Mon 06 December 2021: President Cyril Ramaphosa is awaiting a report on South Africa’s possible introduction of vaccine mandates. “We are expecting a report from the Task Team we have set up as well as the Inter-Ministerial Council,” said the President on Sunday. The President emphasised the need to act with speed “so that Cabinet […]
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Sun 05 December 2021: Hospital admissions in South Africa are not on the rise, despite a jump in active COVID-19 cases triggered by the new Omicron coronavirus strain, the country’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, told reporters. “Our hospital admissions are not increasing at an alarming rate meaning that people (who) may be testing positive are not […]
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Sat 04 December 2021: Russian President Vladimir Putin and South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa held a telephone conversation on Saturday discussing details of the preparations for the Russia-Africa summit, interaction within BRICS, and other economic issues, the Kremlin said. “Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation with the president of the Republic of South Africa, Cyril […]
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Fri 03 December 2021: The fourth wave has sparked an increase in hospital admissions in children under the age of five, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said. In a briefing led by Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, the NICD’s Dr Waasila Jassat said there has been a rise in children who are in […]
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Thu 02 December 2021: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa warned against the risk of “health apartheid” as he took aim at travel bans imposed on his country after it detected the new Omicron variant of Covid. On a visit to Ivory Coast, he said the curbs, which many countries have also applied to countries across […]
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Thu 02 December 2021: Children in South Africa were most affected by the ongoing COVID‑19 pandemic, the 2020 General Household Survey (GHS) has found. Released by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) on Thursday, the survey found that COVID-19 had had a distinct impact on the nature of childcare arrangements for children aged 0–4 years in […]
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Thu 02 December 2021: South Africa’s COVID-19 caseload has jumped by a whopping 8 561 new infections in the past 24 hours, an increase of 16.5% positivity rate. According to the data contained in the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) report, Gauteng remains the worst-hit province after 6 168 people tested positive, followed by […]
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Wed 01 December 2021: Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola has welcomed the coming into operation of certain sections of the Cybercrimes Act, with effect from 1 December 2021. In a statement, the Minister said it was necessary to align the country’s law with international trends and best practices. He said: “Another consideration is […]
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Wed 01 December 2021: France said Wednesday it will start allowing flights from southern Africa to land on its territory from Saturday, but with “drastic” restrictions allowing only French and EU residents to disembark, along with diplomats and flight crews. These travellers must have a Covid test upon arrival, with a negative result still requiring […]
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Wed 01 December 2021: The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) has announced the readjustment of the price of both 93 and 95 ULP and LRP grades. “The DMRE regrets to announce that the adjustment of the petrol price announced on Monday, 29 November was erroneous,” said the department on Wednesday. On Monday, the […]
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