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[ad_1] Africa has few options for acquiring Covid-19 vaccines as the disease outbreak worsens in many parts of the continent, the South African presidency said. Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE have offered to supply Africa with 50 million Covid-19 vaccines for healthcare workers between March and the end of this …

[ad_1] By Viasen Soobramoney 2h ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareE-mailShare Cape Town: South Africans will not be able to import Covid-19 vaccines in their personal capacity, even if they have the means to do so. This is according to Dr. Anban Pillay from the Ministry of Health. Pillay was responding …

[ad_1] Baby Leonardo with her parents Tim Elliott and Emily Driesen Garland. Arriving at 8:33 am, Leonardo was the first baby born at Hilton Life Private Hospital on New Years Day. More than 100 babies were born on New Year’s Day in KwaZulu-Natal, joining thousands of children born on the …

[ad_1] The availability of a Covid-19 vaccine will not be a magic bullet, and any suggestion that it could be dangerously threatens the public’s motivation to continue with non-pharmaceutical interventions. There is a growing wave of impatience and sometimes even demanding anger, as a result of the delay in having …

[ad_1] On Saturday, most countries around the world tightened restrictions on their populations to combat the rise in coronavirus cases. The European Union offered to help drug companies expand vaccine production to improve distribution congestion. Experts also fear the worst is yet to come, predicting a sharp rise in infections …

[ad_1] Some of South Africa’s top medical and academic leaders have called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to fire government officials over delays in procuring Covid-19 vaccines, saying his actions will cause thousands of deaths and incalculable economic damage. The demand was made in an opinion piece run by News24, the …

[ad_1] The Sharks deserve lasting credit for becoming one of the truly transformed teams in South African sport, he writes. CRAIG LEWIS. Sharks ‘see color’. At a time when many are still wary of talking about transformation, which remains a highly divisive topic in some circles, the Durban-based franchise has …

[ad_1] Three Limpopo police officers were injured when Greenside community members allegedly assaulted them. PHOTO: Duncan Alfreds, News24 Three officers were injured when community members in Greenside, Limpopo allegedly attacked them and released four men they arrested. The four men were arrested for allegedly being in the country illegally. Subsequently, …

[ad_1] Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, surpassed $ 30,000 for the first time, just weeks after passing another major milestone. The coin gained nearly 9% on Saturday to pass $ 31,800, before falling slightly below that price. It advanced nearly 50% in December, when it topped $ 20,000 for the …

[ad_1] American television host Larry King has been hospitalized after contracting Covid-19. The Guardian reported that the 87-year-old man is being treated at Cedar-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles after contracting coronavirus. According to Showbiz 411Larry’s wife and children have not been able to visit him, but are in constant …