[ad_1] Health Minister Dr. Zweli Mkhize has announced the creation of a Ministerial Advisory Committee (MAC) that will focus on the development of the coronavirus vaccine. Mkhize made the announcement in a statement Monday. “In addition to the multi-sectoral MAC that focuses on community mobilization, another MAC has been created …
Read More »Abdool Karim: SA targets low level Covid-19 transmission threshold, but second wave threat remains
[ad_1] Professor Salim Abdool Karim. South Africa is at continued high risk and the threat of another wave of infections, says Professor Salim Abdool Karim. Data shows countryThe five key indicators “are all heading in the same direction.” Abdool Karim believes that he is “at a stage where we are …
Read More »All teams will start the 16th stage of the Tour de France after negative tests for Covid-19
[ad_1] The 22 teams will begin stage 16 of the Tour de France after riders and staff members tested negative for Covid-19, organizers and the UCI that governs the sport said Tuesday. French health authorities and organizers Amaury Sport Organization (ASO) had said that if two members of a team, …
Read More »Mkhize describes the new lockdown restrictions the government is considering
[ad_1] Health Minister Dr. Zweli Mkhize has confirmed that the government is reconsidering a series of restrictions as the country seeks to ease its lockdown. “In previous statements related to the restrictions under the National State of Disaster, we committed to reviewing them periodically as we reassess the state of …
Read More »Mkhize: Approximately 12 million people in South Africa may have contracted Covid-19
[ad_1] The actual number of people infected with Covid-19 could be roughly 18 times higher based on estimates from antibody studies. The revised models predict that there are around 12 million, or roughly 20% of South Africans with detected or undetected coronavirus. As of Monday, 650,749 cases of coronavirus and …
Read More »Experts say staggered reopening ‘is not logical’
[ad_1] By Travel Reporter 11h ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareE-mailShare With the announcement of regional travel soon to become a reality, experts say a gradual reopening “is not logical.” Professor Alex van den Heever, chair in the field of social security systems administration and management studies at the Wits School …
Read More »Push to reopen South Africa’s international borders next month
[ad_1] Western Cape Prime Minister Alan Winde says he will push for the reopening of the country’s international borders as part of the country’s move towards a level 1 blockade. Winde said he will attend the meeting of the President’s Coordinating Council on Tuesday (September 15), where President Cyril Ramaphosa …
Read More »New Zealand eases quarantine rules for Wallabies
[ad_1] New Zealand Rugby (NZR) confirmed the All the black people will host Australia for two Bledisloe Cup tests next month after officials relaxed the Covid-19 quarantine rules to ensure the series went ahead. The NZR said the Bledisloe tests will take place in Wellington on Sunday, October 11 and …
Read More »After two decades of rot, Zimbabwe is crumbling
[ad_1] By Bloomberg 19h ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareE-mailShare INTERNATIONAL – In Zimbabwe, pregnant women are left alone in hospitals to give birth, taps have run dry in major urban centers, infrastructure has almost collapsed and more than half the population is in need of food aid. This is the …
Read More »Boks ready for the testing season
[ad_1] Jacques Nienaber is delighted with the form of the Europe based Boks and has revealed how Super Rugby Aotearoa and Super Rugby AU have given him a glimpse of what the All Blacks and Wallabies will bring to the Rugby Championship. In his column of number 44 of Gazelle …
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