Don’t undo what we’ve achieved: Ramaphosa’s plea on Covid-19
The greatest vigilance is required from all of us to keep the coronavirus at bay, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday as he called...
Five provinces report Covid-19 cases on the first day of matric...
Matrics in five provinces tested positive for Covid-19 on the first day of their final exams.
This is according to the basic education department‚ which...
Ramaphosa to address the nation next week on Covid-19 developments
President Cyril Ramaphosa is scheduled to address the nation next week about the government's response to Covid-19.
Minister in the presidency Jackson Mthembu said on...
Johnson & Johnson working on Covid-19 vaccine‚ and it’ll be produced...
SA's largest pharmaceutical group‚ Aspen‚ has secured a Covid-19 vaccine deal with Johnson & Johnson.
The pharmaceutical group announced on Monday that the Covid-19 vaccine...
SA’s latest Covid-19 statistics as of 2 November
South Africa had 772 new Covid-19 coronavirus cases, according to health minister Zweli Mhkize.
There have been a total of 19,465 deaths to date from...
Fourth Covid testing vehicle hijacked in Eastern Cape
While the rate of Covid-19 infections continue to rise in Nelson Mandela Bay — with 200 to 300 new cases registered daily — a...
SA’s latest Covid-19 statistics as of 1 November
South Africa had 1,371 new Covid-19 coronavirus cases, according to health minister Zweli Mhkize.
There have been a total of 19,411 deaths to date from...
Fort Hare university confirms 125 Covid-19 cases
The University of Fort Hare has announced that there are 125 confirmed Covid-19 cases at the Eastern Cape tertiary institution.
According to spokesperson Tandi Mapukata,...
Millions of Africans pushed into extreme poverty by Covid-19: Mkhize
Millions of Africans have been pushed into extreme poverty since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic‚ health minister Zweli Mkhize told delegates at a...
IN FULL | Ramaphosa on the move to lockdown level 1
President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the nation on Wednesday evening after months of lockdown regulations to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
Read his address,...
Scores of Sassa beneficiaries in the dark about their R350 grant...
Four months after the Covid-19 social relief of distress (SRD) grant for unemployed individuals was announced, scores of people have still not received their...
Covid-19 Ters payouts still on hold while five million IDs are...
The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) has extended the processing of new claims for Covid-19 temporary employee/employer relief scheme (Ters) benefits — but grant payments...
Level one loading: Cyril Ramaphosa set to lift travel ban tonight
President Cyril Ramaphosa will tell the nation on Wednesday night that he is moving the country to Level 1 of the national lockdown and...
Oxford’s Covid-19 vaccine trial paused after ‘unexplained illness’
The vaccine has been described as probably the world's leading candidate and the most advanced in terms of development
BY DEENA BEASLEY
AstraZeneca Plc said it has...
‘The sooner we can get to level 1 lockdown the better’:...
Health minister Zweli Mkhize says the sooner the country can reduce the level of lockdown restrictions, the better.
Speaking to media on Monday morning, Mkhize...
WATCH | Dwayne Johnson says he and his family ‘are good’...
The actor says they caught the virus from "very close family friends"
Pro-wrestler turned Hollywood actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson said in a video message...
SA latest Covid-19 statistics – 1 September 2020
As of last night, Dr. Zwelini Mkhize, SA Minister of Health released the latest Covid-19 statistics.
A cumulative total of 627 041 confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa have...
COVID-19 LIVE UPDATES | SA’s Covid-19 deaths gradually approaching 15,000 mark
September 1 2020 - 07:26
SA's Covid-19 deaths gradually approaching 15,000 mark
#COVID19 Statistics in SA as at 31 August. pic.twitter.com/kNFiHbJz5L
— Dr Zweli Mkhize (@DrZweliMkhize) August...
Covid-19 sees halt in oncology screenings
One of the more drastic sacrifices made during the Covid-19 pandemic, has been having to decide which medical treatments can be postponed to free...
Fewer patients so PE stadium closed as Covid-19 isolation facility
BY VUYOKAZI NKANJENI
Nelson Mandela Bay interim mayor Thsonono Buyeye announced on Thursday that the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium would no longer be used as a...
Ramaphosa to get report from ‘fusion centre’ on Covid-19 corruption in...
BY STHEMBILE CELE
President Cyril Ramaphosa will next week receive the first report from the multidisciplinary “fusion centre” which has been tasked with dealing with Covid-19...
