SA’s total Covid-19 death toll climbs to 33,163
STAFF REPORTER
SA recorded 339 deaths related to Covid-19 on Sunday night, bringing the country’s total death toll to 33,163
Health minister Zweli Mkhize said the...
SA hits new Covid-19 infection record with 21,980 new cases in...
Health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize announced on Friday that 616 deaths had been recorded in the past day.
SA recorded its worst day for Covid-19...
Citizens won’t be forced to take Covid-19 vaccine – Zweli Mkhize
MAWANDE AMASHABALALA
The government will not force anyone to take the Covid-19 vaccine.
That was the message from health minister Zweli Mkhize, who briefed parliament's portfolio...
Subsidised vaccine rollout to cost medical schemes as much as R7bn
CAROL PATON
Discovery Health anticipates that it will cost an upper limit of R7bn for medical schemes to fund Covid-19 vaccines for 7.1-million of their...
SA’s two biggest pharmacies plan to offer Covid-19 vaccines
REUTERS
South Africa's two biggest pharmacy chains Clicks Group and Dis-Chem Pharmacies said they plan to offer Covid-19 shots at their stores and provide storage...
SA to get first million doses of Covid-19 vaccine this month
MAWANDE AMASHABALALA
Health minister Zweli Mkhize on Thursday announced that the country will receive its first million doses of a Covid-19 vaccine this month.
Mkhize was...
Sports world mourns Mluleki George‚ ‘distinguished and decorated anti-apartheid icon’
The SA Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc) has remembered the late Mluleki George as a “distinguished and decorated anti-apartheid icon”.
George‚ who held numerous...
Madonsela weighs in on Covid-19 vaccine rollout: ‘We should be concerned‚...
Former public protector Thuli Madonsela says government should not put all its hopes on a Covid-19 cure‚ and instead emphasis prevention to fight the...
Garden Route beaches to remain closed as DA loses court battle
The DA has lost its court bid to overrule the government's decision to close Garden Route beaches for the December holidays.
The Western Cape High Court...
SA approaches 25,000 Covid-19 deaths, with 216 in 24 hours
There were 8,789 cases confirmed in 24 hours, at a positivity rate of 24.5%
SA’s death toll climbed to just shy of 25,000 Covid-19 related...
‘Stop playing around, flirting with Malema’: DA MPs hit back at...
Finance minister Tito Mboweni recently tweeted himself into hot water when he accused DA “loud mouths” of spreading misinformation about the Covid-19 vaccine, saying...
Covid-19 surge and trauma patients put Western Cape hospitals under ‘severe...
Hospitals across the Western Cape were under “severe pressure” on Sunday due to a sharp increase in patients with severe Covid-19.
The provincial health department...
Nelson Mandela Bay’s daily infections declining
Nelson Mandela Bay has shown a slight drop in the rate of new daily infections, with mayor Nqaba Bhanga cautiously optimistic about the metro's...
Policing of Eastern Cape beaches not possible
Buffalo City mayor Xola Pakati is not 100% sure why the metro has not been declared a Covid-19 hotspot, but he suspects it has...
Eastern Cape and Garden Route beaches closed for festive season
Eastern Cape and Garden Route beaches will be closed for about three weeks this festive season starting from Wednesday.
This was announced by President Cyril...
Ramaphosa clamps down on gatherings and alcohol sales as he tightens...
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday tightened up national Covid-19 restrictions, including on alcohol sales and large gatherings.
The restrictions kick in from midnight, he said.
Of...
Date and time confirmed: Cyril Ramaphosa to address SA at 8pm
President Cyril Ramaphosa's latest speech to the nation will take place at 8pm, the presidency confirmed on Monday.
The address would be on “developments in...
Covid-19 surge: Ramaphosa to address SA on Monday
President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation on Monday, December 14, 2020 about the government's response to the second wave of Covid-19 infections in...
BREAKING | Eastern Cape health MEC Gomba tests positive for Covid-19
Eastern Cape health MEC Sindiswa Gomba has tested positive for Covid-19.
Provincial health department spokesperson Siyanda Manana said Gomba's Covid-19 results came back on Sunday.
"The...
Choose between life and death this Christmas, Mkhize tells SA
South Africans must choose between life and “sickness or death” as the country faces a devastating second wave of Covid-19 infections, health minister Zweli...
‘Serious concern’ as 8,100 new Covid-19 cases recorded in 24 hours
SA recorded more than 8,100 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, along with 173 fatalities.
“We wish to reiterate our plea to South...
‘Arrest them!’: Cele tells police to crack whip on those flouting...
Police minister Bheki Cele on Thursday said people found to be flouting Covid-19 safety protocols must be arrested.
He was speaking to police while kicking...
The Covid-19 second wave is here, confirms Zweli Mkhize
Health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize announced on Wednesday that there were 6,079 new Covid-19 cases reported over the past 24 hours
Health minister Dr Zweli...
More than 1‚500 business directors benefited from Covid-19 social grants
More than 1‚500 directors of companies that do business with the state also benefited from the state's welfare grants meant for the poor.
“The matter...
