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BioNTech project aims to expand malaria vaccine production capacity in Africa
German biotech company BioNTech has announced a project aimed at creating a highly efficacious vaccine to help eradicate malaria, while expanding vaccine production capacity across Africa. BioNTech...
ActionSA to launch lawsuit against Ramaphosa, ANC
ActionSA President Herman Mashaba on Wednesday expressed anger towards the South African government, calling on citizens and businesses who have been negatively affected by the recent violence and...
Ramaphosa to address nation as violence, looting persist
President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation, on Monday, on government’s response to the unrest in parts of the country. This after protests against the imprisonment of former President Jacob...
SANDF deploys soldiers in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal
The South African National Defence Force said on Monday it would deploy soldiers to support the South African Police Service in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal. Protests against the incarceration of...
Saving lives, preventing more business closures a priority – Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday that in dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic, government has sought to balance saving lives and preserving livelihoods in an evidence-based manner; however,...
Decision on Sinovac vaccine to be announced soon – SAHPRA
The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority CEO Dr Boitumelo Semete-Makokotlela announced that a decision on the Sinovac vaccine will be communicated in the coming days. Last month,...
Support income for sectors closed by govt under discussion – Thulas Nxesi
Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi announced on Tuesday that the department’s social partners will be engaging at the National Economic Development and Labour Council this week to thrash...
Property confiscation will negatively impact the poor – Free Market Foundation
The Free Market Foundation has maintained that property confiscation and nationalisation will not resolve the country’s land dispossession legacy, instead, it will make life even more difficult for...
G7 Summit will allow SA to push for swift international response to Covid-19 – Presidency
President Cyril Ramaphosa is travelling to the UK, on Friday, to attend the Group of Seven Summit, at the invitation of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. South Africa is invited as a guest...
SA paid 25% more for Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine than high-income economies – Study
Independent anti-corruption organisation Transparency International said on Tuesday that there are large discrepancies in the prices paid for Covid-19 vaccines, revealing that upper-middle income...
Alcohol abuse a huge problem for Saps – Cele
Police Minister Bheki Cele on Friday called on the alcohol Industry to be part of the solution and offer social responsibility programmes, saying alcohol abuse is the ‘albatross around ones neck’...
Motheo spearheads transformation in the construction industry
Motheo Construction Group, the largest black women-managed and lead construction company in South Africa, is finalising its new management structure as it strengthens its footprint in all nine...
Vaccine should be made available to all, not just to the highest bidders – Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa has said that if the international community is truly committed to human rights and the values of equality and non-discrimination, vaccines should be viewed as a global...
US supports South Africa’s vaccine roll-out strategy with $3m
The US is supporting South Africa’s Covid-19 vaccine strategy by providing $3-million, or R45-million, in funding for vaccine distribution, field hospitals and data surveillance, through the US...
External financing, high debt levels force painful fiscal adjustments – Bartholomew Armah
Economic Commission for Africa Macroeconomics and Governance Division director Professor Bartholomew Armah on Wednesday warned that external financing and high debt levels pose major risks to...
Marikana forced Saps to correct where it went wrong – Bheki Cele
Police Minister Bheki Cele on Monday called on municipalities and other stakeholders to become more proactive in removing the root causes leading to violent protests. Cele said it was worrying that...
The corrupt took advantage of the public health crisis – David Lewis
Civil rights and anti-corruption group Corruption Watch on Thursday expressed anger and sadness towards reports relating to corruption in the health sector, saying the corrupt took advantage of the...
Resolving energy challenges is fundamental to economic recovery – Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa has acknowledged the disruption caused by load-shedding and outlined government’s plans to restructure and strengthen the country’s electricity system to fundamentally...
Picket planned to urge DTIC to fix Patent Law
The Fix the Patent Law campaign will take to the streets on Thursday to picket at the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition to pressure the department to fix South Africa’s patent law to...
SA Oxford-AstraZeneca study urges development of second-generation vaccines
Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics Research Unit at the University of the Witwatersrand Director Professor Shabir Madhi has warned that despite early successes with Covid-19 vaccines,...
New Italy Visa Application Centre in SA prioritises safety
Outsourcing and technology services company Visa Facilitation Services (VFS) Global on Monday launched the new Italy Visa Application Centre in Cape Town, to offer customers a safe and secure...
