Covid-19

Gauteng health MEC Bandile Masuku has been instructed to take a leave of absence while he is being investigated in connection with the awarding...

As of today, a cumulative total of 471 123 confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa have been recorded. Case Data Province Total cases for 29 July 2020 Percentage total Eastern Cape 75872 16,1 Free...

Wearing face masks, especially in indoor public spaces, is now mandated or recommended in more than 160 countries A new review published in BMJ Analysis has found...

KwaZulu-Natal is in the midst of weathering the Covid-19 storm, as confirmed by a drastic increase in positive cases over the past week. Addressing the...

President Cyril Ramaphosa said SA's path to economic recovery will be long and difficult and must start now. Image: GCIS SA has all...

SA Minister of health released the latest Covid-19 statistics. As of today, a cumulative total of 445 433 confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa have been...

Health Minister Zweli Mkhize on Sunday evening answered questions from the public related to Covid-19 in a live broadcast by Newzroom Afrika. Below are some...

Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Gwede Mantashe has been discharged from hospital, according to cabinet spokesperson Phumla Williams. The minister tested positive for Covid-19...

Trade minister Ebrahim Patel on Saturday tested positive for Covid-19, the cabinet said, the fourth minister to contract the virus in Africa's hardest-hit country. Cabinet...

North Korean authorities have imposed a lockdown on the border city of Kaesong after discovering what they called the country's first suspected case of...

The banning of the sale of alcohol remains one of the most controversial regulations to emerge during the national lockdown, both among the industry...

SA Minister of Health, Zwelini Mkhize released the latest Covid-19 statistics last night. A cumulative total of 421 996 confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa have...

The National Teachers Union (Natu) is confident that the cabinet will agree to close schools when it meets soon. Natu and four other teacher unions...

NONKULULEKO NJILO As many as 91% of South Africans are concerned about being able to pay bills and loans four months into the Covid-19 pandemic,...

SA Minister of Health, Dr. Zwelini Mkhize released the latest Covid-19 statistics last night. A cumulative total of 373 628 confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa...

An aerosol-based drug treatment could drastically reduce the number of new coronavirus patients dying from the disease or requiring intensive care, according to preliminary...

Teacher unions are pushing back against a move to dock their pay should schools be closed again due to the upsurge of coronavirus cases. This...

After much confusion, regulations regarding leisure travel in level 3 are clear To take “leisure” bookings or not to take “leisure” bookings ... that, for...

Parliament on Saturday called on South Africans to honour the legacy of Nelson Mandela by putting the health of those at home and in...

One South Africa leader Mmusi Maimane believes it is better to lose the school academic year than to lose lives. Maimane, together with his One...

A 58-year-old man allegedly committed suicide a few days after he received results showing that he had Covid-19. The man reportedly went to a local...

Those hoping for a further easing up of restrictions were left disappointed following president Cyril Ramaphosa's address to the nation on Sunday July 12. Ramaphosa...

Mineral resources and energy minister Gwede Mantashe has tested positive for Covid-19. His positive test was confirmed in a statement on behalf of cabinet on...

Dr. Zwelini Mkhize, SA Minister of Health released the latest Covid-19 statistics last night. A cumulative total of 298 292 confirmed COVID-19 cases in South...

An expert has warned that commuters spending more than 20 minutes in a fully loaded taxi‚ without proper ventilation‚ are at risk of being...

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday announced that a nationwide ban on the sale and distribution of alcohol would take effect immediately. The decision has been...

Co-operative governance and traditional affairs minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma came to the defence of President Cyril Ramaphosa and the amended lockdown regulations amid criticism after...

“When they first told me that I was positive for Covid-19 and I was admitted to hospital I was shaken, but I told myself...

An extra 1‚516 people were admitted in Gauteng hospitals in just 24 hours‚ the provincial government confirmed on Monday. In the same period‚ from Saturday...

TAMAR KAHN The government has banned alcohol sales "with immediate effect" and will impose an evening curfew from Monday, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Sunday...

SA has 264,184 confirmed cases of Covid-19, the tenth highest number of infections globally. This after the health minister confirmed 13,497 new cases in SA...

As announced by His Excellency President MC Ramaphosa, a cumulative total of 276 242 confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa have been reported with 12 058 new cases...

MATTHEW SAVIDES SA’s ambassador to Denmark, Zindzi Mandela, has died, a close family member has confirmed. Born on December 23 1960, Mandela was 59 years old. The...

President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed SA on Sunday night. File picture. Image: GCIS President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Sunday night that SA would not...

"The sale, dispensing and distribution of alcohol will be suspended with immediate effect." This is according to President Cyril Ramaphosa during a national address on...

Twenty-five people have tested positive for Covid-19 in KwaZulu-Natal after attending a wedding, in contravention of lockdown laws. KwaZulu-Natal residents have since been urged to...

Address comes after cabinet meeting on Sunday afternoon President Cyril Ramaphosa will address SA at 8pm, the Presidency announced on Sunday afternoon. Earlier, Ramaphosa was in...

General view of a packed Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg. The venue will be used as one of the stadiums for the resumption...

The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic continues to affect the country on every conceivable level, with seemingly no one immune from its grasp. While headlines continue to...

Buffalo City Metro mayor Xola Pakati has confirmed the death of speaker Alfred Mtsi from Covid-19 complications. Mtsi died on Sunday morning at Life Beacon...

Ramaphosa to address the nation as Covid-19 storm threatens to engulf health system A reintroduction of the night-time curfew, tightening regulations on the sale of...

  South Africa's Minister of Health, Dr. Zwelini Mkhize released the latest Covid-19 statistics late last night. A cumulative total of 250 687 confirmed COVID-19 cases in...

With the rapid increase of Covid-19 cases in the Eastern Cape, it was unthinkable that the province had yet to build field hospitals across...

A 90-year-old East London man has recovered from Covid-19 — and gives full credit to the nurses who cared for him during his ordeal. Kenneth...

As of last night, a cumulative total of 238 339 confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa have been reported with 13 674 new cases identified Case...

Gauteng premier David Makhura has tested positive for Covid-19. In a statement on Friday, Makhura said he developed mild symptoms on Wednesday. On Thursday, he...

All eyes are on Gauteng as it sees a dramatic rise in the number of Covid-19 infections, becoming the country's epicentre for this virus. In...

Teacher Ndumiso Chili says that in the Chinese city where he is based, they are reaping the benefits of a strict lockdown. He...