Tag: south africa
WHO says no sign SA virus variant can resist vaccine
The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that there is no sign that a coronavirus variant identified in South Africa can resist vaccines.
WHO's technical...
South Africa Coronavirus cases pass half million mark
More than half a million coronavirus cases have been confirmed in South Africa, according to the country's health minister.
Zweli Mkhize announced 10,107 new cases...
SA president’s aide takes leave over fraud claims
South Africa is engulfed in an escalating corruption scandal connected with alleged irregularities in Covid-19 procurement processes.
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s spokesperson has taken leave of...
Bio-hazard warning over stolen Covid-19 samples in SA
Police in South Africa are investigating the hijacking of a lorry that was carrying Covid-19 samples in the city of Port Elizabeth.
The lorry was...
Covid-19: SA minister hospitalised after testing positive
South Africa's minister of mineral resources and energy Gwede Mantashe has been admitted to hospital days after testing positive for Covid-19, the government has...
SA court rules lockdown restrictions ‘irrational’
A South African court has found some coronavirus lockdown regulations imposed by the government "unconstitutional and invalid".
The judge picked out rules around funerals, informal...
Malema virus warning: ‘Don’t go to church, you’ll die’
South Africa's firebrand opposition politician Julius Malema has urged people not to fall for the "trap" of going to church, saying they will die...
South Africa to reopen places of worship
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that places of worship will be reopened on 1 June with strict guidelines to prevent the spread...
Our situation will get worse – SA President warns
The president of South Africa has warned that the country's coronavirus outbreak is going to get much worse, while announcing that lockdown measures are...
2010 World Cup penalty miss still haunts me – Gyan
Former Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan has reiterated that missing a crucial penalty at the 2010 FIFA World Cup still haunts him.
According to Ghana's...
