National coronavirus command council to discuss tighter safety measures
George and Knysna have recorded their highest number of new cases, exceeding those of late July
This is the fifth week in a row that excess deaths, which are those above the forecast range, have risen in Nelson Mandela Bay
Increase in cases, hospital admissions and the proportion of people testing positive accelerates
The Health Professions Council is slapped with punitive costs and ordered to make a decision on registration
SA had joined the Covax global Covid-19 vaccine distribution scheme, with a committed purchase for 10% of its 58-million citizens
Nelson Mandela Bay metro is the province’s hotspot, and had 6,285 recorded active cases on Sunday, a huge increase on the 167 recorded three weeks earlier
The company says it has the capacity to make 20-million to 30-million vaccines a year, depending on the technology involved
Hospitals in the metro are struggling to cope with increased Covid-19 admissions
Government has to sign up to an international financing agreement called Covax to access the shots
Drug maker joins international coalition to speed up access for low and middle-income countries
Trial is stopped early because treatment proved so successful, researchers announce
Opposition MPs said such a decision should only be considered once they had the facts about parliament’s internal capacity to do the job
The consolidated health budget grows by just 2.9% over the medium-term expenditure framework, which is a cut in real terms
It is the late starters — Free State, Mpumalanga and North West — that are still burning, says report co-author Debbie Bradshaw
HRW says governments have an obligation to ensure the benefits of research funded with public money are shared as widely as possible
Minimum unit pricing, which stipulates a floor price for a unit of alcohol, pushes up the price of the cheapest products on the market
The second round of an HSRC and UJ survey found people more concerned about the economic effects of the lockdowns than the virus itself
Health minister says province posted 42% increase, but premier WInde disputes his analysis
The department says it would be desirable to have round the clock care at clinics, but the bill has ‘massive financial implications’
