Coronavirus Omicron renews South Africa debate on vaccine mandates Johannesburg – The discovery of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 has pushed debate over mandatory vaccinations to the top... Read more 2 Dec, 2021
Coronavirus Nigeria confirms first Omicron cases 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
World Covid variant Omicron ‘not a cause for panic’, says Joe Biden Washington – President Joe Biden on Monday told Americans not to “panic” over the newly identified Covid variant Omicron and... Read more 30 Nov, 2021
Coronavirus WATCH | ‘We’re deeply disappointed,’ says Cyril Ramaphosa on ‘unjustified, discriminatory’ travel bans Cape Town – President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed disappointment over the decision by a number of countries to ban... Read more 28 Nov, 2021
Coronavirus Covid-19: SA President Cyril Ramaphosa to address nation at 20:00 Cape Town – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to address the nation on Sunday on developments in... Read more 28 Nov, 2021
Coronavirus Suspected Omicron cases mild, says leading SA doctor Pretoria – A South African doctor who raised the alarm over Omicron said on Sunday dozens of her patients suspected... Read more 28 Nov, 2021
World Israel closes borders to all foreigners over Omicron Jerusalem – Israel is to close its borders to all foreigners later on Sunday in a bid to stem the... Read more 28 Nov, 2021
Business Angola shuts borders to regional neighbours over Omicron Luanda – Angola has become the first southern African country to suspend flights from its regional neighbours in a... Read more 28 Nov, 2021
World New Covid strain ‘probably’ among passengers from South Africa, Dutch officials say The Hague – Dutch Health authorities said on Saturday that the new Omicron variant was “probably” present among 61 passengers... Read more 28 Nov, 2021