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[ad_1] Nationwide, 45,000 matriculation test markers will mark 14 million deeds at 181 correction centers across the country. (Papi Morake, Gallo Images) At least 74 grade 12 test markers in the Eastern Cape had to be sent home after testing positive for Covid-19. The provincial education department said it will …

[ad_1] NATU President Memorial Allen Thompson has died. Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister Blade Nzimande says he is “deeply saddened” by the death of the president of the National Union of Teachers, Allen Thompson, who died after experiencing complications related to Covid-19. READ | President of the National Union …

[ad_1] The WHO says China has granted permission for a visit by its experts, and a team of 10 is expected to arrive shortly for a five- to six-week visit. People line up to get tested for the COVID-19 coronavirus outside a hospital in Beijing, China, on January 5, 2021, …

[ad_1] The uMgungundlovu district has become the death capital of KwaZulu-Natal, accounting for more than 70% of the total Covid-19 deaths in the province on Saturday. According to statistics released by Prime Minister Sihle Zikalala on Sunday, 66 of the 85 people who died due to Covid-19 on Saturday were …

[ad_1] The Department of Basic Education has designated more than 145,000 markers that will be stationed at more than 180 centers across the country. ARCHIVE: Matric students writing exams. Image: EWN. JOHANNESBURG – The qualification process for the National Senior Certificate exams will begin on Monday. The Department of Basic …

[ad_1] (Getty) The UK has become the first country to approve the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine. Brian Pinker, 83, a kidney failure patient, was the first in the world to receive the vaccine, outside of a test. The UK government has promised 100 million doses, with 530,000 doses …

[ad_1] Eskom has shut down Koeberg’s unit one ahead of schedule for scheduled maintenance, after “an increasing leak rate was observed in one of the three steam generators.” The unit had been scheduled to go offline for refueling and routine maintenance starting in February. Eskom says it expects the unit …

[ad_1] Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE offered to supply South Africa with its Covid-19 vaccine at a discount of $ 10 per dose, but the president’s office still described the cost as prohibitive, according to a person familiar with the talks. The price was calculated according to South Africa’s status …

[ad_1] Eskom has taken Koeberg Unit One was shut down earlier than planned for scheduled maintenance after “an increasing leak rate was observed in one of the three steam generators.” The unit had been scheduled to go offline for refueling and routine maintenance starting in February. Eskom says it expects …

[ad_1] South African health insurance companies, commercial organizations and the government are developing a program in which the private sector will help fund Covid-19 vaccines for people who are not covered by insurance. Legislation has been changed to allow companies to fund vaccines for people without health insurance and the …