The first consignment of the COVID-19 vaccine, consisting of one-million doses of the Covishield vaccine produced by the Serum Institute in India, arrived at OR Tambo International Airport on Monday
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President Cyril Ramaphosa relaxed several lockdown restrictions with immediate effect under the adjusted Level 3 lockdown, when he addressed the nation during a livestream on February 1. The curfew has
South Africa’s first consignment of COVID-19 vaccines has officially landed at OR Tambo International Airport on Monday [Feburary 1] at 3pm, marking the start of the vaccine rollout which President
The first batch of the COVID-19 vaccine is scheduled to land in South Africa on Monday, February 1. According to the Department of Health deputy director-general Dr Anban Pillay, some
An investigation by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) revealed that two attendees knew they were infected with COVID-19 before attending Rage, the nine-day matric end-of-year music festival, in
South Africa's Minister of Health Zweli Mkhize revealed that the country will receive another 20-million vaccine doses from Pfizer. This brings the total number of vaccines on order to over
Johnson & Johnson's single-dose vaccine candidate was found to be 57% effective in South African participants. The topline safety and efficacy data were based on a study conducted in eight
COVID-19 may reduce male infertility as the disease can cause sperm cell death, inflammation and "oxidative stress", according to a new study based on experimental evidence published in the journal
Premier Alan Winde is currently representing the Western Cape Government at the national lekgotla, pushing for an easing of restrictions in the province. In an update shared to Facebook, Winde
South Africa has been ranked as the second-worst country to live in during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mexico claims the number one spot, according to Bloomberg's Covid Resilience Ranking. New Zealand
