South Africa

The COVID-19 second wave is showing signs of slowing down in South Africa, with 3 754 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours.

The Department of Health has invested in oncology services infrastructure in order to address challenges related to cancer related services in the public sector.

Deputy President David Mabuza, in his capacity as the Chairperson of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on COVID-19 Vaccines, has engaged various sectors of society on government’s vaccination rollout plan.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has commended the Indian government and its people for the gift to the world in the form of vaccines and scientific knowledge.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has launched a private sector-led, multi-sectoral Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) Response Fund aimed at supporting the implementation of the National Strategic Plan (NSP), and the wider response in the country.

Business and donor communities have pledged support to a response fund aimed at supporting the implementation of the National Strategic Plan (NSP), and the wider Gender-Based Violence and Femicide response in the country.

The first Coronavirus shots in the Northern Cape will be given next week, as South Africa gears up for the biggest vaccination campaign in its history.

Limpopo Premier Stan Mathabatha says the province is ready to administer the COVID-19 vaccine, and has established structures to oversee the process.

Motorists are being urged to avoid traveling on the N18 road between Vryburg and Taung as a result of flooding, the North West Cooperative Governance department said on Thursday.

The Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans has invited the South African Military Health Service to account for R260.59 million spent by the Department of Defence to procure Heberon, which contains the active ingredient interferon alpha 2b.

A process is underway to appoint a permanent board for the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) following the departure of some board members.

As the country prepares to distribute its first consignment of the COVID-19 vaccine, the Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) has called for information to be made available in all official languages.

The Department of Correctional Services has urged the public not to fall prey to fake recruitment scams bearing its name and logo.

The Department of Public Service and Administration has announced an increase in government’s medical assistance to all employees on the Government Employees Medical Scheme (GEMS), with effect from 1 January 2021.

The novel Coronavirus has claimed more than 45 000 lives since the first case was reported in March last year.