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All of South Africa’s provinces have reported an uptick in the number of new infections in the past week, raising speculation that the country may head into another round of public gatherings\ and alcohol restrictions. File Image / African News Agency / ANA It’s official, we’re in a Covid-19 third wave. Should a family meeting be called? Share Durban – It’s official. South Africa is in the throes of a Covid-19 third wave after breaching the 4 000 new infections rate. Al...

A total of 2 383 new Covid-19 cases have been identified in South Africa, compared to 2 894 on Sunday, bringing the cumulative number of cases to 1 637 848.

Patient Ivan Prestage getting his vaccine from DR Stoffels. Premier Alan Winde said that the plan is to eventually scale up to 70 sites in the metro, and 184 sites in districts outside of the city. Picture: Ayanda Ndamane/African News Agency (ANA) The Western Cape now has 53 Covid-19 vaccine sites By Staff Reporter Share Cape Town - As of today there are 53 Covid-19 vaccine sites operational in the Western Cape. The Western Cape government last week said that the number of vaccination sites in ...

Provinces including Gauteng, the Free State and Northern Cape are currently grappling with the impact of a third wave.

Legal bid to scrap government’s BBE requirements in Covid-19 vaccine roll-out Share Pretoria - Although there have been delays in the roll-out of the country’s Covid-19 vaccination process, this has been caused by factors outside the government’s control. In addition, South Africa remains on track to vaccinate the entire adult population within 12 months. This is according to the Director-General of Treasury, Dondo Mogajane, in his answer to an application by AfriForum, in which ...

WATCH: ’Generations: The Legacy’ creator Mfundi Vundla, wife get Covid-19 vaccine jabs By James Mahlokwane Share Pretoria - The creator of South Africa’s most popular soapie “Generations: The Legacy” Mfundi Vundla and his wife Karen received their Covid-19 vaccine jabs at Sammy Marks Square in Pretoria. The two of them put smiles on the faces of nurses and other people who came for their jabs when they arrived as part of popular figures mobalising the rest of society to...

Brace yourself for alcohol ban as SA faces third wave Share CAPE TOWN - There have been growing calls for government to impose restrictions on alcohol, as the country approaches the third wave. Two consecutive weeks of increases in positive Covid-19 cases in SA;12,531 positive cases were confirmed for the week May 3-9 (46% increase over the previous week), and 17,133 cases for May 10-16 (38% increase over the previous week). Although Health Minister Zweli Mkhize says new restrictions are inevit...

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People have to ensure there is no COVID-19 3rd wave: CSIR DG Shekhar Mande SECTIONS Last Updated: Apr 05, 2021, 03:26 PM IST Share Synopsis Speaking to reporters online on Sunday night, the head of the premier institution under the Union ministry of science and technology, said people have to maintain self-discipline and self-regulation and show the way to beat the disease. AFP Mande said people would have to be alert even if the number of cases start declining, adding that "it was up to us to ...

Jhelum reports 29 cases JHELUM: Twenty-nine people tested positive for Covid-19 in Jhelum on Saturday, according to a district health authority report. DHA Spokesperson Dr Mian Azhar Hayat said 125 asymptotic patients in the Jhelum district were observing isolation at homes. He said 12 infected patients were receiving treatment at the district headquarters (DHQ) hospital while 39 suspected Covid patients were admitted to the same healthcare facility. The DHA has conducted 72,925 coronavirus tes...