Covid-19 in numbers: Get the latest figures

Research has found those who take immunosuppressive drugs do not fare worse than others, on average, when hospitalised ...

Gauteng recorded 40% of the new cases of Covid-19 reported by the NICD on Monday evening, followed by the North West ...

If you see a social media post saying South Africans took the wrong vaccine, press the block button.

Hospitals in SA have been put under immense strain over the past two years as beds were filled with Covid-19 patients ...

People who are vaccinated with the Pfizer vaccine can from this week get either a Pfizer or J&J booster shot.

This year’s Comrades Marathon, back after a two-year Covid-19 hiatus, is not only set to have fewer runners but the ...

The World Health Organisation on Friday announced the first six African countries to be part of the "hub and spoke" ...

Programme well received in poorer communities.

The pills don't replace vaccines but are an addition to the world's medicine treatment to help manage the coronavirus.

According to the NICD, typhoid may have similar symptoms to Covid-19 and the regular cough, cold and flu, so it is ...

SAHPRA is allowing emergency use of the oral antiviral and has started a rolling review of the product

Why have Covid vaccination rates consistently lagged reported figures of vaccine acceptance?

Excess deaths during the Covid-19 pandemic account for one in 200 South Africans overall and one in 25 over-60s, ...

Health minister Joe Phaahla said the pandemic was far from over.

Myocarditis is a rare inflammation of the heart muscle, usually caused by a viral or bacterial infection. Pericarditis ...

It’s in our hands - It’s not a matter of chance; it’s a matter of choice, writes Veronica Ueckermann from the ...

SA must remove the negative PCR test requirement for fully vaccinated incoming travellers to stimulate tourism demand, ...

The NICD says observing non-pharmaceutical measures can help minimise or prevent infection.

Health minister Joe Phaahla said the pandemic was far from over.

The World Health Organization says there is little chance of you getting Covid-19 from swimming in a public pool ...

SA recorded just shy of 1,100 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases ...

Many nursery schools have been unable to reopen after forced lockdown closures and staff retrenchments. They say the ...

International travellers are urged to download their vaccination certificates on the department of health website and ...

Scientists warn that while the Omicron variant of Covid is milder for most, it can still kill and is adding daily to ...

The cost of the services ballooned from an estimated R6.1m to R431m spent.

The DA’s proposal to extend school days by an hour has met with a cold reception from the basic education department.

Lack of proper planning and organisation could lead to isolation, burnout, depression, domestic violence and ...

The World Health Organization says alcohol-based sanitisers can be used in religions where alcohol is prohibited

Any hope of eradicating the virus with vaccines and antivirals will need to take into account that there are likely ...

An index measuring South African business sentiment rose to a three-month high in January after coronavirus ...

Sahpra has announced the authorisation of Pfizer’s Comirnaty vaccine and the Covid-19 vaccine MC Pharma, also known as ...

Removing the national state of disaster is at the top of the Federated Hospitality Association of SA's wish list as ...

Thermal scanners are effective in detecting people who have a fever but cannot detect those who are infected with ...

Fifteen people have been arrested in connection with corruption at the SA Police Service for the acquisition of ...

South Africans have become familiar with the Pfizer-BioNTech (known as the Comirnaty vaccine) and Johnson & Johnson ...

With pupils back at school full-time there is a sense of ‘euphoria’, but some institutions are battling with space

SA recorded 1,228 new Covid-19 cases and 186 deaths in the past 24 hours, the National Institute for Communicable ...

The revised quarantine and isolation guidelines apply to both vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals.

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), the likelihood of Covid-19 being spread on shoes and infecting ...

The WHO says there is no evidence supporting claims that people can get Covid-19 from eating fruits and vegetables.

Finance minister Enoch Godongwana has vehemently defended the National Treasury’s decision to take a R11bn low-interest ...

Citizen network DearSA has joined AfriForum in filing an affidavit to try bring an end to the national state of ...

South African private sector activity rose slightly in January as the Omicron wave of Covid-19 cases receded, lifting ...

Solidarity contends that the ongoing extension of the Covid-19 state of disaster is irrational.

The DA said reopening extramural activities, tracing school dropouts and making up for lost teaching and learning time ...

While further studies are needed to understand if second-hand smoke can lead to the spread of Covid-19, experts say it ...

Sports fans around the country are waiting with bated breath to find out if the  department of sport will increase the ...

Metropolitan areas such as Braamfontein and nearby Auckland Park, with their concentrated student communities and ...

SA recorded just more than 3,000 Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the NICD said on Tuesday.

This is the second case involving mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations in the workplace to be heard by the Commission for ...

