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Fauci faces scrutiny: Denies cover-up on Covid-19 origin

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No new Covid-19 variant, claims Health

13 May 2024

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AstraZeneca admits to rare Covid-19 vaccine side effects in legal filing

30 Apr 2024

Community distribution in Nigeria of ivermectin for onchocerciasis, a disease this drug treats effectively and safely. Photo: Kate Holt/Sightsavers (CC BY-NC 2.0)

Ivermectin: balance of evidence shows no benefit against Covid-19

Nathan Geffen & Elsabé Brits 7 Jul 2021

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Covid-19 vaccine now available at private sector sites for uninsured

6 Jul 2021

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South Africa's vaccine quagmire, and what needs to be done now

Alex van den Heever, Imraan Valodia, Shabir A Madhi & Willem Venter 5 Jul 2021

Africa to start receiving US Covid-19 vaccine doses next week

1 Jul 2021

Africa has few vaccines: Here's what can still be done to minimise the impact of Covid-19

Deoraj Caussy 30 Jun 2021

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South Africa's latest Covid-19 lockdown puts spotlight back on vaccination failures

Shabir A Madhi 30 Jun 2021

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Inefficient vaccine rollout puts alcohol industry on the back foot - trade associations

28 Jun 2021

President Cyril Ramaphosa

SA moves to Alert Level 4 as Delta variant takes hold

28 Jun 2021

Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane, acting minister of health. Source:

Over 50s Covid vaccination registration opens 1 July, rollout starts 15th

25 Jun 2021

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Teachers qualify for Covid-19 vaccines, but do they want it?

24 Jun 2021

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Study: HIV and TB co-infection skews Covid-19 T cell response

24 Jun 2021

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Global herd immunity remains out of reach because of inequitable vaccine distribution

Maria De Jesus 23 Jun 2021

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Covid-19 vaccine plant in Africa? This is what it would take to build one

23 Jun 2021

Gauteng premier, David Makhura. Source:

Gauteng "on fire" as Covid-19 infections skyrocket

22 Jun 2021

World Health Organisation (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks as he attends the World Health Assembly (WHA) amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Geneva, Switzerland, 24 May 2021. Christopher Black/World Health Organisation/Handout via Reuters

WHO setting up hub to make Covid-19 vaccines in South Africa - Tedros

22 Jun 2021

Professor Glenda Gray. Image supplied

Studies show good response to J&J jab

18 Jun 2021

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Why countries best placed to handle the pandemic appear to have fared the worst

Rachel M Gisselquist & Andrea Vaccaro 18 Jun 2021

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Teachers to be vaccinated from next week

18 Jun 2021

Deputy President David Mabuza

Negotiations for Sputnik, Sinovac vaccines at advanced stage

17 Jun 2021

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Alcohol industry laments restrictions on off-consumption sales

17 Jun 2021

Rebosa urges real estate agents to reinforce health, safety measures

Rebosa urges real estate agents to reinforce health, safety measures

17 Jun 2021

African Union president and president of Congo Democratic Republic Felix Tshisekedi speaks during a joint news conference at the end of the Summit on the Financing of African Economies in Paris, France May 18, 2021. Ludovic Marin/Pool via Reurters//File Photo

Congo caps public gatherings as third Covid-19 wave builds

15 Jun 2021

How virus detectives trace the origins of an outbreak - and why it's so tricky

How virus detectives trace the origins of an outbreak - and why it's so tricky

Marilyn J Roossinck 15 Jun 2021

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Revised Covid-19 Direction on Health and Safety in the Workplace advises on employee vaccine protocol

Kate Collier, Shane Johnson and Heather Mudau 14 Jun 2021

Customer experience reimagined post-Covid

Customer experience reimagined post-Covid

Katlego Tong, Israel Trade Office to South Africa 14 Jun 2021

South African health inspectors will not release unsuitable J&J vaccines

14 Jun 2021

BHF launches alternative reimbursement model for medical schemes

BHF launches alternative reimbursement model for medical schemes

11 Jun 2021

South Africa should train all pharmacists to give vaccinations

South Africa should train all pharmacists to give vaccinations

Velisha Ann Perumal-Pillay 11 Jun 2021

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Could vaccine registration negate the good intentions of the Trips waiver?

