More Countries Slap SA With Travel Bans Over New Variant
Days after South African experts revealed the presence of the new Covid-19 variant – Omicron, several countries have imposed travel bans…
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Europe Bans Travel from Southern Africa Over B.1.1.529
More European countries have moved to impose a travel ban on South Africa following the detection of the new Covid-19…
Experts Flag Concerns Over New Covid-19 Variant
Experts have noted familiarities of the new B.1.1.529 Covid-19 variant to the Beta variant. However, concern has been raised over…
UK Watchdog Issues New Guidelines For Anti-Depressants
The UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) issued new guidelines for the identification, treatment, and management of…
Uncertainty Over Noodle Safety
Health authorities are still conducting tests on noodle products following the deaths of five children. Very little is known of…
Lahore, Pakistan Declared World’s Most Polluted City
The Pakistani city of Lahore has been declared the world’s most polluted city. According to IQAir, a Swiss technology company,…
Government Shouldn’t Rely On Old Programmes To Combat Teen Pregnancies
Government and civil society cannot rely on old programmes to prevent child pregnancies. This is the charge from Social Development…
New Delhi Imposes One-Week Pollution Lockdown
India has enforced a one-week pollution lockdown, due to the capital, New Delhi’s high levels of pollution. Authorities say this…
More Than 600 Girls Aged 9 – 10 Gave Birth In 2020 – StatsSA
Child pregnancies remain a serious concern for South Africa. It has emerged that more than 600 girls – aged nine…
Alter Patent Laws to Save Lives
The Covid-19 pandemic has once again shown the monopoly that pharmaceutical companies have over the public’s right to safe and…
SA Won’t Reach 70% Vaccine Target By December
South Africa will not reach its 70 percent Covid-19 vaccination target for adults by the end of December. The Health…
Deokaran Murder: Mkhize either Witness or Suspect
Former Health Minister, Zweli Mkhize’s name has once again been brought into the fray in the Babita Deokaran murder case.…
Odds Stacked Against Independent Candidates
The number of independent candidates contesting the local government elections this year has grown, however there is concern that they…
High Cost of PCR Tests Affects SA’s Covid Management
Covid PCR testing is being scrutinised. This after South Africa’s competition authority is ridiculing the price of Covid PCR testing,…
SAHPRA Halts Sputnik V Covid-19 Vaccine In SA
The roll-out of the Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use in South Africa has been put on hold after…
12-17 Age Group to get Covid-19 Vaccine
South Africa is set to administer the Covid-19 Pfizer vaccine to 12-year-olds and teenagers. Health Minister Joe Phaala announced that…
Wits Surgical Skills Lab Aims to Breach Gap in Specialised Medical Careers
Wits University has officially launched its Surgical Skills Lab which hopes to breach the gap of South Africa’s critical shortage…
How to Cope with Anxiety ahead of Matric Final Exams
It’s that time of the year again, where matric learners are feeling the pressure as their final exams are just…
Disused Mines can Benefit Poor Communities
Mining communities are often excluded from benefiting from economic opportunities. Benchmarks Foundation researcher, David van Wyk, was speaking as German…