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[ad_1] Shonisani Lethole. Shonisani Lethole, Facebook Tembisa Hospital Executive Director Dr. Lekopane Mogaladi faces suspension following a damning report from the Health Ombudsman on the death of Shonisani Lethole. The Gauteng health department issued Mogaladi a preventive suspension notice on Friday. The ombudsman found that the hospital was negligent in …

[ad_1] Gauteng Prime Minister David Makhura. Gauteng Prime Minister David Makhura says he is willing to appear before the ANC’s integrity committee and is willing to step aside if asked by the ANC. Makhura said the stories implicating him in tender corruption are based on wrong judgment. He said there …

[ad_1] Donald Trump’s attorney, Lin Wood, was requested by the State Bar of Georgia to undergo a mental health evaluation The evaluation is required for Wood to maintain his attorney license according to the attorney licensing body. This comes weeks after Woods was banned from Twitter for continually embracing conspiracy …

[ad_1] By IOL Reporter 1 hour ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareE-mailShare Cape Town: A total of 6,141 new cases of Covid-19 have been identified in South Africa since the last report. The cumulative number of identified Covid-19 cases has risen to 1,443,939, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said in a statement …

[ad_1] Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine was shown to be 66% effective in preventing mild and moderate infections, and 85% effective in preventing serious illness, according to trial results announced by the company on Friday. It does not appear to be as effective as Moderna or Pfizer mRNA vaccines, although …

[ad_1] An image of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Experts argue that efforts to pressure the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority to approve ivermectin as a means of fighting the virus are “extraordinary and dangerous.” (Image: Gerd Altmann from Pixabay) A court case initiated by Afriforum runs the risk of undermining …

[ad_1] Gauteng Prime Minister David Makhura. Image: Rosetta Msimango Gauteng Prime Minister David Makhura said he was prepared to respond to the corruption allegations made against him. Makhura maintained that there were no allegations of wrongdoing against him personally. The prime minister said his name had been discredited and he …

[ad_1] As of Thursday, January 28, 2021, the cumulative number of Covid-19 cases detected is 1,437,798 with 7,150 new cases identified, confirmed Health Minister Zweli Mkhize. There were 555 more deaths related to Covid-19, 150 from the Eastern Cape, 10 from the Free State, 70 from Gauteng, 249 from Kwa-Zulu …

[ad_1] Variant B.1.351 has been identified in more than 30 countries. This undated brochure image, courtesy of the British Health Protection Agency, shows the coronavirus seen under an electron microscope. Image: AFP. WASHINGTON – A more communicable variant of the coronavirus first identified in South Africa was first detected on …

[ad_1] Palour funeral staff preparing a grave for a Covid-19 death. The excess deaths were registered between May 3, 2020 and January 23, 2021. The SAMRC said the increase in excess deaths between December 2020 and January 2021 was relentless. There has been an apparent decrease in deaths in the …