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[ad_1] Sfiso Mngadi. eThekwini municipality via Facebook The KwaZulu-Natal ANC has condemned a party councilor’s voice memo on conspiracy theories involving 5G and Covid-19 as “insanity”. The party says that Sfiso Mngadi has acknowledged that he was behind the voice memo and the party has summoned him to explain. Meanwhile, …

[ad_1] Many hospitals are struggling to cope with the pressure of the second surge in coronavirus infections, which is largely due to a second variant. FILE: A hospital worker walks among patients in the COVID-19 ward at Khayelitsha Hospital, about 35 km from central Cape Town, on December 29, 2020. …

[ad_1] Trucks parked at the Beit Bridge border post. Gallo Images / Sowetan / Sandile Ndlovu Authorities feared that the country’s health facilities would not be able to cope if cases continued to rise and he could run out of beds. While essential businesses such as supermarkets are now required …

[ad_1] In the Western Cape, provincial health authorities are preparing for the peak of the second wave, with more than 44,000 active cases in the province. A hospital worker and a COVID-19 patient in the resuscitation ward of the COVID-19 ward at Khayelitsha Hospital, about 35 km from the center …

[ad_1] By Siviwe Feketha 48m ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareE-mailShare Durban – As opposition parties and organized workers continue to criticize the government for its handling of the strategy to secure on time and launch an effective Covid-19 vaccine, the National Freedom Party has threatened to take the government to …

[ad_1] In fact, the initial analysis of self-reported data sent through the Covid Symptom Study App suggests that 13% of people who experience Covid-19 symptoms have them for more than 28 days, while 4% have symptoms after more than 56 days. Perhaps unsurprisingly, people with a more severe illness initially, …

[ad_1] Sea Robbers’ match against Sagrada Esperanca will be canceled due to fears from the Angolan team about a new strain of Covid-19 in South Africa. Angolan team Sagrada Esperanca has reportedly withdrawn from their first round, Caf Confederation Cup second leg against Orlando Pirates. The game was scheduled for …

[ad_1] Britain has launched Oxford-AstraZeneca injections to its citizens, a vaccine that could provide a solution to the problems of many poorer countries. FILE: The University of Oxford and drugmaker AstraZeneca have developed a COVID-19 vaccine. Image: AFP LONDON – Britain on Monday began rolling out the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, …

[ad_1] The Cosatu union federation and its health affiliate have criticized the government’s absence of a detailed vaccine implementation strategy, saying that the attempt by health minister Zweli Mkhize on Sunday to persuade the public that the government had the issue on its hands did not it was convincing. “It …

[ad_1] By Shakirah Thebus 15h ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareE-mailShare Cape Town – A woman who was allegedly sexually assaulted and gutted last week in Green Point is still recovering at New Somerset Hospital after surgery. The incident occurred on Saturday, December 26, off Portswood Road, Green Point. Last week, …