Latest CoronaVirus News & Updates from South Africa
COVID-19: South Africa records 10,510 new cases and 118 deaths
7h | 702 on MSN.comThe Health Department says 2,069,346 vaccines have been administered since the beginning of the vaccine rollout.
Read moreWHO warns "urgent action" needed to stem "surging cases" of COVID-19 in Africa
1d | CBS NewsHealth officials say health measures and vaccination campaigns must be "scaled up fast" as almost two dozen nations face a ...
Read moreSam Warburton: South Africa's lack of games since World Cup tips series to Lions
17h | BBCEx-British and Irish Lions captain Sam Warburton says the lack of Test matches played by South Africa during the coronavirus ...
Read moreSouth Africa Ready for Global Policy Tightening, Kganyago Says
23h | BloombergSouth Africa’s central-bank governor said the country is in a strong position to deal with global monetary policy tightening ...
Read moreCovid live: UK reports 9,055 new cases; South Africa records highest daily cases in five months
2d | The GuardianUK reports nine deaths amid highest new cases since February; South Africa’s infections jumped by 13,246 on Wednesday ...
Read moreSouth Africa Deploys Army to Help Manage Virus in Commercial Hub
1d | BloombergSouth Africa deployed army medical personnel in the commercial hub of Gauteng province to help state health-care deal with a ...
Read moreFighting COVID-19 surge, South Africa increases restrictions
3d | Washington PostConfronted with a rapid surge of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, South Africa has returned to tighter restrictions on ...
Read moreSouth Africa's former Eskom chairman dies aged 63 -statement
2d | Reuters on MSN.comThe former chairman of state-owned South African utility Eskom and widely admired businessman Jabu Mabuza has died from COVID ...
Read moreJ&J to replace contaminated South Africa vaccines
2d | ReutersAfrica J&J to replace contaminated South Africa vaccines. Posted . Johnson & Johnson will deliver two million COVID-19 ...
Read moreFighting COVID-19 Surge, South Africa Increases Restrictions
3d | U.S. News & World ReportConfronted with a rapid surge of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, South Africa has returned to tighter restrictions on ...
Read moreSouth Africa Rejects Second Batch of COVID-19 Vaccines, This Time From Johnson & Johnson
4d | Newsweek on MSN.comSouth Africa will discard about two million Johnson & Johnson vaccines after the U.S. FDA deemed them unsuitable for use. The ...
Read moreJ&J to send 2 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to S.Africa by end-June -President Ramaphosa
3d | Reuters on MSN.comSouth African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Tuesday that Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) would send 2 million COVID-19 vaccine ...
Read moreSouth Africa deploys army medics to COVID-hit Gauteng province
1d | Al Jazeera English on MSN.comSouth Africa is deploying army medical personnel to its commercial hub and most populous province to help health workers ...
Read moreFaf De Klerk: World Cup ‘connection’ will help South Africa during Lions series
16h | YahooFaf De Klerk believes South Africa’s World Cup “connection” will help them overcome a long period without Test rugby ahead of ...
Read moreSouth Africa: Ramaphosa Demonstrates Shrewd Statesmanship As He Performs a Delicate G7 Balancing Act
23h | AllAfrica.comOpinion - Media coverage of the recent G7 summit highlighted Cyril Ramaphosa's comments on Covid-19 and whether adequate vaccines will be available. Less noticed was his skilful advocacy of Africa's ...
Read moreSouth Africa: Nearly 500,000 Teachers and Education Sector Workers to Be Vaccinated Over 10 Days, Starting On Tuesday
23h | AllAfrica.comAnalysis - The 300,000 Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccines arriving in South Africa on Friday are earmarked for teachers, school governing body members and other education sector staff. And when the ...
Read moreSouth Africa: Studies Show Good Immune Response to J&J Vaccine
23h | AllAfrica.comStudies are showing a good immune response to the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) single-dose COVID-19 vaccine. The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) collaborated with J&J on the investigator-led ...
Read moreCOVID-19 cases surge in Africa, less than 0.8% of people fully vaccinated, say officials
2d | Reuters on MSN.comCOVID-19 cases rose by over 20% week-on-week in nearly two dozen African countries and progress on vaccinating Africans is ...
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South Africa: Men Should Spend On Average 50 Minutes More a Day On Household Duties, Report Finds
1d | AllAfrica.comCovid-19 has thrown these care inequalities into the spotlight. Some 56% of women and 51% of men from 47 countries, including South Africa, said the time they spent on unpaid care work had ...
Read moreHospital admissions on the increase as SA’s Covid-19 death toll rises to 58 441
19h | Independent Online (IOL) on MSN.comDurban - South Africa’s death rate related to the Covid-19 virus climbed to 58 441 after 118 more people died.This as the ...
Read moreSouth Africa: Four Assets South Africa Can Leverage to Promote Its Post-Covid Lockdown Tourism Story
23h | AllAfrica.comOpinion - As the wheels of South Africa's tourism industry start turning again, it should leverage the free assets that are in short supply in many of its source markets - things we have in abundance, ...
Read moreSouth Africa: Studies Show Good Immune Response to J&J Vaccine
23h | AllAfrica.comStudies are showing a good immune response to the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) single-dose COVID-19 vaccine. The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) collaborated with J&J on the investigator-led ...
Read moreSouth Africa: Ramaphosa Demonstrates Shrewd Statesmanship As He Performs a Delicate G7 Balancing Act
23h | AllAfrica.comOpinion - Media coverage of the recent G7 summit highlighted Cyril Ramaphosa's comments on Covid-19 and whether adequate vaccines will be available. Less noticed was his skilful advocacy of Africa's ...
Read moreSouth Africa: Nearly 500,000 Teachers and Education Sector Workers to Be Vaccinated Over 10 Days, Starting On Tuesday
23h | AllAfrica.comAnalysis - The 300,000 Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccines arriving in South Africa on Friday are earmarked for teachers, school governing body members and other education sector staff. And when the ...
Read moreSouth Africa sends army medics to Covid-hit province
1d | AFP on MSN.comSouth Africa is deploying army medical personnel to its commercial hub and most populous province to help health workers ...
Read moreFaf De Klerk: World Cup ‘connection’ will help South Africa during Lions series
3h | The Independent on MSN.comFaf De Klerk believes South Africa’s World Cup “connection” will help them overcome a long period without Test rugby ahead of ...
Read moreAfrica crosses 5 million Covid-19 cases, pushing continent into third wave
1d | Independent Online (IOL) on MSN.comA surge in Covid-19 cases in Africa has pushed the continent into its third wave as over 5.1 million cases have been recorded ...
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South Africa officially enters third COVID-19 wave
8d | ReutersSouth Africa has entered its third wave of COVID-19 infections, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NCID) said on Thursday, as the continent's worst-hit country registered 9,149 new ...
Read moreEFF party leader did not file lawsuit to shut South Africa’s schools amid Covid-19 surge
3d | AFPA post shared hundreds of times on Facebook in South Africa claims that schools in the country will be closed after ...
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