Latest CoronaVirus News & Updates from South Africa
South African Coronavirus Strain Puts Undertakers on Front Lines
6h | Wall Street JournalA fast-spreading Covid-19 variant has pushed deaths and infections to records, overwhelming funeral homes.
Read moreSouth Africa coronavirus variant: 77 cases found in UK
8h | BBCThe UK has identified 77 cases of the coronavirus variant first detected in South Africa, the health secretary has said.
Read moreSouth Africa Virus Outbreak Vaccine
11m | MIT Technology ReviewVolunteer Thabisle Khlatshwayo is tested for the coronavirus before receiving a AstraZeneca's covid-19 vaccine in November at ...
Read moreU.S. eyeing UK COVID-19 variant but South Africa one more concerning: NIH's Collins
21h | ReutersThe United States is closely watching the more infectious variant of COVID-19 after British officials warned that it may also ...
Read moreCoronavirus live news: France to require tests for arrivals; South Africa to pay 2.5 times EU price for vaccine
2d | The GuardianSouth Africa to pay 2.5 times what Germany, Italy, Netherlands and France paying for Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine; France ...
Read moreCOVID strain in South Africa shows huge resistance to antibodies from original virus
2d | CBS News on MSN.comScientists say the data's not in yet, but there are worrying signs the strain sweeping across South Africa could be resistant ...
Read moreSouth Africa to pay $5.25 a dose for AstraZeneca vaccine from India's SII
2d | ReutersSouth Africa will pay $5.25 per dose for 1.5 million shots of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine from the Serum Institute of ...
Read moreScientists work to unlock secrets of new COVID-19 strain spreading across South Africa
2d | CBS News on MSN.comPresident Biden's chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci says he is concerned by a coronavirus variant emerging in South ...
Read moreSouth Africa's Skewed Priorities
1d | BloombergSouth Africa's bewildering response to the coronavirus has sparked a run on fishing licences. Prevailing restrictions allow ...
Read moreWhat Cape Town -- South Africa's top tourist spot -- looks like during Covid-19
2d | CNN on MSN.comThe southernmost city of Africa is known for its natural beauty and is South Africa's top tourist spot. Find out what it's ...
Read moreScientists work to unlock secrets of new COVID-19 strain spreading across South Africa
2d | CBS NewsPresident Biden's chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci says he is concerned by a coronavirus variant emerging in South ...
Read moreSouth Africa Virus Outbreak Vaccine
11m | MIT Technology ReviewVolunteer Thabisle Khlatshwayo is tested for the coronavirus before receiving a AstraZeneca's covid-19 vaccine in November at ...
Read moreS.Africa presidency minister, former ANC activist Jackson Mthembu dies from COVID-19
2d | ReutersSouth African presidency minister Jackson Mthembu, a former activist against white minority rule, died on Thursday after ...
Read moreWhat Cape Town -- South Africa's top tourist spot -- looks like during Covid-19
2d | CNN on MSN.comThe southernmost city of Africa is known for its natural beauty and is South Africa's top tourist spot. Find out what it's ...
Read moreNew concerns raised over South African variant of COVID-19
1d | CBS NewsThe race to get people vaccinated is more critical than ever as new research shows the South African variant of COVID-19 has ...
Read morePanama detects first case of South Africa COVID-19 variant - health ministry
1d | Reuters on MSN.comPanama has registered its first case of a COVID-19 variant matching a strain of the virus detected in South Africa, the ...
Read moreSouth Africa's Skewed Priorities
1d | BloombergSouth Africa's bewildering response to the coronavirus has sparked a run on fishing licences. Prevailing restrictions allow ...
Read moreKenya reports two cases of new coronavirus variant first seen in South Africa
3d | ReutersKenya has identified two cases of the new coronavirus variant first seen in South Africa in two men who have since left the ...
Read moreSouth Africa to pay big premium for AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from India's SII: Business Day
3d | Reuters on MSN.comSouth Africa will pay $5.25 per dose for COVID-19 vaccines from the Serum Institute of India (SII) - well above what others, ...
Read moreWhat you need to know about the coronavirus variant in South Africa
2d | The HillNew variants of the novel coronavirus have popped up around the world. While mutations and changes in viruses are normal and ...
Read moreOver 100,000 South Africans have probably died of Covid-19
1h | Daily Maverick on MSN.comBetween 3 May 2020 and 16 January 2021, the number of excess deaths in South Africa was more than 106,000. This is the ...
Read moreSouth Africa to pay big premium for AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from India's SII: Business Day
3d | Reuters on MSN.comSouth Africa will pay $5.25 per dose for COVID-19 vaccines from the Serum Institute of India (SII) - well above what others, ...
Read moreSouth Africa Tests Mark 'Monumental Moment' For Pakistan Cricket
14h | International Business TimesSouth Africa will play their first Test in Pakistan for 14 years this week, a match being described as a "monumental moment" ...
Read moreIvermectin: South Africa officials say routine use for either the prevention or treatment of COVID-19 is not justified
2d | PinkBy News Desk @bactiman63 The Ministerial Advisory Committee (MAC) on COVID-19 in South Africa released a memo recently ...
Read morePublic Face of South Africa’s COVID-19 Fight Dies of Virus Complications
4d | Voice of AmericaSouth Africa is mourning the sudden death of Jackson Mthembu, a cabinet minister and presidential adviser who was the public face of South Africa's fight against COVID-19. President Cyril Ramaphosa ...
Read moreAmid COVID-19 surge, South Africa delays reopening schools
5d | Associated PressJOHANNESBURG (AP) — Faced with a rapid resurgence of COVID-19 overwhelming the country’s hospitals and driven by a more infectious variant of the virus, South Africa has delayed ...
Read moreSouth Africa mourns anti-apartheid trombonist Jonas Gwangwa
3h | KXANJOHANNESBURG (AP) — Tributes are pouring in for South Africa’s Oscar-nominated anti-apartheid jazz trombonist and composer Jonas Gwangwa, who has died at the age of 83. With driving music ...
Read moreSouth Africa, JSE Johannesburg Stock Exchange: Prices, Quotes for Equities Today - Bloomberg
2d | Bloomberg on MSN.comSouth Africa’s main stock index edged higher by less than 0.1% as of 9:44 a.m. in Johannesburg, holding out against the ...
Read moreAfrica's long wait for the Covid-19 vaccine
2d | BBC News on MSN.comAfrica will have to wait "weeks if not months" before receiving Covid-19 vaccines approved by the World Health Organization, ...
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