health

Omicron drives ‘worrying’ surge in South Africa Covid cases

Johannesburg – The Omicron variant has propelled a sharp rise in coronavirus cases in South Africa in recent weeks, health... Read more

2 Dec, 2021

Cape Town – The majority of players and staff from the Munster and Cardiff rugby clubs who have been stranded... Read more

2 Dec, 2021

Johannesburg – The discovery of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 has pushed debate over mandatory vaccinations to the top... Read more

2 Dec, 2021

Geneva – World Health Organisation member states agreed on Wednesday to start building a new international accord on how... Read more

1 Dec, 2021

Tokyo – Japan suspended all new flight bookings into the country from Wednesday in response to Omicron, ignoring a... Read more

1 Dec, 2021

Sydney – Pandemic-induced lockdowns caused Australia’s economy to shrink 1.9% in the third quarter, a downturn that bucked the trend... Read more

1 Dec, 2021

Abuja – Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, on Wednesday confirmed its first cases of the new Covid-19 variant, among three... Read more

1 Dec, 2021

Johannesburg – South African pharma giant Aspen said on Tuesday it has reached an agreement in principle with US-based Johnson... Read more

1 Dec, 2021

Johannesburg – The Munster rugby team, stranded in South Africa, have discovered nine more coronavirus cases in their ranks, the... Read more

1 Dec, 2021

Paris – Trading in the cryptocurrency Omicron exploded on Monday and its value gyrated after the World Health Organisation decided... Read more

30 Nov, 2021