[ad_1] A health worker with safety equipment. Oliver Berg / Picture Alliance via Getty Images Months after recovering from Covid-19, a A 58-year-old man has been infected with the variant of the coronavirus discovered for the first time in South Africa. The man tested negative for Covid-19 twice in December …
Read More »‘Fraud’ at Mandela’s funeral: Eastern Cape ANC to meet on embattled MEC Gomba and other party comrades
[ad_1] Eastern Cape Health MEC Sindiswa Gomba. The Eastern Cape ANC PWC will meet soon to discuss the appearance of five of them and other defendants in a R10 million fraud case. The State alleges that Buffalo City Metro officials acted with the common purpose of defrauding and manipulating municipal …
Read More »Pfizer Vaccine May Be Effective Against South African and UK Variants of Covid-19, New Data Shows
[ad_1] Pfizer and BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine appears effective against mutations, according to a new study. Sebastian Gollnow / Picture Alliance via Getty Image The Pfizer vaccine triggers a strong response against two prominent variants of Covid-19, according to a new study. The variants, which were first found in the UK …
Read More »Mandela Funeral Fraud: Eastern Cape Prime Minister Has Decision To Make After Health MEC Appearance
[ad_1] Eastern Cape Health MEC Sindiswa Gomba and 10 others were released on bail of 1,000 rand. They face a series of charges, including fraud and corruption, after allegedly diverting 10 million rand on the pretext that it was for Nelson Mandela’s funeral arrangements. Prime Minister Oscar Mabuyane has taken …
Read More »Mandela Funeral Fraud: Eastern Cape Health MEC Among 15 Defendants In Dock
[ad_1] Eastern Cape Health MEC Sindiswa Gomba Eastern Cape Health MEC Sindiswa Gomba and 14 co-defendants will appear in East London Magistrates Court. They are charged with fraud, money laundering and corruption in connection with R10 million for Nelson Mandela’s funeral. More than 6 million rand were allegedly embezzled under …
Read More »South Africa will rise again
[ad_1] President Cyril Ramaphosa introduced himself as the CEO of South Africa Incorporated last night, briefing the board and shareholders after a catastrophic year, with murky waters ahead. President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers his State of the Nation Address in Parliament on February 11, 2021. Image: GCIS These are tackling COVID-19, …
Read More »Successful 2000 MW Emergency Power Tenders to be Announced Shortly – Ramaphosa
[ad_1] The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy will soon announce successful bids for 2,000 megawatts of emergency power, said President Cyril Ramaphosa. In December 2020, the government and its social partners signed the Eskom Social Pact. It describes the actions necessary to meet the country’s energy needs now and …
Read More »SA Changes Course on Covid-19 Vaccine Strategy – The Citizen
[ad_1] Thapelo Lekabe Minister of Health, Zweli Mkhize. Photo: Jacques Nelles Health Minister Dr. Zweli Mkhize says that the government has also obtained doses of Pfizer for the implementation of phase one. Health Minister Dr. Zweli Mkhize says the Department of Health will continue to launch the planned phase one …
Read More »Failed councils must face consequences, Ramaphosa tells Mabuyane
[ad_1] President Cyril Ramaphosa has asked Prime Minister Oscar Mabuyane to ensure that there is consequence management for failed councils in the Eastern Cape. Only one municipality in the province achieved a clean audit in 2018/2019. Ramaphosa addressed the Eastern Cape government lekgotla on Tuesday. The lekgotla, intended to discuss …
Read More »Don’t throw away the AstraZeneca vaccine, says Professor Shabir Madhi
[ad_1] Professor Glenda Gray, executive director of the SA Medical Research Council and principal investigator for the J&J vaccine trial, was more cautious about launching AstraZeneca and has suggested waiting for the J&J vaccine, which is likely to be more beneficial. She said: “I view vaccines in terms of individual …
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