BREAKING | Covid-19 claims the life of BCM deputy mayor
Buffalo City Metro (BCM) deputy mayor Zoliswa Matana has died of Covid-19 related complications. Her death on Wednesday morning was confirmed by mayor Xola...
Prof Salim Abdool Karim calls for legal action against super-spreader event...
One of the SA health experts involved in the fight against Covid-19‚ Prof Salim Abdool Karim‚ has lamented the impact of super-spreading events like...
Two top Eastern Cape cops succumb to Covid-19
Provincial head of the operational command centre Brigadier Melikaya Ngodi and war room commander Colonel Makaya Marwanqa both died due to Covid-19 related complications...
Sassa says unsuccessful R350 grant applicants have until February to appeal...
Sassa has announced that applicants for the social relief of distress grants have until February to appeal against the rejection of their applications. On...
BCM red-flagged as Covid-19 infections rise
An increase in Covid-19 infections in the past two days has raised a red flag over Buffalo City Metro.
East London, Bhisho, King William’s Town...
New Covid-19 restrictions force Eastern Cape districts to withdraw from netball...
New Covid-19 restrictions have forced all the Eastern Cape districts to withdraw from the Spar National Netball Championships that start in a bio-bubble at...
Matric rage parties were superspreader events: Zweli Mkhize
Health minister Zweli Mkhize on Sunday called on all those who attended matric rage parties across the country to immediately go into a 10-day...
Latest Covid-19 Stats – 5 December 2020
As of today, the cumulative total of COVID-19 cases is 810 449 with 4 645 new cases identified since the last report.
Province
Total cases for 05 December 2020
Percentage total
Eastern...
Motshekga estimates 10% ‘dropped out’ of school due to Covid-19
The basic education department estimates that at least 10% of SA pupils did not return to school after the hard Covid-19 lockdown.
But minister Angie...
Nearly 5,000 new Covid-19 cases and 160 deaths recorded in 24...
South Africa recorded nearly 5,000 new Covid-19 cases on Friday.
Health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize said the 4,932 new cases took the national total of...
Ramaphosa confirms stricter curbs for Nelson Mandela Bay hotspot
Nelson Mandela Bay is now officially a Covid-19 hotspot and, as a result, a stricter curfew will be implemented effective from midnight on Thursday.
President...
‘This virus doesn’t take a holiday’: Ramaphosa tells SA to stay...
The time for caution is now, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Thursday night as he warned the country about a Covid-19 resurgence during the...
Covid-19: Cyril Ramaphosa to address the nation on Thursday night at...
President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation at 8pm on Thursday night, as Covid-19 infections surge in two provinces.
The address follows a special sitting...
NICD corrects Covid-19 test data
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has clarified inconsistencies in recorded Covid-19 tests reported at the end of last week.
On November 27, 2020,...
Events banned, facilities shut as Western Cape’s Covid-19 infections soar
All planned events in the Western Cape's Garden Route region have been banned until further notice as Covid-19 infections run riot.
This as the province's...
Booze sales, parties to be restricted in Nelson Mandela Bay
Stricter Covid-19 regulations are set to place a damper on festivities in Nelson Mandela Bay this holiday season.
The sale of liquor will once again...
SA Medical Association calls for ‘urgent’ intervention in Eastern Cape
The SA Medical Association (Sama) has criticised the Eastern Cape health department for its “severe” lack of leadership as coronavirus cases in the province...
SA Covid-19 stats – 1 December 2020
Dr Z. Mkhize, the Minister of Health yesterday confirmed that the cumulative total of COVID-19 cases is 790 004 with 2 302 new cases identified since the...
Zweli Mkhize hints at tightened Covid-19 lockdown in Eastern Cape
Hours of movement‚ impact of alcohol on hospital admissions up for discussion Health minister Zweli Mkhize says local lockdown restrictions will be discussed for...
Covid-19 latest statistics – 17 November 2020
As of today, the cumulative number of detected COVID-19 cases is 754 256 with 1 987 new cases identified since the last report.
Province
Total cases for 17...
UIF to start processing last round of Covid-19 Ters benefits
The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) will open and begin processing the latest and last round of Covid-19 Temporary Employer-Employee Relief Scheme Benefits (Covid-19 Ters)...
BREAKING | Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane tests positive for Covid-19
Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane has tested positive for Covid-19 and is currently self isolating.
As soon as his test results came back positive, Mabuyane...
Weekend booze sales are back and international travel gets green light
Eased lockdown regulations allowing weekend alcohol sales‚ the partial reopening of borders and resumption of international travel have been gazetted and are effective immediately.
Co-operative...
Ramaphosa says varsities, schools & parties drive Covid-19 surge in Eastern...
A spike in Covid-19 cases in the Eastern Cape has the country worried, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Wednesday night.
“The evidence suggests that the...
Ramaphosa to address SA at 8pm
President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation at 8pm on tonight.
The address follows a special sitting of cabinet that considered recommendations of the national...
Covid-19 – Total Deaths and Recoveries
Regrettably, the health ministry yesterday reported 20 COVID-19 related deaths today: 19 from Eastern Cape and 1 from Gauteng, This brings the total number of...