Covid-19 antibody test kits approved: what you need to know
UNATHI NKANJENI
Serological tests, a blood test that looks for signs of a previous Covid-19 infection, have been approved to be used as part of...
Zweli Mkhize warns SA is not far from return to strict...
BY UNATHI NKANJENI
SA may be over the Covid-19 surge, but reimposing strict restrictions is still on the table, warns health minister Zweli Mkhize.
Mkhize told eNCA he hoped...
Lockdown has left South Africans drowning in debt
New studies of the impact of lockdown on the economy paint the picture of a country locked in a downward spiral of rising joblessness...
Eased restrictions will see increase in Covid-19 cases — Prof Salim...
SA will see a slight increase in Covid-19 infections in the next 10 days, according to the chair of the Covid-19 ministerial advisory committee,...
JUST IN | Ban on alcohol & cigarettes lifted from Monday...
President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that the country will be moving to alert level 2 with bans on travel between provinces and the sale...
Ramaphosa to address nation at 8pm, Covid-19 state of disaster to...
President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation about the Covid-19 state of disaster at 8pm on Saturday.
Ramaphosa's spokesperson, Tyrone Seale, said the address followed...
SA latest Covid-19 statistics – 15 August 2020
As of last night, a cumulative total of 579 140 confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa have been recorded.
Case Data
Province
Total cases for 14 August 2020
Percentage...
‘Don’t lift bans on alcohol and tobacco’: ANCWL president Bathabile Dlamini
ANC Women's League remains opposed to plans to lift the restrictions 'as SA could be hit by another wave' of Covid-19 infections.
ANC Women's League...
JUST IN | SA could move to level two this week...
The country could move to Level 2 this week if Cabinet accepts a recommendation from directors-general to open more sectors of the economy.
A forum...
Covid-19 is not spread by breastfeeding, say experts
The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has seen a fair share of fake news and conspiracy theories emerge, with the only real result being to sow fear...
Mabuyane meets US ambassador to discuss Covid support
Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane recently hosted a virtual meeting with US amabassador to SA Lana Marks to discuss US support for the province...
Covid-19: 414 new deaths, 8,686 new cases recorded in past 24...
SA has recorded another day of relatively low new Covid-19 infections, with 8,686 cases confirmed in the past 24 hours.
But it was a day...
SA Latest Covid-19 statistics – 3 August 2020
As of yesterday, a cumulative total of 511 485 confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa have been recorded with 8 195 new cases identified.
Case Data
Province
Total...
No more lockdowns: World Health Organisation warns that the price is...
The World Health Organisation has urged countries not to reimpose national lockdowns in an attempt to stem the spread of Covid-19 due to social...
Eastern Cape ‘will send patients to other provinces’ as Covid-19 soars
The Eastern Cape will need to send Covid-19 patients to neighbouring provinces.
This was the admission from project management unit team leader Dr Sibongile Zungu,...
R6m KZN hospital burnt to the ground to protest its use...
A security guard has been injured and a R6m hospital building in northern KwaZulu-Natal burnt to the ground, allegedly to protest the hospital being...
Lockdown changes will push curfew to 10pm, allow intraprovincial travel
The government has resolved to ease the curfew by an hour to enable restaurants to maximise their peak customer-serving time.
Tourism minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane said...
V&A Waterfront the first ‘Covid-19 safe’ tourist attraction in SA
Cape Town's V&A Waterfront has become the first tourist attraction in SA to be considered Covid-19 safe.
The attraction was awarded a “global safety and...
Gauteng health MEC told to take ‘leave of absence’ as PPE...
Gauteng health MEC Bandile Masuku has been instructed to take a leave of absence while he is being investigated in connection with the awarding...
SA Latest Covid-19 statistics – 29 July 2020
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 a mask doesn’t ‘create a false sense of security’, new...
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...
KZN premier tells citizens ‘the Covid-19 storm is here’
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...
SA has all the ingredients to recover from Covid-19 economic damage...
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 Latest Covid-19 statistics – 26 July 2020
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...
IN QUOTES | Health minister Zweli Mkhize answers questions from the...
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...





























































