South Africa

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.

The COVID-19 pandemic, which has engulfed South Africa and the rest of the world for the past 10 months has highlighted the importance of investments by governments in science, technology and innovation.

Members of the South African media are invited to submit their entries for the 2021 Southern African Development Community (SADC) Media Awards competition.

The National Consumer Commission (NCC) has launched an investigation into allegations of price gouging relating to garlic and ginger.

The Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) has encouraged all healthcare practitioners to utilise the various platforms available to register for COVID-19 vaccination programme.

The Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries, Barbara Creecy, has received a response from the iSimangaliso Wetland Park Authority on the opening of the estuary mouth on 6 January this year.

International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Dr Naledi Pandor, has once again shone the spotlight on vaccine nationalism.