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[ad_1] The Oxford Covid-19 Trial Vaccine. (Photo by Gallo Images / Beeld / Felix Dlangamandla) The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority and two ethics committees have given approval for the resumption of the Oxford Covid-19 vaccine trial in South Africa. The trial was halted globally nearly a week ago …

[ad_1] Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma leads media briefing on regulations related to COVID-19 level 1 restrictions, September 18, 2020 Photo: Elmond Njiyane / GCIS The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, has defended the maintenance of the curfew at Level 1 of the closure, explaining that it …

[ad_1] Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said travel from other African countries would be allowed for business and tourism. He said other international travel will be subject to a schedule depending on how high the infections are in each country. He urged …

[ad_1] The total number of deaths since the virus was first detected in South Africa now stands at 15,857, while the recovery rate is now 89.2% after 586,844 people recovered. FILE: There are now 657,627 COVID-19 cases recorded in South Africa after 2,055 more infections were recorded in the last …

[ad_1] As of Friday, South Africa has registered a total of 657,627 Covid-19 cases, with 2,055 new cases identified. The country has also recorded 85 new deaths from Covid-19: 5 in Eastern Cae, 9 in KwaZulu-Natal, 62 in Gauteng, 7 in the Western Cape and 2 in the Northern Cape. …

[ad_1] Judge Lebogang Modiba, who is presiding over a Special Court hearing, issued an injunction on Friday to halt implementation of the Eastern Cape health department’s 10 million rand scooter tender pending a request from the Special Investigation Unit for the tender to be reviewed and canceled. In a Special …

[ad_1] South Africa should know the true death toll of the coronavirus pandemic in a few weeks, says the chairman of the Covid-19 Ministerial Advisory Committee, Professor Salim Abdool Karim. In an interview with AAssociated press, Karim said that the official death toll from Covid-19 is more than 15,700, but …

[ad_1] Nica Richards The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma. Photo: Twitter / @ NationalCoGTA Dlamini-Zuma said the relevant ministers will soon develop tight transport and education protocols. Although infection rates have slowed since lockdown level 5, the lives of South Africans will change forever, said Minister …

[ad_1] Joe Biden criticized President Donald Trump for ignoring the risks of the coronavirus in his response to the pandemic. Biden spoke at a town hall-style event at his birthplace of Scranton, Pennsylvania, where strict health protocols were observed. At a recent town hall, Trump defended his administration’s response to …

[ad_1] Cooperative Governance Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma says the government is acting cautiously when it comes to opening South African alcohol sales under lockdown level 1. Answer questions about the restriction of the sale of alcohol on weekends under the new regulations, Dlamini-Zuma said the government has learned lessons from the …