Among the options being considered are ways to try and boost the nation’s vaccination rate
The department of international relations said the travel restrictions were “akin to punishing South Africa”
The Dutch government banned all air travel from Southern Africa early on Friday
SA has said that the travel ban is unjustified, and Britain did not engage with the country before introducing the flight ban
The meeting had been scheduled for Sunday amid rapidly increasing Covid-19 cases across the country, particularly in Gauteng
Early indications are that the Covid-19 vaccines are effective against the new variant, ministerial advisory committee member Prof Ian Sanne says
The praise will come as scant consolation to those forced to cancel trips to see families over the holiday season or business owners desperate for tourism to ...
More scientific data is needed about the new coronavirus variant before the US can determine whether to halt flights from southern African, says Fauci
Tourists have been forced to cancel bookings overnight, sending the hospitality industry back to the brink of collapse and hotel stocks plunging
A total of 2,465 new infections and 114 deaths recorded in SA
The B.1.1.529 strain appears to be driving Gauteng’s rapid increase in cases in the past fortnight
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases says there were 1,018 new cases recorded in Gauteng in the past 24 hours
SA has amassed 16.8-million doses of J&J and Pfizer vaccines as daily vaccination rates flag
The health department’s Nicholas Crisp says SA had 16.8-million doses in stock and so deliveries have been deferred
Businesses will be watching the government's response as previous surges have triggered tighter restrictions
‘Vooma Voucher’ project fails to drive up number of shots administered to over-60s
Experts say while hospital admissions and deaths might be lower, there could be sizeable waves of infections
The OHSC’s five-year strategic plan set a target of inspecting every health facility at least once every four years — that is more than 5,000
The Green Flag association says it is now widely accepted that inhaled aerosols pose a far bigger risk than touching surfaces contaminated with Covid-19
Provinces pay out R1.74bn in the year to March 31, with contingent liabilities rising above R120bn