The presidency said regulations including social distancing and isolation would be eased as SA had officially passed ...

The Federated Hospitality Association of Southern Africa on Tuesday urged government to remove the compulsory PCR test ...

Pregnant women with Covid-19 may experience preterm birth and be more likely to suffer severe illness from the virus ...

Here are five changes to the lockdown rules that you need to know.

It is not advised to “sanitise” your pet with any potentially harmful substance to prevent Covid-19.

TimesLIVE readers have weighed in on the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration’s (CCMA) decision to ...

The date to collect your payment depends on the last three digits of your ID number.

Once the 22-year-old adhered to the anti-retroviral medication used to treat HIV and her immune system strengthened, ...

Friday marked a month since the government did an about-turn on contact tracing and quarantine guidelines - after ...

Women were dying at the hands of men long before coronavirus came along, and it keeps happening. What are we doing ...

The CCMA ruling drew sharp debate, with some backing the woman and others claiming she should have followed the ...

"We are studying it, but I don't see any reason we should be concerned," says NICD virologist Penny Moore.

Southern Africa was the most targeted region by the "emergency brake" travel bans imposed by high-income countries ...

The WHO says though there have been rare cases of accidental swallowing and intoxication, alcohol-based hand sanitisers ...

Spotify to remove Neil Young’s music after singer objects to being on platform that streams Covid misinformation

SIU informs Ramaphosa of challenges over R216m payment for PPE probe

The Western Cape health department says there are steps you can take to reduce the risk of spreading Covid-19 from used ...

After an 18-month investigation, President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday authorised the release of the final report of the ...

New data from the International Shark Attack File reveals the number of provoked and unprovoked attacks for 2021

More than R42m spent to rent marquees for a controversial camp for homeless people in Cape Town has been declared ...

SA recorded just fewer than 3,200 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the NICD said on Tuesday.

Three senior Western Cape education officials are under investigation over a R54m contract to supply cloth face masks.

Family spokesperson Mangaliso Alexander Xaba said Khompela had been admitted to hospital more than a month ago for ...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recommended two new drugs to treat patients with Covid-19, one for patients ...

Medical and scientific bodies have called for the Commission for Gender Equality to withdraw its warning against ...

The end of the Covid state of disaster was flagged on Wednesday by President Cyril Ramaphosa but experts told the ...

Disagreement turns to tragedy when any person on either side of the vaccine wall rejoices at the death of an adversary, ...

When Covid-19 hit SA and stigmatisation was at its peak, many healthcare workers were shunned in their communities due ...

SA is likely to enter the fifth wave of Covid-19 infections in May or sooner, says health minister Joe Phaahla.

The loan is intended to protect the poor and support economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.

EFF leader Julius Malema took his call for the government to open stadiums to the office of sports minister Nathi ...

SA recorded just less than 4,000 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, statistics from the NICD revealed on Thursday.

There is no evidence that healthy children and adolescents need booster doses against Covid-19.

A study has found that children in sub-Saharan Africa hospitalised with Covid-19 are dying at a rate far greater than ...

SA is reconsidering the national state of disaster as the rate of Covid-19 infections dip, President Cyril Ramaphosa ...

In the UK, more than 400,000 people dropped out of work between February 2020 and November last year

Gauteng recorded more than 1,000 of SA's 4,322 new Covid-19 cases, the NICD reported on Wednesday.

Patrick Soon-Shiong says R4bn will be invested in the project, with another R100m for education and training

Lions and pumas at a zoo in the South African capital of Pretoria got severe Covid-19 from asymptomatic zoo handlers, ...

Swine flu (H1N1 flu) was the virus responsible for the last global pandemic before Covid-19.

Elderly Greeks could be fined R1,800 a month if they do not get vaccinated, with the money going to hospitals

Some countries think so, but experts say we will still have to be vigilant and there’s ‘no reason to sound the ...

Experts say a lack of dedicated IPC specialists, a field ‘not recognised as a speciality in Africa’, is putting lives ...

Health minister Joe Phaahla said announcements regarding mandatory vaccinations will be made in due time as the ...

The DA has called on basic education minister Angie Motshekga to scrap the rotational schooling system and do away with ...

Well intentioned it may be, but the state is going to have to start moving away from this unsustainable legislation

Health minister Joe Phaahla says Gauteng has exited the fourth wave of Covid-19 infections.

The total number of recorded Covid-19 related fatalities in SA climbed to 93,117 with an additional 128 deaths reported ...

Long Covid cannot be formally diagnosed and there is no way of telling who will suffer from the ailment.

Western Cape premier bases optimism on research showing Omicron’s reduced rates of hospitalisation or death

Western Cape education MEC Debbie Schäfer has called for the scrapping of the one-metre social distancing rule in ...

The Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center said "none of the vaccines interact with or alter your DNA in any way, and ...

People have been told to use condoms to protect themselves against HIV/Aids but many never heeded the call and were not ...

Data shows 181 Covid-19 related deaths and 6,762 new infections recorded in the latest 24-hour reporting period.

A Covid-19 vaccine trial in SA will assess the safety and impact of varying doses of Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer shots ...

The department of health is open to engagements with relevant sporting stakeholders in a move that may pave the way for ...

The Western Cape government has issued some advice on the best way to keep yourself safe when using a community toilet ...

It is unclear whether all 27 top achievers in last year’s matric exams will attend an event next week where the results ...

EU member states have agreed to lift the air travel ban on Southern African countries, which will allow more travel to ...

Travellers urged to provide verifiable identity documents and birth certificates for children 12 to 17 years old.

As inland schools open, education minister tells of strife to get her niece admitted

Covid-19 cases identified in SA have increased by 5,668, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) ...

DA leader John Steenhuisen has again called for an end to the national state of disaster.

Prof Adrian Puren says SA could be out of the Covid-19 fourth wave within 10 or 11 days.

Wits SRC president Cebolenkosi Khumalo said the university should have adopted a "pro choice" approach in its decision ...

A further 77 Covid-19 related deaths were reported in SA on Monday.

"We are in trouble when it comes to learning losses and we would like to see as many of our kids full-time at school as ...

The latest variant of the coronavirus is likely to infect lung tissue than previous strains, based on hospital ...

Another year of disrupted learning begins on Wednesday for pupils in the five inland provinces, and a week later for ...

Our leaders are telling us to keep calm, but that might no longer be the right approach to the mess we are in.

EFF leader Julius Malema has urged president Cyril Ramaphosa to lift all Covid-19 restrictions so that entertainment ...

ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on the government to finalise vaccine mandates.

Speaking for the first time since the incident, President Cyril Ramaphosa has insisted that he abruptly left an ANC ...

The Covid-19 travel ban imposed by Mauritius on SA, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique ...

According to the department of health, covering your nose and mouth for a long time with a mask won't cause carbon ...

Health department records a high 551 Covid-19 fatalities on Thursday, but says they are historical deaths and that only ...

Western Cape premier Alan Winde says the province has passed the peak of its fourth wave of Covid-19 and a consistent ...

Official deaths due to Covid-19 declined to 425 from 428. The excess death decline was the first in three weeks.

Africa's top public health official said on Thursday that severe lockdowns were no longer the best way to contain ...

You can still contract Covid-19 at work, but there are things you can do to protect yourself.

The 139 deaths took the total number of fatalities in SA since the start of the pandemic in March 2020 to 91,451, the ...

SAB, part of Anheuser-Busch InBev, said on Tuesday it was looking at making Covid-19 vaccinations mandatory for staff ...

"At present, retesting people who have experienced mild illness, and have recovered from Covid-19 is not recommended," ...

SA recorded just more than 3,200 new Covid-19 cases and 87 deaths in the past 24 hours.

"Is this what adjusted level 1 has become? Really now? No masks, just fun!" exclaimed Mboweni.

The Association of Southern African Travel Agents (Asata) has urged the Mauritian government to lift its ban on travel ...

The World Health Organisation says a "mass gathering" or "superspreader" event doesn't have to have thousands of people ...

Most new cases of Covid-19 recorded on Sunday were in the Western Cape (27%). followed by Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal ...

Despite the Covid-19 curfew being lifted on Thursday, minister in the presidency Mondli Gungubele says the state of ...

The province with the most new Covid-19 cases reported on the last day of 2021 — as the country gears up to celebrate ...

The tourism and hospitality sectors, among those that have been most affected by the Covid-19 lockdown due to ...

SA's curfew has been lifted with immediate effect following a special cabinet meeting on Thursday.

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases reported an additional 126 Covid-19 related deaths on Thursday.

As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to spread across the globe, it is important that children feel safe, loved, included ...

SA recorded 9,020 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the NICD said on Wednesday.

Minister of trade, industry and competition, Ebrahim Patel, tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday.

Health experts have highlighted the risk of Covid-19 spreading when using a fan in enclosed spaces.

There were 7,216 Covid-19 cases recorded across SA in the past 24 hours, the National Institute for Communicable ...

The governing party’s 110th birthday celebrations will be held at Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) advises that people with chronic conditions such as asthma, diabetes, TB and HIV ...

There were 321 new hospital admissions in the past day, the NICD said, taking the total number of people admitted ...

