[ad_1] By Mzilikazi Wa Afrika, Manyane Manyane, Aakash Bramdeo 2h ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareE-mailShare Johannesburg – Following revelations of how funds from the State Security Agency (SSA) were abused for political purposes, a lawyer representing some of those implicated says he was misled by the Zondo Commission into believing …
Read More »Hawks and SANDF face off over Cuban drugs Covid-19: report
[ad_1] SANDF. Photo: Getty / Gallo Images The Hawks and the military police have clashed over a bust against controversial Cuban drugs. The drugs were purchased by SANDF last year for use in treating Covid-19, although they are not approved for use in South Africa. Since then, the Auditor General …
Read More »SA’s First AstraZeneca Vaccine Shipment Leaves India
[ad_1] One million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine have been shipped from Mumbai and are on their way to Johannesburg. FILE: The University of Oxford and drugmaker AstraZeneca have developed a COVID-19 vaccine. Image: AFP. JOHANNESBURG – The first shipment of 1 million AstraZeneca vaccines left Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International …
Read More »Zimbabwean elite forced to confront paralyzed healthcare system
[ad_1] Amid the Covid surge that has also left many officials dead, Zimbabwean authorities are coming face to face with the reality that the poor have long faced. With stricter restrictions currently restricting international travel, senior officials are now coming face to face with the reality of a crippled healthcare …
Read More »Police pursue 3 assailants who shot dead 6 men in Cape Town
[ad_1] Western Cape Police have launched a search for suspects after six men died in Khayelitsha. Gallo Images / Die Burger / Jaco Marais Western Cape Police have launched a manhunt of three gunmen after six men were killed in Khayelitsha. The three assailants are alleged to have shot and …
Read More »I value my integrity more than life, says judge Zak Yacoob
[ad_1] By Mervyn Naidoo, Lethu Nxumalo 47m ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareE-mailShare Durban – Judge Zak Yacoob’s three-month term with Cricket SA (CSA) ended abruptly this week after a nearly 40-minute recorded conversation between him and Tiisetso Malepa, a journalist, circulated on social media. Judge Yacoob is heard repeatedly referring …
Read More »Covid-19: South Africa registers 5,297 new cases, 318 more deaths
[ad_1] (Photo by Gallo Images / Alet Pretorius) South Africa has registered a total of 1,449,236 confirmed cases of Covid-19. 5,297 new cases have been registered in the last 24 hours. There have been 318 new deaths, bringing the death toll to 43,951. South Africa had recorded 5,297 new Covid-19 …
Read More »Recent data shows South African Covid-19 variant reduces vaccine efficacy
[ad_1] By Reuters 10h ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareE-mailShare By Julie Steenhuysen Chicago – Data from clinical trials on two Covid-19 vaccines show that a variant of the coronavirus first identified in South Africa is declining its ability to protect against the disease, underscoring the need to vaccinate large numbers …
Read More »SA records 5,297 new Covid-19 infections and another 318 deaths
[ad_1] By IOL Reporter 6h ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareE-mailShare Cape Town – The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in South Africa has risen by 5,297 in the past 24 hours, and 318 more deaths have been recorded during the same period, according to Health Minister Zweli Mkhize. The cumulative …
Read More »Health Minister Zweli Mkhize lets the Covid-19 vaccine surprise escape
[ad_1] “We feel reasonably comfortable that what we have paid, signed and are negotiating will cover the figures we seek to vaccinate,” the minister said. Another piece of good news is that a Pfizer study found that the company’s vaccine, developed with BioNTech, appeared to be relatively effective against the …
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