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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...
South Africa Breaches 2 Million COVID-19 Mark
Faizel Patel – 02/07/2021 South Africa has breached the two million COVID-19 mark. The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) says South Africa has racked up 24,270 infections over the past day with the known caseload ballooning to 2,019,826. Three...
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[LISTEN] COVID-19 Delta Plus Variant Emerges in India, Should You be Worried?
Faizel Patel – 02/072021 As world battles the Delta variant of COVID-19, a new strain, the Delta variant Plus has now emerged in India as the country recorded over four hundred thousand deaths from the pandemic. The “Delta plus”, AY.1 or B.1.617.2.1, has an extra...
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[FULL SPEECH] Ramaphosa’s Address to the Nation
Fellow South Africans, Our former President Nelson Mandela once wrote: “I have walked that long road to freedom. I have tried not to falter; I have made missteps along the way. “But I have discovered the secret that after climbing a great hill, one only...
Ramaphosa Announces South Africa Moves to Adjusted COVID-19 Alert Level 4 for 14 Days – More Strict Measures in Place
Faizel Patel – 27/06/2021 President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that the country will move to an adjusted level 4 of the lockdown to stop the spread of the Coronavirus in South Africa. Ramaphosa was addressing the nation on Sunday on the country’s response to the...
[FULL SPEECH] Ramaphosa On The Progress to Contain the COVID-19 Pandemic
Faizel Patel – 15/06/2021 Fellow South Africans, It is exactly 15 months since we declared a National State of Disaster in response to the coronavirus pandemic. We have never experienced a health crisis of this severity before, nor one so prolonged. It is...
President Cyril Ramaphosa Calls “Family Meeting” on Tuesday Night
Faizel Patel – 15/06/2021 The Presidency has announced that President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation at 8pm on Tuesday. In a statement, the Presidency says Ramaphosa's address follows a meeting of the National Coronavirus Command Council, the President’s...
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[LISTEN & READ] Prof Shabir Madhi: “Indians are More Likely to Die from COVID-19 & Third Wave Yet to Peak in Gauteng”
Faizel Patel – 09/06/2021 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143) Wits University director of vaccines and infectious diseases Professor Shabir Madhi says Indian people are 40%* more likely to die from COVID-19 compared to other race groups. Professor Madhi was speaking to Radio...
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[LISTEN] Jamiat SA Burial Service Handling High Number of COVID-19 Mayyits, Urges Communities to Comply with Protocols
Faizel Patel – 08/06/2021 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143) The Jamiatul Ulama South Africa’s burial services says the organization has been handling a high number of mayyits due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Muslim Stats SA, more than 2,780 Muslim fatalities have...
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[LISTEN] Dr Nazeer Chopdat Unpacks the Severity of COVID-19 on Radio Islam & Why Precautions Must be Taken to Stay Safe
Faizel Patel – 08/06/2021 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143 A Lenasia doctor has cautioned that the third wave of the Coronavirus pandemic is much more severe and has urged people to strictly adhere to the protocols to stay safe. Dr. Nazeer Chopdat who is a physician at the...