaths
The majority of new cases are from Gauteng and account for 28 percent
WHO says fewer than 10% of African countries to hit key Covid-19 vaccination goal
Just five African countries, fewer than 10 percent of Africa’s 54 nations, are projected to hit the year-end target of fully vaccinating 40 percent of their people, WHO said.
Children with mild Covid-19 may not develop antibodies; oral vaccine booster shows promise in monkey study
Children who contract a mild case of Covid-19 may not develop antibodies to the virus afterwards, a study from Australia suggests.
SA’s property market is recovering, except for offices
Industrial property was in the best position compared to other non‐residential property types.
Covid-19 infections decrease as SA reports 648 new cases and 25 deaths
South Africa reported 648 new Covid-19 cases and 25 deaths, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases said in a statement.
Joe Phaahla: We are almost halfway towards reaching 70% Covid-19 vaccination target
Health Minister Joe Phaahla says the country was close to reaching the target of vaccinating 70% of people by the end of the year, with almost half of the estimated people getting the jab.
SA records 989 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday
South Africa reported 989 new Covid-19 cases and 123 deaths, on Thursday, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said.
My first international flight since the pandemic - here's what you shouldn't do
I thought masks would be a problem, but I struggled with adjusting to flying long distances, writes Clinton Moodley.
59 more deaths for SA, as 1 149 more get infected with Covid-19
Fifty-nine more people have died due to Covid-19 complications in South Africa, as 1 149 more people have been infected with the virus in the past 24 hours, the Department of Health said on Wednesday.
Covid-19: SA reports 809 new cases and 27 deaths
South Africa reported 809 new Covid-19 cases and 27 deaths on Sunday, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said in a statement.