[ad_1] Speaking to SAfm on Tuesday, the government’s scientific adviser, Professor Salim Abdool Karim, told Stephen Grootes that he feels he has “let our country down.” He explained that this was because South Africa should have joined the vaccine race in July. Abdool Karim said there was an opportunity to …
Read More »‘If we have to sleep here, we will’: dozens of grantees in Pietermaritzburg queue to renew grants
[ad_1] Recipients have been sleeping outside Sassa’s office in Raisethorpe, Pietermaritzburg, hoping to get a spot at the front of the line to renew their expired disability grants. PHOTO: Nompendulo Ngubane / GroundUp Many beneficiaries, mostly elderly, have been sleeping outside the doors of Sassa’s office in Raisethorpe, Pietermaritzburg, to …
Read More »Mallett, Swys concerned about SA rugby product: “ Unfortunately not a good visualization ”
[ad_1] Nick Mallett (Gallo Images) Nick Mallett and Swys de Bruin have raised concerns about the quality of the product offered by SA rugby franchises. Mallett says scrums, driving mauls and kicking up and down “are not a good visualization.” De Bruin feels the team’s tactics are predictable, “almost like …
Read More »Busi Mavuso of Business Leadership SA addresses the government …
[ad_1] Busi Mavuso, CEO of Business Leadership South Africa. (Photo: Gallo Images / Masi Losi) The weekly letter from the CEO of Business Leadership South Africa made no effort, getting to the heart of the government’s inept handling of vaccine implementation. Busi Mavuso, Executive Director of Business Leadership South Africa …
Read More »concerns as the head of Homeland Security resigns
[ad_1] Wolf’s departure as head of the body in charge of security for the January 20 event came five days after supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the United States Capitol, hoping to prevent Biden from doing so. will replace. United States President-elect Joe Biden speaks while addressing the media …
Read More »Should the Covid-19 vaccine be mandatory? We asked the …
[ad_1] It is already clear that large sections of the South African public are reluctant to receive the Covid-19 vaccine, but, to achieve herd immunity, it will be necessary to inject around 40 million. (Photo: National Cancer Institute on Unsplash) Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has said that Covid-19 vaccination will …
Read More »New drop in new cases of Covid-19 in South Africa
[ad_1] By IOL Reporter 5h ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareE-mailShare Cape Town – There has been a further drop in the number of new Covid-19-related cases in South Africa, with 15,046 new cases identified. On Sunday, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize reported that 17,421 new cases had been reported. The cumulative …
Read More »Shutdown: SA closes 20 land ports of entry amid rising risk of Covid-19 infections
[ad_1] Twenty land ports of entry will be closed for general traffic, with a few exceptions, to reduce people’s exposure to Covid-19 in congested areas. Alcohol sales will remain banned and the curfew will remain in place, but it will end an hour earlier, for now. Around 20 million vaccines …
Read More »Manchester United v Liverpool highlights FA Cup fourth round
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Read More »Ramaphosa extends lockdown level 3 in South Africa, with some changes to restrictions
[ad_1] President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced the extension of South Africa’s adjusted level 3 lockdown, with some changes to the current restrictions. At a press conference on Monday night (January 11), the president said that the pandemic in South Africa is now at its most ‘devastating’, with the number of …
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