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[ad_1] Archie, born in May 2019, laughs and wishes listeners a ‘Happy New Year’ at the end of the couple’s debut on Spotify’s audio streaming platform. FILE: Meghan Markle with her son Archie on September 25, 2019. Image: AFP. LONDON – Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s youngest son Archie was …

[ad_1] If a mask is not worn in a public area and other lockdown regulations are violated in Pretoria and its surrounding areas, violators of the law will pay a minimum fine of R1000. The city of Tshwane has vowed to force its citizens to wear masks in public or …

[ad_1] Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu on Wednesday called reports that the province is facing a bed capacity crisis as “false.” KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu. Image: KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health / Facebook. JOHANNESBURG – The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health on Wednesday dismissed reports that the province was running out of …

[ad_1] A nurse performs a smear test for Covid-19 at a hospital in South Africa. 372 of the more than 3,000 people hospitalized in the Western Cape are in ICU. The cases of Covid-19 and PUI (people under investigation for the virus) currently represent 40% of the general acute hospital …

[ad_1] Switzerland has detected the new coronavirus variant identified for the first time in South Africa. Deaths in Latin America as a result of Covid-19 are high. China National Biotec Group has developed a vaccine. Countries braced for further infections ahead of the New Year’s long weekend, with Australia tightening …

[ad_1] The country’s security forces stepped up checks on the streets of Johannesburg on Tuesday night, under orders to implement what authorities called a ‘zero tolerance approach’ for violators of the new level 3 lockdown regulations. A South African Police Service (SAPS) officer gestures to his watch while asking a …

[ad_1] By Nicola Daniels, Mayibongwe Maqhina 4h ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareE-mailShare Cape Town – As the country’s healthcare system struggles with the weight of the second wave of Covid-19 infections, it will soon see a positive boost in resources with 2,367 interns and 1,693 community service doctors. At a …

[ad_1] By Theolin Tembo 1 hour ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareE-mailShare Cape Town – The Western Cape has unveiled what it has called its ‘proactive strategy’ to access Covid-19 vaccines which has been approved by the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (Sahpra). The strategy was highlighted during the weekly …

[ad_1] There are 1,021,451 accumulated cases of Covid-19 in the country, with 27,568 deaths. The latest report from the Ministry of Health revealed that SA recorded 497 deaths on Tuesday, 158 in the Western Cape, 137 in the Eastern Cape, 114 in KwaZulu-Natal and 68 from Gauteng. Here’s what you …

[ad_1] DURBAN – The health system in KwaZulu-Natal is on the brink of collapse. The Democratic Nursing Organization of South Africa (Denosa) says that people die on stretchers while waiting for beds. The union says there is no capacity to admit patients. READ: SUMMARY: SA will go to Lockdown Level …