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[ad_1] A prominent member of the NPA has been arrested. The head of the NPA’s Special Commercial Crimes Unit has been arrested and charged with theft. She was arrested Tuesday at a clothing and grocery store in Mahikeng. She is out on R500 bail. Jeanette Neveling, regional chief of the …

[ad_1] SAA aircraft can be used for ad hoc cargo charters for which the company receives commercial remuneration. Silas Stein / Picture Alliance via Getty Images This week an SAA flight to collect coronavirus vaccines in Brussels was prevented from taking off. The SAA Civil Aviation Authority noted compliance issues …

[ad_1] There was jubilation at Steve Biko Academic Hospital on Wednesday when healthcare workers received their first Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine. The hospital has received 5,700 vaccinations to implement and has set a goal of 60 workers per day. Gauteng Prime Minister David Makhura said the province was ready …

[ad_1] (Archive, Wikus De Wet, AFP) Thursday, the The Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries will visit a Sasol plant in Secunda that is suspected of being behind a sulfuric odor engulfing parts of Gauteng and Mpumalanga. Sasol said its operations at Secunda have been stable and there were no …

[ad_1] The first shipment of the drug landed in South Africa in April, along with Cuban medical personnel. FILE: Minister of Defense Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula. Image: GCIS. CAPE TOWN – The Department of Defense has been questioned in Parliament about the illegal importation from Cuba of almost one million vials of …

[ad_1] This is where all the vaccination sites will be by province. South Africa received the first delivery of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine tonight at OR Tambo International Airport in Gauteng on February 16, 2021. The vaccine has been approved by the South African Health Products Authority. The consignment …

[ad_1] President Cyril Ramaphosa says that the first batch of Johnson & Johnson’s (J & J’s) Covid-19 vaccine is being prepared for distribution in South Africa with immediate effect. Ramaphosa said that he and Health Minister Dr. Zweli Mkhize would join the first health workers to receive the vaccine in …

[ad_1] Adrian Gore, CEO of Discovery. Photo: Gallo Based on the country’s high number of excess deaths, Discovery estimates that more than half of South Africans have already been infected with Covid-19. Coupled with a rapid vaccine launch, this could help tame the dreaded third wave of the pandemic. Discovery’s …

[ad_1] Virtual training on vaccination began in all provinces earlier this year. CAPE TOWN – As the Health Department prepares to implement the first phase of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, there has been a lot of work behind the scenes to prepare. Virtual training on vaccination began in all …

[ad_1] Minister of Health, Dr. Zweli Mkhize. South Africa has secured sufficient doses to vaccinate all those in need, said Health Minister Zweli Mkhize. It remained sparse on details. AstraZaneca doses already purchased will be provided to the African Union platform. South Africa “actually got enough doses to vaccinate all …