It is safe to exercise during the Covid-19 pandemic, but experts have provided safety guidelines.

Deputy President David Mabuza used his Christmas message on Friday to encourage those still sceptical about Covid-19 ...

KZN recorded 5,411 and the Western Cape 4,609 of the 21,099 new Covid-19 cases - compared with 3,807 recorded in ...

While many have developed persistent Covid-19 symptoms long after getting the virus, a condition known as "long Covid", ...

The admission of patients to the continent’s largest field hospital reduced the predicted duration of hospital stay by ...

More than 9,000 people are currently hospitalised for Covid-19 related treatment as the fourth wave continues to spread ...

The isolation period for Covid-19 patients with symptoms should be reduced from 10 days to seven, the ministerial ...

Pointless Covid-19 testing has become a public health threat as the Omicron variant continues to deliver a wave of mild ...

The NICD said on Monday there were 8,515 new cases in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of confirmed ...

London mayor Sadiq Khan has declared a “major incident” due to a rapid spread of the Omicron Covid-19 variant across ...

China urged residents of the country’s higher-risk Covid areas not to travel unless necessary as the country goes into ...

The SA Health Products Regulatory Authority (Sahpra) approved the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine booster shot for South ...

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) says 15,465 new Covid-19 cases have been identified in South ...

This is the second time the minister has tested positive for Covid-19.

The SA Medical Research Council’s waste water surveillance team has detected rapidly rising concentrations of Covid-19 ...

SA is giving 2-million doses of Covid-19 vaccines to African countries in 2022.

Of the new cases, Gauteng recorded the highest number (5,850), followed by KwaZulu-Natal (5,134) and the Western Cape ...

While studies into the relationship between Covid-19 and vaping are ongoing, the World Health Organisation has noted ...

Most Covid-19 patients who died in SA hospitals since mid-November were unvaccinated or partly vaccinated.

The Omicron variant of Covid-19, revealed by SA scientists just 23 days ago, has been reported in 89 countries, the ...

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases reported an additional 36 Covid-19 related deaths and 24,785 new cases ...

The police and the Hawks are appealing to the public to help them locate Swereen Govender, who allegedly persuaded ...

While studies on the effect of Covid-19 on TB patients are limited, the World Health Organisation says it anticipates ...

The national coronavirus command council has retained the lockdown at adjusted level 1, health authorities said on ...

SA's lockdown restrictions will stay at level 1 even as the country heads into the holidays season, the health ...

A small study of sevenCovid-19 cases in SA shows the Omicron variant can break through booster vaccine shots, one of ...

Health minister Joe Phaahla says the ball is in the public's court regarding this year’s Christmas celebrations.

Pfizer vaccines protect against the Omicron variant of Covid-19, with two doses offering 70% protection against severe ...

The scientists who were among a network that was the first to sequence Omicron are watching to see if the highly ...

For the first time since genomic analysis of Covid-19 became widespread, a single variant is responsible for all cases ...

Leading scientists cautioned that the level of immunity against the coronavirus among South Africa’s population due to ...

The civil rights organisation on Tuesday brought an urgent application in the Pretoria high court seeking to have the ...

A picture of hordes of people frolicking in waves without social distancing at a Durban beach has sparked outrage and ...

A new survey has found there's a significant shortage of rental vehicles in SA after companies were forced to downscale ...

It’s official: SA and 10 other African countries will be removed from the UK’s infamous “red list” of travel ...

There were nearly 14,000 new Covid-19 cases recorded across SA in the past 24 hours, the NICD said.

A panel recommends South Africa gradually implements a basic income grant, beginning with the institutionalisation of ...

“Fully vaccinated people who catch Covid-19 are less likely to develop serious illness than those who are unvaccinated."

Preliminary evidence suggests there may be an increased risk of reinfection with Omicron.

A more sustainable intervention is needed to provide income support to “chronically” poor and structurally unemployed ...

The country’s third largest private laboratory, Pathcare, announced on Monday it has concluded a settlement with the ...

"There's no reason why you can't trust us when we say to you 'it's a mild disease','" said Dr Angelique Coetzee.

If you were with the president over the last week or so, you might want to get tested.

The Western Cape has officially entered its fourth wave of Covid-19 infections.

Many companies are considering a vaccine mandate to boost the vaccination rate and help the economy recover from the ...

A Covid-19 Nedlac rapid response task team has worked to mitigate the impact of the pandemic and the lockdown to ...

Boris Johnson is again on the back foot over Covid-19, forced by Omicron to impose tougher restrictions, while he ...

Vaccine mandates might not be universally popular in SA, but the president needs to act decisively for the greater good ...

