South Africa’s COVID-19 positivity rate remains low at zero-point-seven percent. The Health department recorded 116 new cases in the past 24 hours and a further 20 deaths. The majority of new cases are from Gauteng at 33 percent, followed by KwaZulu-Natal which accounts for 20 percent. At over 5800, the[…]
South Africa’s Covid-19 cases remain relatively low with a positivity rate of one percent. This comes after 319 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours. KwaZulu-Natal reported most of the cases, followed by Gauteng and the Free State. Unfortunately, 31 people died in the last reporting period due[…]
US President Joe Biden has announced that America will join other Western Nations in a new partnership to help South Africa finance a quicker transition away from coal. South Africa is the largest carbon emitter in Africa. The US, Britain, France, Germany and the European Union will form part of[…]
South Africa’s Covid-19 positivity rate has remained 0.8%. This is good news for the country, and shows that the coronavirus pandemic is currently under control. For the second day in a row, the country recorded less than 200 new infections. The number of daily recorded deaths have also remained relatively[…]
South Africa told visiting climate envoys from the United States, Britain, Germany and France that it needs major financial support to move away from coal, the environment department said on Wednesday. South Africa is the world’s 12th biggest carbon emitter, according to the Global Carbon Atlas, five places ahead of[…]
NATIONAL The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) says more than 75 000 people have now died from COVID 19-related complications in South Africa after another 199 deaths were recorded on Monday. The NICD says 6 787 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the latest reporting period and the[…]
The Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is expected to keep the repo rate unchanged at 3.5%. The decision will be made public on Thursday afternoon at the conclusion of the committee’s three-day meeting. The committee has previously said it expected inflation to remain contained at 4.2% this year. In[…]
Musicians Danny K and Kabelo “Bouga Luv” Mabalane are among the throng of volunteers getting their hands dirty as part of a campaign to clean the shopping malls that have been damaged and looted. They have joined the community of Soweto and the surrounding area to clean the Jabulani Mall[…]
The Department of Health Deputy Director-General, Dr Anban Pillay, says figures indicate that one out of four people is infected with the COVID-19 virus in the country. Health authorities briefed Parliament’s Health Committee on the vaccination roll-out and the Delta variant. Pillay says the Delta variant has been detected in[…]
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the selection of South Africa by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to establish the first mRNA technology transfer hub will help change the continent’s image and promote self-reliance. The hub will boost vaccine manufacturing abilities in the region, as Africa continues to struggle with vaccine procurement.[…]
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