Health

[ad_1] A video showing patients in distress at Durban’s Wentworth Hospital went viral over the weekend. KZN’s health department says they are investigating who leaked the video. The department, so far, has established a shortage of 17 nurses and 11 doctors who are off duty after testing positive for Covid-19. …

[ad_1] President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation at 8:00 p.m. on Monday (January 11) to discuss developments in relation to the country’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. The speech follows the meetings of the last few days of the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC), the President’s Coordinating Council (PCC) …

[ad_1] Authorities are cracking down on the dispensing of the drug, which is used to treat and kill parasites in animals. A health worker shows a vial of ivermectin. Image: AFP. JOHANNESBURG / CAPE TOWN – There are growing fears that a black market could emerge for the so-called COVID-19 …

[ad_1] The suspended spokesperson for President Cyril Ramaphosa, Khusela Diko. (Photo: Facebook / Protect Diko) Presidential spokeswoman Khusela Diko will face an investigation, this time into her financial statement. It’s another blow for Diko, who, through her husband’s company, had been implicated in irregularities in the 2020 PPE tender. On …

[ad_1] SEYCHELLES – The Seychelles archipelago in the Indian Ocean began vaccinating its population against the coronavirus on Sunday, the first African nation to do so. The country’s president, Wavel Ramkalawan, was the first to receive the jab, an event broadcast live on television at a hospital in the capital …

[ad_1] Steve Biko Hospital in Pretoria. Since December 20, Steve Biko Academic Hospital has seen a sharp increase in cases. Patients come from private hospitals and other provinces to seek treatment. Images shared on social media showed patients being treated in tents in a roofed structure at the entrance to …

[ad_1] Sadtu Provincial Secretary, Nomarashiya Caluza. Sadtu Provincial Secretary, Nomarashiya Caluza. The teachers union, Sadtu, has called for the suspension of the marking of the registration papers in Estcourt after one of the markers died and several cases of Covid-19 were reported. They have also demanded that rapid tests be …

[ad_1] Zimbabwean journalist Hopewell Chin’ono has been arrested. He is accused of posting false information on social media after he posted a video of alleged police brutality. Your bond hearing will be Monday. Zimbabwean police have re-arrested award-winning journalist and government critic Hopewell Chin’ono, as well as one of his …

[ad_1] President Cyril Ramaphosa says top officials will meet on Sunday (January 10) to discuss closure restrictions for South Africa. Speaking in an interview with the SABC, the president said that the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) met earlier this week, with more provincial meetings now scheduled for Sunday. “The …

[ad_1] By IOL 7h ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareE-mailShare Cape Town – Health Minister Zweli Mkhize reported 21,606 new cases of Covid-19 on Saturday, bringing the cumulative total of identified cases in South Africa to 1,214,176. A cumulative total of 7,120,847 tests have been completed with 77,167 tests performed since …