South Africa

South Africa’s COVID-19 cases have risen to 1 356 716 after 9 780 patients were confirmed to have contracted the virus on Tuesday.

KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala has welcomed the decision by President Cyril Ramaphosa to declare a Provincial Official Funeral category one for the late Transport, Community Safety and Liaison MEC Bheki Ntuli, and former Ukhozi FM station manager Welcome Nzimande.

Cabinet has approved the appointment of a 16-member Inter-Ministerial Committee on the COVID-19 vaccination rollout programme.

Public servants are set to receive training on innovation and management in the digital and data era, as well as leadership in a time of crisis.

It is important to note that there is a difference between being fully recovered and being ready to come out of isolation.

The Department of Health has warned that high-dose blood thinners may harm critically ill COVID-19 patients.

Eskom has suspended loadshedding as the generation capacity has improved following the return of some generators to service.

While the country has seen some promising signs of declining new COVID-19 cases compared to the previous week, the second wave continues to put a massive burden on the healthcare system.

South Africa is showing signs of declining COVID-19 cases, with 9 010 new cases reported in the last 24 hours.

Higher education is the latest sector to delay its re-opening dates with 16 universities still finalising their academic year.