The vaccines complaint has become hollow and cheap, low-hanging fruit for activists and politicians, notes Peter Bruce.

A 90-minute delay of a DStv Premiership match and staying in the same hotel as delegates to a business convention could ...

Patterns of infection and hospitalisation with the Omicron variant suggest that vaccinations work, and that Covid might ...

Social media is buzzing with the theory that the Omicron variant of Covid is a positive development if it spreads like ...

South Africans should have a clear idea by next week if the milder symptoms associated with the Omicron variant are a ...

Scientists have been accused of creating panic about the Omicron variant of the virus and received a threatening letter ...

President accuses the West of adopting a rude and patronising response to the detection of the new variant in SA when, ...

Cash-strapped owners can no longer afford to keep their animal companions as the pandemic eats into already stretched ...

A plea has gone out to President Cyril Ramaphosa in an open letter to "provide certainty" on interprovincial travel ...

Children and adolescents aged 12 to 17 are eligible for their second Covid-19 vaccination, J&J booster shots will be ...

Public works minister Patricia de Lille has distanced herself from a police housing controversy in Cape Town.

Minister in the presidency Mondli Gungubele says recommendations for making the Covid-19 vaccine mandatory have not ...

"Given that Omicron is clearly everywhere in the UK now, the ongoing punishment of SA in terms of red list travel ...

Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Eugene Johnson says the city has urged event organisers to postpone or cancel planned large ...

Seven out of 10 people being admitted to hospital during the fourth wave of Covid-19 are unvaccinated, health minister ...

The Covid-19 Omicron variant spread between two fully vaccinated travellers across the corridor of a Hong Kong ...

Sandile Cele's Christmas present to SA last year was a breakthrough that made him the first scientist to grow a live ...

With an unemployment rate of 34.9%, according to Stats SA, one hopes the government has learnt from the past

Research by UCT’s Lung Institute highlights the granular details of vaccine hesitancy on the continent

Few Europeans want to return to the office, with many improving their homes to make hybrid living easier: survey

Minister in the presidency Mondli Gungubele says the cabinet has approved the extension of the national state of ...

The new cases continued to be concentrated in Gauteng, although there were significant increases in new infections ...

The condition, which inflames a number of organs, is a major consideration in vaccinating, says an expert

SA, where the Omicron variant is driving a fourth wave of Covid-19 infections, has seen a 255% increase in infections ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday renewed his attack on countries that have isolated Africa in response to SA's ...

A community public benefit organisation, working under the health department, says most SA men are still sceptical ...

Rushdi Harper's tour company in Cape Town was just starting to recover from a disastrous Covid-19 lockdown that had ...

SA is divided over compulsory workplace Covid-19 vaccinations and vaccine passports, according to UJ research.

The health department opened the Electronic Vaccination Data System for the second dose of Pfizer vaccine for the 12 to ...

Business Unity SA says it is consulting legal advisers about the possibility of applying to the high court for a ...

Employment minister said Nedlac is confident the proposal would pass constitutional scrutiny.

The subject of mandatory vaccinations is emotive and divisive, but the Concourt needs to act quickly and decisively

According to the NICD, most of the new cases were in Gauteng (11,703), followed by KwaZulu-Natal (1,989) and the ...

Two doses appear to still be able to protect vaccinated people from severe illness and death, but a third dose improves ...

Of the 220 ambulances, 200 are for intermediate life support and 20 for intensive care.

Symptoms of people infected with the Omicron variant of Covid-19 are far milder than those seen in SA's first three ...

Commercial, off-the-shelf hand sanitisers used by people in and around Tshwane are substandard, do not contain the ...

SAHPRA confirmed that it had approved the "optional third (booster) dose" of the Covid-19 vaccine after Pfizer had ...

"How to apply for R350 grant?" was also the most popular "How to" question on Google this year.

The IFP has called for a ban on matric “pens down” celebrations during the fourth wave of  Covid-19 infections in ...

A total of 71% of the over-60 population is vaccinated. This is the highest vaccine uptake in the adult population ...

The WHO says "the risk coronaviruses pose to drinking water is considered to be low and the virus has not been detected ...

Every person infected with Covid-19 in Gauteng is passing the virus to more than three other people.

There's no need to see so many deaths during Covid’s fourth wave because we have enough vaccines, says funeral industry.

There were also 13,147 new Covid-19 cases reported in the past day, taking the total number of cases since March 2020 ...

The high court in Pretoria on Tuesday ordered that the R111m which was frozen in the bank accounts belonging to  Thabo ...

Mediclinic said on Tuesday that data from its facilities across SA shows that while younger people were going to ...

