By Annisa Essack 06:04:2022 The Minister published the Draft Health Regulations for public comment until Friday, 15...
COVID-19 Articles
Fact Check: Do you need to be vaccinated to enter Saudi Arabia?
By: Zahid Jadwat Messages circulating on social media claim that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has dropped...
Covid-19: An increase in hospital admissions among children
By Hajira Khota According to researchers from the National Institute for Communicable Diseases, the fourth wave of...
COVID-19: A call for digital transformation
By Hajira Khota 01.12.2021 COVID-19 has forced several companies into unknown territory in the last 18 months or...
Covid-19: The new Omicron variant
By Hajira Khota 30.11.2021 Despite an increase in the number of Covid-19 infections as a direct result of the...
No Need to Panic: South African Medical Association
By Umamah Bakharia In his Sunday address to the national, President Cyril Ramaphosa said the country will remain on lockdown level 1 as government keeps an eye on developments. Ramaphosa emphasized that people should adhere to safety regulations to curb the spread of...
Early warning signs of Covid-19 fourth wave detected
By Hajira Khota 24.11.2021 Gauteng is starting to display signs that the Covid-19 pandemic is about to enter its...
ACDP will take the Department of Health to court over child vaccinations
By Hajira Khota 10.11.2021 This week, the National Health Department, the South African Health Products Regulatory...
The shift to online learning and teaching due to Covid-19
By Hajira Khota 20.10.2021 The COVID-19 dilemma has compelled educational systems across the world to seek out...
Children over 12 can get the vaccine jab without parental consent
By Umamah Bakharia 18:10:2021 The Department of Health announced in a briefing on Friday that children over the ages of 12 will receive the Covid-19 vaccination from Wednesday, 20 October. According to Eyewitness News, including children over 12 into the vaccination...
IWWT research proves recent civil unrest in KZN was a COVID-19 super spreader event
By Annisa Essack 11:08:2021 Nine days of civil unrest in KwaZulu-Natal has had a devastating effect on infrastructure, the economy, and the people's lives. But it has also been the contributor to the substantial spike in COVID infections in the province. The Institute...
[FULL SPEECH] Ramaphosa’s Address to the Nation on COVID-19 Lockdown Regulations
My Fellow South Africans, Two weeks ago I announced a set of additional measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus. In deciding to introduce these additional measures, Cabinet followed scientific advice provided by the Ministerial Advisory Committee on...