Egypt plans to make 1 billion Sinovac vaccines a year
Cairo – Egypt said on Wednesday it plans to manufacture one billion doses a year of China’s Sinovac vaccine, claiming... Read more
2 Sep, 2021
SA scientists monitoring new coronavirus variant with unusually high mutation rate
Johannesburg – Scientists in South Africa are monitoring a new coronavirus variant with an unusually high mutation rate, and whose... Read more
31 Aug, 2021
Virus sets South Africa back 20 years as 10 000 children drop out of school
Johannesburg – At least 10 000 children in South Africa have dropped out of school since the pandemic started, with... Read more
29 Aug, 2021
DRC former health minister held over Covid funds fraud
Kinshasa – Former Democratic Republic of Congo health minister Eteni Longondo was detained on Friday over the alleged misappropriation of... Read more
28 Aug, 2021
PICTURES | Virus jabs available on board South Africa’s vaccine train
Springs – A rundown South African railway station has been converted into an unlikely vaccination site where a shiny white... Read more
27 Aug, 2021
Zimbabwe extends its adjusted level 4 lockdown by 2 more weeks to contain 3rd wave of Covid-19
Cape Town – The Zimbabwean government has extended the country’s adjusted level 4 lockdown by a further two weeks,... Read more
25 Aug, 2021
US ships 1.2m Covid vaccine doses to Ivory Coast
Washington – The United States is sending 1.2 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine to Ivory Coast, which is... Read more
20 Aug, 2021
Covid-19: South Africa has plentiful jabs but battles vaccine apathy
Johannesburg – Under fire for its fumbled start in procuring Covid vaccines, South Africa now has plentiful jabs but... Read more
19 Aug, 2021
Concerns about side effects! Study shows white South Africans most vaccine-hesitant
Johannesburg – White adults in South Africa are more hesitant towards coronavirus vaccination than their black compatriots, a new... Read more
18 Aug, 2021
Covid-19 epidemic eases in parts of DRC
Kinshasa – Congolese authorities said on Sunday the coronavirus epidemic had eased in many parts of the country but... Read more
8 Aug, 2021