MP Dean Macpherson was responding to Ramaphosa's criticism of the travel bans imposed by some countries after the ...

European Union health ministers are expected to discuss Tuesday whether it’s advisable to adjust the travel curbs the ...

Labour minister Thulas Nxesi says says an organisation representing businesses is heading to the Constitutional Court ...

SA needs a plan on how to move from containment of the Covid-19 pandemic to mitigation and living with the coronavirus, ...

World Health Organisation DG Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says it pains him that shows of racism, like the recent cartoon ...

Some employees from the Waterberg district health offices in Limpopo downed tools on Tuesday after several of their ...

As Covid-19 cases continue to rise and as yet another lockdown year draws to a close, it's inevitable that some festive ...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says Omicron poses a “very high” risk.

The tourism ministry has published new rules for safe operations in the tourism sector amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says he is expecting a report from the task team set up to investigate the question of ...

Company warns staff who are not exempt but still refuse vaccination that MTN "will not be obliged to continue the ...

Preliminary data suggests rapid antigen tests should pick up the new variant.

One of the founders and major shareholders of the Ballito and Plett Rage festivals has accused media houses of creating ...

Applicants for the R350 social relief of distress grant whose applications were previously cancelled can reinstate them ...

The students knew their university was the epicentre of a new Covid-19 variant spreading panic across the globe, but ...

The NICD has warned that more variants could develop wherever the coronavirus is present, and said vaccination is among ...

SA, which is contending with a massive upsurge in Covid-19 infections following the onset of the Omicron variant, is ...

The Beer Association of SA has launched a court application seeking to declare alcohol bans imposed since the start of ...

The NICD said on Friday that there were 16,055 new cases recorded in the past day, taking the total number of confirmed ...

SA women's life expectancy dropped by a year in 2020 and is likely to fall further in 2021 because of Covid-19, ...

The panicked reaction across much of the world to the Omicron Covid-19 variant comes with a scramble for information.

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday said he was waiting for a report back from a task team he established to ...

The velocity of the mutations also raises questions about how the variant evolved and adds to the puzzle of how ...

Mangosuthu Buthelezi is isolating at home after testing positive for Covid-19 for the second time.

Amid growing calls for the Ballito Rage Festival to be cancelled, the organisers announced on Wednesday that the ...

Seaside towns and other tourist attractions in SA lost more than R1bn in travel bookings for travel between December ...

As millions of children travel to and from schools across the country daily, the importance of social distancing, ...

The Forum of International Respiratory Societies says the Covid-19 pandemic has shifted the focus from HIV testing and ...

In an effort to get citizens vaccinated for Covid-19 amid the Omicron variant, SA companies are doubling the offering ...

As millions of children travel to and from schools across the country daily, the importance of social distancing, ...

The worst-hit province continues to be Gauteng, which recorded 6,168 cases in the past 24 hours, up from 3,143 on ...

KwaZulu-Natal premier Sihle Zikalala has appealed to parents and pupils not to organise or take part in events and ...

How are you celebrating Dezemba?

Residents of South Africa’s richest province and the nation’s Omicron epicentre are rushing to get vaccinated, driving ...

The SA Health Products Regulatory Authority says it will destroy 970,000 vials of the drug Heberon illegally purchased ...

Infectious disease experts have issued a warning about assumptions around the severity of the new Covid-19 variant, ...

“A large number of unvaccinated people aged 50+ are predicted to die in this fourth wave,” said the Gauteng health ...

SA recorded 4,373 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, with more than 3,100 of them in Gauteng.

Part of the increased rate of admissions may reflect extra precaution on the part of parents given the new concern ...

Niehaus says South Africans must be allowed to choose whether they want to get vaccinated in line with their ...

Section27 has asked to be admitted as a friend of the court in an application by the African Christian Democratic ...

The emergence of a new Covid-19 variant B.1.1.529, named Omicron by the World Health Organisation, has rattled many ...

Covid-19, joblessness, financial stress, deaths and GBV are taking their toll, so do what you can to help those in need

Johnson & Johnson and Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd have agreed on terms that may lead to a licensing deal allowing the ...

The Covid-19 Omicron variant was detected in the Netherlands before two flights arrived from SA last week, Dutch health ...

Australia imposed new restrictions on Saturday on people who have been to nine Southern African countries, as the new ...

The meeting had been scheduled for Sunday amid rapidly increasing Covid-19 cases across the country, particularly in ...

US President Joe Biden will restrict travel to the United States US from eight Southern African countries effective ...

It may be more transmissible than Delta and it’s spreading fastest among under-25s, so now’s the time to get vaccinated

University of KwaZulu-Natal geneticist professor Tulio de Oliveira has appealed to the world not to isolate SA and the ...

