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KZN health MEC slams DA accusations that she instructed hospital to postpone vaccinations KwaZulu-Natal health MEC Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu. Image: Sandile Ndlovu KwaZulu-Natal health MEC Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu has come under fire from the DA  in the province, which claims she gave an instruction to postpone the vaccination of about 40 health-care workers on Wednesday.  The DA claims the instruction was made on a WhatsApp group consisting of staff members from the Inkosi ...

Three experts believe that SA is likely to experience its third wave of the Covid pandemic in June or July. They are urging people to continue to adhere to safety protocol.

Daily Maverick 168 weekly newspaper. Dr Sarah Dlamini’s energy for her job and passion for people is both undeniable and infectious when she talks about the work she does in paediatric care in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal. In addition to being a busy paediatric doctor, Dlamini is chair of her children’s school governing body, a trustee of her high school’s centenary trust and an elder in her church. Dlamini grew up in a family of political activists and says she always knew she would w...

Minister Blade Nzimande spells out plans for higher education © Provided by Pretoria News Pretoria - The country’s universities and colleges are on track to complete the 2020 and 2021 academic years, Higher Education, Science and Technology Minister Dr Blade Nzimande said yesterday. Nzimande told a media briefing that 10 of the country’s 26 institutions had finished their formal academic years. He said they were wrapping up special exams. The remainder would follow suit at different times...

The epidemiologist Salim Abdool Karim could be considered South Africa’s Anthony Fauci. As co-chair of the South African Ministerial Advisory Committee on Covid-19, he is the government’s top adviser on the pandemic and has become the country’s face of Covid-19 science. He also sits on the Africa Task Force for Novel Coronavirus, overseeing the continent’s response to the global crisis. Karim, who directs the Durban-based Centre for the Aids...

The East African Saturday December 19 2020 Shoppers stand in a queue while they wait to enter the Jabulani Mall in Soweto, on March 31, 2020. As of December 18, 2020 , South Africa had recorded 892,813 known cases of Covid-19 with 24,000 known deaths. PHOTO | AFP Summary A mutated virus instinctively sounds scary, but mutation is common in viruses. Advertisement A new variant (lineage) of the Sars-CoV-2 virus, which causes the coronavirus disease, has been detected in South Africa, scientists h...

Professor Salim Abdool Karim and Dr Anthony Fauci were jointly awarded the John Maddox Prize 2020 “for standing up for science during the coronavirus pandemic” on Monday, 14 December 2020.  They were commended for “going beyond the line of duty as government advisers on health” in their communication of the complex and changing science of Covid-19 to the public and policymakers alike. Abdool Karim is an epidemiologist and director of the Centre for the Aids Programme of Research in Sou...

Anthony Fauci and Salim Abdool Karim joint winners of John Maddox Prize 2020 Citizen reporter The Academy of Science of South Africa has congratulated Karim on the award. Dr Anthony Fauci and Professor Salim Abdool Karim have been jointly awarded the John Maddox Prize 2020 for standing up for science during the coronavirus p...

SAs Abdool Karim wins top award for standing up for science during COVID-19 Along with Antony Fauci, South African epidemiologist Salim Abdool Karim has won the prestigious John Maddox Prize 2020 for "going beyond the line of duty". Infectious disease specialist Professor Salim Abdool Karim. Picture: @UKZN/Twitter. 113 days ago JOHANNESBURG - South African epidemiologist Salim Abdool Karim has been announce...

Professors Salim Abdool Karim and Quarraisha Karim lauded by Bill Gates for work on Aids, Covid-19 By Janine Moodley Share Durban - Professors Salim Abdool Karim and his wife, Quarraisha, have been hailed heroes by Bill Gates, a philanthropist and the founder of Microsoft. This was for their efforts in combatting HIV/Aids and Covid-19. The Abdool Karims, both aged 60, are internationally renowned for their work at the Centre for the Aids Programme of Research in South Africa (Caprisa) and thei...