[ad_1] (Photo: EPA-EFE / Sebastiao Moreira) More than 140 world leaders, including the President of South Africa and the President of the African Union, Cyril Ramaphosa, have signed an open letter asking all governments to unite behind a ‘popular vaccine’ against Covid-19, saying it is the best hope to stop …
Read More »South Africa’s Covid-19 strategy needs updating – H …
[ad_1] (Photo: Unsplash / Fushion Medical) Decision-making at the early stages of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic (the coronavirus causing Covid-19) was constrained by a paucity of medical evidence and epidemiological data. Knowledge gained over the past two months can, therefore, inform the next phase of the strategy. First published by The …
Read More »Coronavirus scare hits Mpumalanga premier, executives
[ad_1] The Mpumalanga provincial command center where the premier and MECs hold their meetings regarding Covid-19, has been shut down after one official tested positive for the virus. According to her office, premier Refilwe Mtshweni-Tsipane tested negative for coronavirus after she and all other people who attended meetings at the …
Read More »Online shopping restrictions lifted – except for alcohol, cigarettes
[ad_1] By IOL reporter 11h ago Share this article: CompartirTweetCompartirCompartirCompartirE-mailCompartir Aside from alcohol and cigarettes, South Africans are no longer restricted about what products they may buy online, with immediate effect. Online sales had been limited to essential goods such as winter wear and food since the start of the …
Read More »‘SA parts will move to level 3 in late May’
[ad_1] Therefore, we will continue to exercise caution, informed by the best available evidence and guided by the advice of local and international experts. “But also by looking at the experiences of other nations,” said Ramaphosa. “Our goal is to constantly increase economic activity while establishing measures to reduce virus …
Read More »Trump says does not wish to talk to Xi ‘right now’
[ad_1] US President Donald Trump said Thursday he is no mood to speak with China’s Xi Jinping, warning darkly he might cut off ties with the rival superpower over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. “I have a very good relationship, but I just – right now I don’t want …
Read More »Western Cape councilors cannot distribute food
[ad_1] A boy receives a meal at the informal Masincedane settlement in Cape Town. (Photo: EPA-EFE / Nic Bothma) No councilor in the Western Cape may participate in food distribution, the provincial Local Government Department said on Wednesday, May 13. Food relief and food parcels are a matter of dispute …
Read More »Blockade: the ‘nervous driver’ leads the police to the R200K value of illicit cigarettes hidden under the pineapples
[ad_1] An “anxious driver” was raised on suspicion of a road blockage between the Eastern and Western Cape, which led to the discovery of R200,000 worth of illegal cigarettes hidden under a layer of pineapples. According to police spokesman Capt. Malcolm Pojie, a Ford bakkie with a load of pineapple …
Read More »This is where the 665 new SA Covid-19 infections emerged, 19 deaths
[ad_1] By Lou-Anne Daniels 7h ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareEmailShare Johannesburg – The total number of Covid-19 infections in South Africa now stands at 12,739, with 238 deaths. The Western Cape, with a total of 7,235 confirmed infections, represents 56.8 percent of the confirmed cases in the country. The province …
Read More »WHO Africa is not against traditional medicine as it tests Madagascar’s tonic
[ad_1] Authorities said they were working with the Madagascar government to determine the efficacy of a plant-based tonic developed in the country. FILE: Covid-Organics or CVO is a ‘so-called remedy’ produced by the Malagasy Institute for Applied Research (IMRA) created from the Artemisia plant and purportedly helps prevent any infection …
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