Britain announced it was temporarily banning flights from South Africa and five other countries from Friday and that ...

Scientists are monitoring a new Covid-19 variant with an “extremely high number” of mutations that has been detected in ...

You won't catch Covid-19 from food and grocery deliveries if health and safety protocols are observed

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) confirmed on Thursday that a new Covid-19 variant known as ...

The safe-haven yen rallied while the South African rand and risk-sensitive Australian dollar slumped on Friday, as ...

The discovery of the variant shows the need to increase vaccinations against Covid-19 on the continent, says Matshidiso ...

"Those who refuse to be vaccinated are advised to start restraining themselves by staying away from gatherings," says ...

Members of parliament’s standing committee on public accounts on Wednesday lambasted an Unemployment Insurance Fund ...

Despite a high number of Covid-19 infections, 31,521 out of 86,630 health workers employed by the Gauteng health ...

The following is a summary of some recent studies on Covid-19. They include research that warrants further study to ...

According to the World Health Organisation, there is “no evidence of a direct connection between climate change and the ...

The prohibition of faith-based gatherings due to Covid-19 regulations in December 2020 and January this year was ...

About 35% of South Africans are fully vaccinated, just half the government's year-end target.

Co-operative governance and traditional affairs minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma’s conduct in banning faith-based ...

SA recorded 868 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, with Gauteng again accounting for the vast majority.

More than half of SA families have bought or rented extra devices for their children's remote learning during the ...

SA's Health Products Regulatory Authority has received an application for a Pfizer booster vaccination against Covid-19.

Gauteng accounted for nearly 80% of SA's new Covid-19 cases, the latest data from the NICD showed.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advised that employers and colleagues can encourage each other ...

The latest figures to come out Gauteng are a forceful reminder that now is not the time for SA to let its guard down

Thuli Phongolo says she's not horribly sick but is fighting Covid-19.

As we approach Christmas, faith-based gatherings may be banned again 'while casinos stay open'

Most new cases in the 24-hour cycle are from Gauteng.

"While it might be too early to talk about the fourth wave being in our midst, now is not the time to let our guard ...

You can get your second jab at any vaccination site in Gauteng.

As the first signs of a possible fourth wave for Gauteng emerge, scientists predict a somewhat easier ride for SA than ...

After the super-spreader disaster of last year, this year's event is operating a strict 'no vaccine no entry policy', ...

Three policy areas suggest quickly implementable solutions that will help to ensure SA emerges a more equitable ...

The Gauteng health department on Friday warned that citizens should not become complacent as the province has seen a ...

All electronic vaccination data system information is securely stored and the system is compliant with all applicable ...

The national health department on Friday told parliament’s health portfolio committee that several of its programmes ...

The priority is to vaccinate as many people over 50 ahead of the anticipated fourth wave, because more than 80% of ...

An application by a Christian organisation seeking a declaration for the Covid-19 regulations around religious ...

According to the World Health Organisation, vaccine recalls or withdrawals due to safety issues are rare.

As SA hit day 600 of lockdown on Thursday, the Institute of Race Relations has challenged President Cyril Ramaphosa to ...

Childhood vaccination, whatever stance is taken, is a complex social process.

There has been a steady increase in the number of influenza cases from the week starting August 23, with a sharp ...

"There will be plenty of time for celebrating once you have completed your exams," Western Cape education MEC Debbie ...

"Don't shut us down in December", the hospitality industry pleaded on Tuesday, calling on government not to impose ...

While studies are conflicted on whether there is an increased risk of getting Covid-19 if you are living with HIV, the ...

The constitution guarantees the right to healthcare, but the vehicle for upholding it places elites ahead of the ...

There were 148 new infections recorded in Gauteng in the past day. The next worst-hit was the Western Cape with 31 ...

A shortage of burial plots and viable land for new cemeteries has been worsened by the pandemic’s death toll, forcing ...

"Don't shut us down in December", the hospitality industry pleaded on Tuesday, calling on government not to impose ...

Government is preparing the health system for a resurgence in infections by stocking up on oxygen supply, ventilators, ...

A shortage of burial plots and viable land for new cemeteries has been worsened by the pandemic’s death toll, forcing ...

While studies are conflicted on whether there is an increased risk of getting Covid-19 if you are living with HIV, the ...

Expert from Wits University says government has handled ‘demand creation’ poorly

While no funds are missing from the artists' Covid-19 relief fund, there was a lack of oversight resulting in an ...

Healthcare workers lined up slowly this week for a booster shot of the J&J Covid-19 vaccine, with about 6,000 getting a ...

