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[ad_1] The UN health agency, the Gavi vaccine alliance and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) announced that they had now secured nearly two billion doses of various candidate vaccines still in development on behalf of the 190 countries. participating in Covax. FILE: The Director General of the World …

[ad_1] The DA has laid out its plans to force the government to publicize its plans to obtain a Covid-19 vaccine for the country. DA has written to the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization, with direct questions about South Africa’s participation in the vaccine program. A request will also …

[ad_1] A general view of the aftermath after a fire destroyed thousands of huts in Masiphumelele on December 18, 2020 in Cape Town, South Africa. According to media reports, no one was injured or killed in the disaster and the cause of the fire is still under investigation. (Photo: Gallo …

[ad_1] But as cases have increased, authorities have urged people to limit social interactions to those in their home or a very small circle of friends. STOCKHOLM – Sweden on Friday gave a U-turn to face masks, recommending that they be used on public transport at peak times, having previously …

[ad_1] By Sihle Mlambo 1 hour ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareE-mailShare Johannesburg – Health Minister Zweli Mkhize sent a stern warning to young people to get in shape after local scientists discovered a new variant of Covid-19 that is driving South Africa’s second wave. The new Covid-19 strain, which is …

[ad_1] By Siyabonga Mkhwanazi, Lou-Anne Daniels 4h ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareE-mailShare Cape Town – The Democratic Alliance accused Finance Minister Tito Mboweni of misleading South Africans when he assured two weeks ago that the country would meet the deadline to pay the 500 million rand needed to join the …

[ad_1] Two members of the Proteas test team tested positive for the coronavirus ahead of the two-match test series against Sri Lanka. CSA also confirmed that no other players on the team were considered close contacts. The first test against Sri Lanka is scheduled for 10:00 on Boxing Day at …

[ad_1] Pence, his wife Karen, and the nation’s top public health official, Surgeon General Jerome Adams, received the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in the White House annex. US Vice President Mike Pence receives the COVID-19 vaccine at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, DC, on December 18, 2020. Image: AFP. WASHINGTON …

[ad_1] The Western Cape government has welcomed the decision to allow Sunday trading of wine at registered wineries and wine farms under the country’s new closure rules. In a bulletin published on Thursday (December 18) by the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, the national government said …

[ad_1] By Siphelele Dludla 9h ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareE-mailShare JOHANNESBURG – The RAND surged to a 10-month high yesterday as risk appetite soared on renewed hopes for a U.S. stimulus package and the Federal Reserve’s promise to keep rates low until the economy recovers . The local currency changed …