The SA Medical Research Council (SAMRC) board has reportedly apologised for comments made by its president…
Category: Health
COVID-19: Calls mount for probe of virus origins
At least a 122 countries are supporting calls for an independent investigation into the origins of…
SA health experts: COVID-19 response is hurting other health priorities
When a novel coronavirus now known as SARS-CoV-2 first entered the world stage on the heels…
Virus could infect more than 200 million in Africa: WHO modelling
The new coronavirus could kill 150,000 people in Africa in a year unless urgent action is…
FF Plus also heading to court to end lockdown
The Freedom Front (FF) Plus intends to take an urgent application to the Gauteng High Court…
How South Africa can keep beating coronavirus
Cyril Ramaphosa was having such a good pandemic. Only a month ago, South Africa’s president was…
Zimbabwe man charged for disclosing another person’s Covid-19 status on WhatsApp
A Zimbabwean man was taken to court for disclosing another person's Covid-19 positive status on social…
This is where SA’s 724 new Covid-19 infections, 219 deaths came from
The total Covid-19 infections in the Western Cape now stands at 6713 with 117 deaths.
Virus ’eminently capable’ of spreading through speech – study
Microdroplets generated by speech can remain suspended in the air in an enclosed space for more…
KZN businessmen donate mobile clinics in fight against Covid-19
Two buses which have been converted into state-of-the-art mobile clinics have been donated by businessmen in…
New coronavirus changes for South African medical aids
The Department of Health has gazetted changes to the Medical Schemes Act which outlines cover for…
COVID-19 treatment: African Union to review Madagascar COVID ‘cure’
The African Union says it is in discussions with the Republic of Madagascar to obtain data…
Western Cape MEC honours nurse who died from Covid-19 a day before she was to retire
Beloved local nurse Petronella “Aunty Nellie” Benjamin, who died as a result of Covid-19-related complications, was…
African Union Member States reporting COVID-19 cases (21-04-2020)
African Union Member States (52) reporting COVID-19 cases (23,505) deaths (1,158), and recoveries (5,833) by region.
Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) activates 13 molecular laboratories
The Nigerian Minister of Health, D. Osagie Ehanire has disclosed that 13 molecular laboratories had been…
SA: Confirmed cases are now 1934, lockdown extended by 14 days
In a late-night address to the people of South Africa, President Cyril Ramaphosa said that it…