SPONSORED | During Integrated Public Service Month, the government assessed the overall state of public service in SA ...

The SA Medical Association said there must be a choice of Covid-19 booster vaccine after Johnson & Johnson won the ...

SA's active Covid-19 case numbers are “relatively high” at about 16,000 but “far less than the peak”, health minister ...

Former chief justice Mogoeng Mogoeng has criticised the way President Cyril Ramaphosa’s administration handled the ...

“There is no maximum time — in fact, the longer the interval is, usually the better,” says Dr Melinda Suchard, head of ...

While some companies were hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic and were even forced to shut down, former Telkom ...

Gauteng recorded 173 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, about 44% of the total number of infections across SA in ...

According to the department of health, irregular or extended periods after vaccination are thought to be an immune ...

“The vaccine does not work on the DNA of the body," says the Department of Health.

Over the past two years, we’ve lost many people. Jobs have been lost. The economy has nosedived. Our lifestyles have ...

There is no chance of contracting Covid-19 while swimming because "the Covid-19 virus does not transmit through water ...

Science should trump politics in SA's drive to vaccinate its population against Covid-19, says SA Council of Churches ...

Gauteng was the only province to record more than 50 new Covid-19 cases in the past day, latest figures from the NICD ...

Walter Sisulu University and North West University have been granted R3.5m to support locally made candidate vaccines, ...

There were only 305 new Covid-19 cases recorded across SA in the past 24 hours, the NICD said on Wednesday.

"Hot peppers in your food, though very tasty, cannot prevent nor cure Covid-19," says the World Health Organisation.

In a bid to ramp up Covid-19 vaccination numbers before the festive season, the department of health is offering jabs ...

Shares tied to reopening trades from casinos to airlines surged in Asia on Monday after Pfizer said its Covid-19 pill ...

More than 23-million Covid-19 vaccine doses have been administered in SA so far, the health department says, as it ...

Health experts have encouraged citizens to get the Covid-19 vaccine, saying it will help ease some of the tight ...

SA recorded 339 new Covid-19 cases and 44 deaths in the past 24 hours, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases ...

Drugs in the same class as molnupiravir have been linked to birth defects in animal studies. Merck, known as MSD ...

Formula One leader Max Verstappen said he was not worrying about Covid-19 affecting the championship outcome but rival ...

The risk of dying from Covid-19 is 20 times higher among people who are not vaccinated than those who had the double ...

Thermal scanners, also known as temperature guns, have been at the forefront of mass surveillance during the pandemic, ...

The number of active Covid-19 cases in the Western Cape slipped below 1,000 on Thursday.

Access to the second Sisonke study trial for healthcare workers will begin soon, SA Medical Research Council and ...

The regulator said immunisation anxiety-related reaction can cause hyperventilation among vaccinated individuals.

The outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic has had a devastating impact across the globe,  but there are signs that life ...

Long Covid is the post-Covid-19 condition that occurs in individuals with a history of probable or confirmed infection.

There were 18 Covid-19 related deaths reported in the past day, taking the total number of fatalities to 89,197 to date.

Working longer hours with no boundaries during the protracted Covid-19 lockdown is starting to bite, with many ...

The Capital Hotels and Apartments, which owns and operates several luxury establishments in SA, says it has achieved ...

There were just 106 new Covid-19 cases recorded across SA in the past 24 hours, the NICD said on Monday.

Moderna says Pfizer is trying to fathom how to play its game, while Pfizer says it’s proud of every shot-maker’s efforts

Getting vaccines into at least 40% of the population can prevent more than 9-million Covid-19 infections and more than ...

As the race to develop cheaper and easy-to-administer vaccines against Covid-19 continues, a US drug maker has been ...

Teenagers have been the worst-affected by Covid-19, with the pandemic becoming a mental health crisis for many, says ...

Pop-up vaccination sites will operate at 1,000 voting stations on Monday.

The Covid-19 lockdown has left women at high risk of domestic violence, a new study has found.

Enthusiastic teens who are lining up for the Covid-19 jab across all provinces have driven up the vaccination needle, ...

Despite 7.8-million jobless people, an economy throttled by the pandemic — and a threatened insurrection — many South ...

There were 475 new Covid-19 cases and 47 deaths recorded in SA in the past 24 hours, the NICD said on Friday

As the number of fully vaccinated people continues to grow in SA, questions about why some people are still becoming ...

Long-standing structural inequalities, political entrepreneurs and Covid-19 fuelled the riots that left more than 300 ...

It left big food producers laughing all the way to the bank, while small farmers, fishers and traders suffered, says ...

Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc. won approval to run an initial clinical trial for its orally delivered Covid-19 vaccine ...