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Hollywood stars don pyjamas for 'virtual' Emmys

TV stars picked out their favourite pyjamas ahead of Sunday's reinvented, pandemic-hit Emmys, which will see nominees accept prizes live from their homes, with dark superhero satire "Watchmen"... [Read more....]

The benefits of telemedicine

Technology has taken the forefront in the recent months due to the pandemic, with innovations such as online medicine compliance systems and virtual doctors consultations to the latest, government's... [Read more....]

Website answers questions on Covid-19 trials in South Africa

The two leading Covid-19 trials in South Africa – the one by Oxford University in association with the Jenner Institute and the United States-based Novavax; and Wits University's Vaccines and... [Read more....]

SA Covid-19 vaccine trials get into gear

With Covid-19 clinical trials this week expected to reach KwaZulu-Natal and the Free State, South Africa's ramping up of its participation in the massive global campaign to test the effectiveness of... [Read more....]

Daily Covid-19 update: Number of tests conducted surpasses four million

As of Friday, South Africa has recorded a total of 657,627 cases of Covid-19, with 2,055 new cases identified. The country has also recorded 85 new Covid-19 deaths: 5 from Eastern Cae, 9 from... [Read more....]

SA moving from 'eye of storm', but virus still a threat – Dlamini-Zuma

Despite infection rates slowing down since lockdown Level 5, the lives of South Africans will be changed forever, said Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana... [Read more....]

Covid-19 update: SA records 2,128 new cases and 67 deaths

As of today, the total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases is 655, 572, with 2,128 new cases identified. The country has also recorded 67 more Covid-19 deaths: 3 from Eastern Cape, 20 from... [Read more....]

This is how the new Covid-19 tracing app will warn others of Covid-19 contact

Two data collection endeavours by the South African government aim to improve Covid-19 case tracing and help keep the population informed about their risk of contracting the virus. This as the... [Read more....]

Rich nations have already bought half of promised Covid-19 vaccine

Rich nations representing a fraction of the global population have already bought up over half the promised Covid-19 vaccine stocks, a study showed, as US President Donald Trump pledged to begin... [Read more....]

Covid-19 update: SA records 1,923 new cases and 64 deaths

As of today, the cumulative number of detected Covid-19 cases is 653, 444, with 1, 923 new cases identified, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has announced. The country has also recorded 64 more... [Read more....]

Full speech: SA will move to Lockdown Level 1 as midnight 20 September

Read President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the nation on Wednesday, 16 September 2020 on the measures which will be put in place, and the relaxation of some rules, as the country moves to Lockdown... [Read more....]

Food insecurity threatens fight against Covid-19

Growing hunger in South Africa poses a threat to the fight against Covid-19. This according to Professor Corinna Walsh of the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics at the University of Free State.... [Read more....]

'SA at a stage where we are beyond these levels of lockdown', says Abdool Karim

South Africa is on its way to reaching the threshold of a country with low-level Covid-19 transmission, leading epidemiologist and infectious diseases specialist Professor Salim Abdool Karim said on... [Read more....]

Winde to ask Ramaphosa, NCCC to lift curfew, overseas travel ban

Western Cape Premier Alan Winde and other premiers will be meeting with President Cyril Ramaphosa and the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) to discuss the next phase of the lockdown on... [Read more....]