COVID-19

President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced the closure of land borders for a month, in a bid to curb the rapid spread of the coronavirus. All major South African borders save for …

The African Union safeguarded approximately 300 million Covid-19 vaccine doses for the continent, an action towards beginning the facility task of inoculating more than 1.2 billion people with minimal logistical and financial resources. …

Following virus resurgence Medical-grade oxygen usage is surging in South Africa amid the second wave of coronavirus infections, leaving suppliers struggling to keep pace with demand. As infection rates and …

As South Africa’s Covid-19 second wave surge continues. The blanket ban on the sale of alcohol will continue, while beaches in Covid-19 hot spots will also remain closed as current …

The East African Business Council (EABC) wants all Covid-19 related charges between the regional countries lowered and harmonised to ease the cost of doing business and boost intra-EAC trade. This, …

As daily cases of Covid-19 in South Africa reach 20 000, surpassing levels seen during the first wave of the pandemic, Steve Biko hospital in Pretoria is so full that …

The best news about the mRNA shots from BioNTech and Moderna is that the same technique could also defeat many other diseases. The night is darkest just before dawn, they …

Linked to conspiracy theories around 5G roll-out and the spread of Covid-19. Mobile telecommunications infrastructure belonging to MTN and Vodacom has been torched and destroyed in KwaZulu-Natal, possibly as the …

South African government officials have called for stricter measures to curb soaring coronavirus infections at a meeting to discuss the state’s response to the pandemic, according to two people familiar …

South Africa, with over 1.09 million confirmed Covid-19 infections and 29,175 deaths, is the worst-hit country on the African continent. Africa has few options to procure Covid-19 vaccines as the …