Finance minister Tito Mboweni recently tweeted himself into hot water when he accused DA “loud mouths” of spreading misinformation about the Covid-19 vaccine, saying he would ask EFF leader Julius Malema to “deal with them.” The minister…
Wearing face masks, especially in indoor public spaces, is now mandated or recommended in more than 160 countries A new review published in BMJ Analysis has found that despite some concerns, wearing a face mask to prevent the spread of…
Address comes after cabinet meeting on Sunday afternoon President Cyril Ramaphosa will address SA at 8pm, the Presidency announced on Sunday afternoon. Earlier, Ramaphosa was in a meeting with his cabinet ahead of the address. In a…
Gauteng premier David Makhura has tested positive for Covid-19. In a statement on Friday, Makhura said he developed mild symptoms on Wednesday. On Thursday, he decided to self-quarantine and test for Covid-19. “Today, [Friday], I received…
As the country battles the coronavirus, a South African living and teaching in a Chinese city where the pandemic has been contained offers the assurance it can be beaten, and shares his own experience. on Thursday told TimesLIVE that in…
Supermarkets imposed purchase limits on toilet paper across Australia Friday following panic buying by people rattled over a surge in coronavirus cases in the country’s second-biggest city. “Stop it, it’s ridiculous,” Prime Minister Scott…
SA can expect to have detected 408,000 cases of Covid-19 by mid-July, according to the latest projection by the national modelling consortium. The number of deaths by mid-July is expected to be 7,440 says the document outlining short-term…
South Africa passed another grim Covid-19 milestone on Monday, as it surpassed the 100,000 mark for confirmed infections. This is less than three months since the first recorded death. There were also a further 61 Covid-19 related deaths…
The total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Gauteng is 11,164 — with 3,348 recoveries and 81 deaths. The provincial health department said in an update on Monday that out of a total of 19,359 contacts, 13,170 people had completed the…
More than 20,000 fans witnessed the Otago Highlanders edge a 28-27 thriller against the Waikato Chiefs on Saturday as New Zealand welcomed the return of live sport after the coronavirus. The highest profile sports fixture worldwide since…
American tennis player Danielle Collins has hit out at men’s world number one Novak Djokovic for his opposition to the Covid-19 protocols proposed by the US Open organisers, saying players need to start earning money again. The hardcourt…
No short-term benefit to quitting and no proof of freeing up of hospital beds The Fair Trade Independent Tobacco Association (Fita) has attached two reports from medical professionals showing that banning the sale of tobacco products and…
The Western Cape has shifted to using high-flow nasal oxygen treatment on Covid-19 patients after the first six patients placed on ventilators died at Tygerberg hospital in Cape Town. Head of the provincial department of health Dr Keith…
