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While SA has not yet met the threshold for a Covid-19 third wave, Prof Salim Abdool Karim believes that the country is likely to be hit by a “mini” fourth wave in December due to […]
The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), together with research partners, Epicentre, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases, the National Health Laboratory Service, and the SA Medical Research Council, is continuing with the National Covid-19 Antibody […]
The suspension of commercial flights at the Polokwane International Gateway Airport two months ago has resulted in the closure of small businesses, while others are now laying off employees. The airport was downgraded in April […]
South Africa’s unemployment rate has once again reached a new high. According to Statistics South Africa’s (StatsSA) quarterly labour force survey, in the first three months of 2021 the unemployment rate reached 32.6%, the highest […]
One million South Africans have now been vaccinated against the coronavirus, health minister Zweli Mkhize announced on Tuesday night. The list of the 1 045 104 people who have been vaccinated since the start of […]
All primary school pupils, and pupils with special education needs, will be allowed to return on a daily basis from July 26 only if their school does not fall into an area declared to be […]
The SA Medical Association (Sama) says it would have preferred stricter curfews, particularly over weekends, to curb the spread of Covid-19. The view was in response to the latest adjusted lockdown measures recently announced by […]
The higher education and training department recently told the parliament that there was a need to develop advanced technology for teaching and learning. These “pedagogical practices” — everything that teachers and students make use of […]
The Basic Education Department says it is in talks with the Health Department in a bid get teachers vaccinated ahead of the return of primary school pupils to daily classroom attendance. From 26 July, pupils […]
The Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) has found tuberculosis (TB) prevention efforts in the province to be lacking with patients paying the price. “We have conducted TB surveys in health facilities, we wanted to check whether […]