Tag: Coronavirus pandemic

The annual Oktoberfest, the world's largest beer festival, kicked off on Saturday for the first time since 2019, marking the ...

The Omicron coronavirus variant dampened New Year festivities around much of the world, with Paris cancelling its fireworks show, London ...

Nigeria has criticised Britain's decision to add the country to a travel "red list" due to coronavirus concerns as unjust ...

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 ...

Less than 3.5% of Africans are vaccinated against COVID-19, far short of its official target of 60%, John Nkengasong, director ...

The Department of Health says although getting the vaccine against COVID-19 is still a personal option, those who choose not ...

Deputy Vice Chancellor of Research and Innovation at the University of KwaZulu-Natal Professor Mosa Moshabela has warned of a high ...

Deputy President David Mabuza is expected to lead the Inter-Ministerial Committee on COVID-19 vaccines rollout outreach to the North West ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to address the nation on the relaxation of adjusted coronavirus lockdown regulations in a few ...

Israel this month will present data from an extensive rollout of COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to the US Food and ...

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) remains confident that despite the various mutations of the coronavirus, vaccines currently being ...

Chinese ambassador to South Africa, Chen Xiaodong has accused the US government of misleading the world about the origins of ...

The governing body for rugby in the southern hemisphere, Sanzaar, has confirmed that the Rugby Championship would go ahead.

Renowned epidemiologist, Professor Salim Abdool Karim, has emphasized the importance of South Africa reaching a high vaccination rate, saying it ...

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

Former Acting Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, says government is hoping to vaccinate 12 million people by next week. ...

Some members of a government expert panel warned that a recent surge in COVID-19 cases was severe enough to impose ...

Not all primary school learners will be back in class full-time due to capacity challenges. According to the Department of ...