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South African pharmaceutical company Aspen says its aim is to eventually produce 1.3 billion doses of coronavirus vaccines for Africa.

Proof of vaccination against the coronavirus will now be required to register at all four major institutions of higher learning ...

Government says it has established what it calls the COVID-19 response grant to support the higher education sector to mitigate ...

Rhodes University in Makhanda, Eastern Cape, has now made COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory in order to allow all staff and students ...

Deputy President David Mabuza, Minister of Sport Arts Culture Nathi Mthethwa and Health Minister Joe Phaahla will participate in the ...

People who are 18-years and older will be eligible to get their COVID-19 vaccinations from Friday, August 20.

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) says it will launch an investigation after receiving a complaint that tenants of ...

The COVID-19 positivity rate in South Africa has declined to 24.3%  with 12 056 cases new cases reported in the ...

The National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) says Gauteng has registered 61% of the 9 149 new coronavirus cases recorded ...

Some experts say government still has no concrete vaccine rollout plan and is still way off its target of vaccinating ...

The organisation lodged papers in the High Court in Johannesburg last week, demanding that government's ban on faith-based gatherings be ...

The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Parliament says Small Business Development Minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has only authorised the use of 8% ...

Two lawmakers in Madagascar have died of COVID-19 and at least 25 members of parliament and of the senate have ...

Gauteng Department of Health is refuting claims that there are 1.5 million graves in the province prepared for COVID-19 related ...

Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane has announced a community-based strategy to fight the spread of coronavirus in the province. The ...

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has called on the sector's leaders to agree on measures to ensure social distancing ...

Persons between the ages of 50 and 69 account for almost 52% of the COVID-19 related deaths in the country.

The Communication Workers Union (CWU) says it will engage with the SABC about the increased number of positive COVID-19 cases ...

The United Nations (UN) and the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement have jointly called for unity in scaling ...

Activist Reyno De Beer says the ruling by the High Court in Pretoria regarding the lockdown regulations is a victory ...