Covid-19 News
Lockdown: Cabinet expected to meet over dropping restrictions 
By: News24Wire 22nd June 2022 Cabinet is expected to meet over a proposal to scrap all remaining Covid-19 restrictions. A source told News24 that Cabinet would be meeting on... →
Winde wants remaining Covid-19 restrictions to be lifted
By: Thabi Shomolekae 21st June 2022 Western Cape Premier Alan Winde said he will make clear on Wednesday the Western Cape government’s position in favour of the removal of the... →
Phaahla proposes an end to mask-wearing, gathering limits
By: Thabi Shomolekae 21st June 2022 Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla is of the view that mask-wearing is no longer needed, following a decline in the number of reported Covid-19 cases,... →
Ramaphosa sees more to gain from Brics as he gears up for Leaders’ Summit
By: Thabi Shomolekae 20th June 2022 President Cyril Ramaphosa will join the virtual fourteenth Brics (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa ) Leaders’ Summit, on Thursday,... →
SA receives R7.6bn World Bank loan for Covid-19 vaccine procurement
By: Thabi Shomolekae 14th June 2022 South Africa has welcomed a R7.6-billion “low-interest” loan from the World Bank to support the country’s procurement of 47-million Covid-19... →
Western Cape schools to be used as vaccination sites for pupils 
By: News24Wire 14th June 2022 Western Cape schools are set to roll out Covid-19 vaccinations to pupils aged 12 and older, as part of a national programme focusing on schools. In... →
De Lille welcomes European Investment Bank cash injection into Biovac
By: Sane Dhlamini 8th June 2022 Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Patricia de Lille has welcomed the European Investment Bank’s (EIB’s) injection of €175-million to... →
Pfizer protects against Omicron sublineages, Discovery says
By: Bloomberg 8th June 2022 Pfizer and BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine appears to largely prevent severe disease from the coronavirus omicron variants sublineages BA.4 and BA.5, a... →
Winde says Covid-19 restrictions no longer necessary in W Cape
By: Thabi Shomolekae 7th June 2022 Western Cape Premier Alan Winde said on Tuesday Covid-19 restrictions are no longer necessary in the province, pointing to data that showed that... →
Covid-19: Organisation drops case fighting implementation of vaccine mandate at Rhodes
By: News24Wire 6th June 2022 After months of fighting the Covid-19 vaccine mandate at Rhodes University, the Makhanda Against Mandates organisation has abandoned their court... →
Health department to administer second Covid-19 vaccine booster shot for those 50 and older
By: News24Wire 6th June 2022 People aged 50 and older are now eligible for an additional booster shot of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine, the national health department has... →