Africa has lost a great thinker – Ramaphosa pays tribute to Benno Ndulu
President Cyril Ramaphosa expressed his sadness, on Wednesday, at the passing of respected Tanzanian economist Professor Benno Ndulu, saying Africa had lost a great thinker and visionary in the...
For SA to succeed ANC must be removed from power – Mashaba
ActionSA President Herman Mashaba said on Tuesday that the Covid-19 pandemic has demonstrated that the ruling African National Congress must be removed from power for the country to succeed....
Ramaphosa has stern warning for those involved in corruption
President Cyril Ramaphosa has assured South Africans that the net is closing in on those involved in corrupt acts, warning those found guilty that they will be dealt with harshly and appropriately....
US provides additional field hospital support to South Africa
Field hospitals in the Free State and Eastern Cape have received support from the US Agency for International Development in the form of medical equipment and technical assistance in the provinces’...
Lower population growth could significantly reduce unemployment – report
Independent organisation the Inclusive Society Institute has released a new report showing the correlation between lower population growth levels and reduced unemployment levels. ISI CEO Daryl...
Act against Zuma or face worse economic conditions – Busa to Ramaphosa
Business Unity South Africa has appealed to President Cyril Ramaphosa to act decisively against former President Jacob Zuma by ensuring that the law takes its course in the matter of Zuma appearing...
Trial data important to prove vaccine safety – Discovery Health CEO
Medical Aid scheme Discovery Health CEO Ryan Noach has emphasised the importance of phase three clinical trial data on Covid-19 vaccines, urging manufacturers to produce trial evidence alongside...
Release excess vaccines you have hoarded – Ramaphosa to rich countries
President Cyril Ramaphosa pleaded with richer countries, on Tuesday, to release their excess Covid-19 vaccines to countries that have yet to receive doses, voicing his concern about “vaccine...
Govt has been open, transparent throughout pandemic – Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa reinforced, on Monday, the importance of keeping South Africans informed of vaccine acquisition developments, adding that government must be held to account for all...
S Africans have the ability to stimulate economic activity – Ramaphosa
With public finances under extreme strain because of the cost of the country’s health response to Coronavirus and the social and economic relief measures put in place to assist businesses and poor...
Information Regulator engaging with Facebook on WhatsApp privacy policy
South Africa’s Information Regulator said on Thursday that it was committed to ensuring the protection of personal information of South African citizens, following WhatsApp’s revised privacy...
Appointment of senior researchers bolsters Brenthurst Foundation research capacity
Johannesburg-based think-tank Brenthurst Foundation director Dr Greg Mills has welcomed the appointment of Dr. Emmanuel Owusu-Sekyere and Professor Lyal White to the Foundation, saying their...
SA to receive 1-million vaccine doses this month from Serum Institute of India
South Africa will receive 1-million doses of the SII/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine in January, with a further 500 000 doses expected in February. This was according to Health Minister Zweli Mkhize,...
Covid-19 vaccine essential to end economic devastation – Solidarity Fund CEO
Solidarity Fund CEO Tandi Nzimande said the speedy roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccine was vital to end the devastation that the virus has caused, adding that the Solidarity Fund would ensure that the...
Wits encouraged by AstraZeneca/Oxford Covid-19 vaccine results
The University of the Witwatersrand said on Monday it was encouraged by the results of the Coronavirus vaccine jointly-developed by the University of Oxford and British drug group AstraZeneca. An...
Biovac celebrates local manufacture of paediatric vaccine
Bio-pharmaceutical company Biovac CEO Dr Morena Makhoana on Thursday lauded the commencement of local manufacturing of a six-in-one paediatric vaccine, saying through local manufacturing the...
HIV prevention breakthrough 89% more effective than daily pill – Wits study
Researchers from the University of the Witswatersrand have announced that CAB LA injections, taken once every eight weeks, are more effective in preventing HIV in women in sub-Saharan Africa,...
Decline in vaccine confidence could compromise effectiveness – survey
World Economic Forum head of shaping the future of health and healthcare Arnaud Bernaert said a decline in coronavirus vaccine confidence was a remarkable and sad trend as the world moves closer...
High risk countries list revised, three month stay period allowed
The South African government on Monday issued the revised list of high risk countries, saying it will allow visitors hoping to stay in the country for a period of three months or more, subject to...
SA’s extreme inequality could erupt – Joel Netshitenzhe
Democracy without socio-economic rights is ineffectual and South Africa’s extreme inequality is untenable and threatening to erupt as the poor became increasingly despondent, said Mapungubwe...
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