A South African study of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine trial has indicated that the vaccine does not have the required 60% efficacy against the variant of the coronavirus found in South Africa. The study was published in the New England Journal of Medicine. This is the first study to raise the[…]
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize says that South Africa is now experiencing the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. Mkhize says the country now meets second wave criteria that is formulated by scientists and modelling teams. “It is also important to highlight that four provinces, that being, Western Cape, Eastern Cape,[…]
The Ministry of Justice and Correctional Services has submitted an extradition request for Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG) church leader Shepherd Bushiri and his wife, Mary. While the law provides for the extradition request to be submitted within 30 days, the Justice Department said it submitted its application within two weeks.[…]
The total number of people who have tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) in South Africa has reached 796 472 after a further 4 173 people were confirmed to have the virus in the most recent period. The Department of Health says in a statement that 65 people have died in[…]
South Africa has recorded 2 888 new coronavirus cases bringing the total number to 757 144. In a statement, the Department of Health also reported 123 new COVID-19 related deaths. “Regrettably, 123 more COVID-19 related deaths have been reported: Eastern Cape 35, Free State 31, Gauteng 4, KwaZulu-Natal 3, Limpopo[…]
Malawian fugitive, Pastor Shepherd Bushiri, has handed himself over to law authorities in his country of origin, Malawi. In a statement addressed to the Southern African Development Community, the leader of Enlightened Christian Gathering church says he will legally explain and defend his decision to flee South Africa for Malawi.[…]
Justice Minister Ronald Lamola says he cannot rule out the possibility of extraditing Enlightened Christian Gathering Church leader pastor Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary to South Africa after the couple fled to Malawi. In a tweet, on Saturday night, Lamola said Malawi is a signatory to the SADC protocol[…]
President Cyril Ramaphosa has warned South Africans against what he describes as ‘coronavirus fatigue’, saying the virus is still present. He addressed the nation on Wednesday regarding the South African government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ramaphosa says the difficult truth is that the virus is far from over. South[…]
South Africa has dipped below the 40,000 mark in active cases of COVID-19. This comes as another 4,014 people have recovered from the disease in the last day. This means recoveries now stand at 675,593 which translates to a recovery rate of 92%. The Department of Health said 1,763 new[…]
The cumulative number of detected COVID-19 cases in South Africa has risen to 730 548 with 1 712 new cases identified in the past 24 hours. The Department of Health has also announced 46 more COVID-19 related deaths. ” Twenty-four from Eastern Cape, nine from Gauteng, three from the Free[…]
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