Chyreene Truluck 10 Jun 2021

University collaboration reaches promising Covid-19 vaccine results

University collaboration reaches promising Covid-19 vaccine results

North-West University (NWU) 10 Jun 2021

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Source: ©Jasmin Merdan

Covid-19 vaccine now available at private sector sites for uninsured

6 Jul 2021

Source: ©Leigh Prather

South Africa's vaccine quagmire, and what needs to be done now

Alex van den Heever, Imraan Valodia, Shabir A Madhi & Willem Venter 5 Jul 2021

Africa to start receiving US Covid-19 vaccine doses next week

1 Jul 2021

Africa has few vaccines: Here's what can still be done to minimise the impact of Covid-19

Deoraj Caussy 30 Jun 2021

Source: Getty/Gallo

South Africa's latest Covid-19 lockdown puts spotlight back on vaccination failures

Shabir A Madhi 30 Jun 2021

Source: © portokalis -

Inefficient vaccine rollout puts alcohol industry on the back foot - trade associations

28 Jun 2021

President Cyril Ramaphosa

SA moves to Alert Level 4 as Delta variant takes hold

28 Jun 2021

Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane, acting minister of health. Source:

Over 50s Covid vaccination registration opens 1 July, rollout starts 15th

25 Jun 2021

Source: Supplied

Teachers qualify for Covid-19 vaccines, but do they want it?

24 Jun 2021

Source: ©Penchan Pumila

Study: HIV and TB co-infection skews Covid-19 T cell response

24 Jun 2021

Source: ©Esben Hansen

Global herd immunity remains out of reach because of inequitable vaccine distribution

Maria De Jesus 23 Jun 2021

Source: ©Stepan Popov

Covid-19 vaccine plant in Africa? This is what it would take to build one

23 Jun 2021

Gauteng premier, David Makhura. Source:

Gauteng "on fire" as Covid-19 infections skyrocket

22 Jun 2021

World Health Organisation (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks as he attends the World Health Assembly (WHA) amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Geneva, Switzerland, 24 May 2021. Christopher Black/World Health Organisation/Handout via Reuters

WHO setting up hub to make Covid-19 vaccines in South Africa - Tedros

22 Jun 2021

Professor Glenda Gray. Image supplied

Studies show good response to J&J jab

18 Jun 2021

Image: ©Jozef Polc -

Why countries best placed to handle the pandemic appear to have fared the worst

Rachel M Gisselquist & Andrea Vaccaro 18 Jun 2021

Source: Photo by RF._.studio from

Teachers to be vaccinated from next week

18 Jun 2021

Deputy President David Mabuza

Negotiations for Sputnik, Sinovac vaccines at advanced stage

17 Jun 2021

Source: ©Dmytro Skorobogatov via

Alcohol industry laments restrictions on off-consumption sales

17 Jun 2021

Rebosa urges real estate agents to reinforce health, safety measures

Rebosa urges real estate agents to reinforce health, safety measures

17 Jun 2021

African Union president and president of Congo Democratic Republic Felix Tshisekedi speaks during a joint news conference at the end of the Summit on the Financing of African Economies in Paris, France May 18, 2021. Ludovic Marin/Pool via Reurters//File Photo

Congo caps public gatherings as third Covid-19 wave builds

15 Jun 2021

How virus detectives trace the origins of an outbreak - and why it's so tricky

How virus detectives trace the origins of an outbreak - and why it's so tricky

Marilyn J Roossinck 15 Jun 2021

Photo by Artem Podrez from

Revised Covid-19 Direction on Health and Safety in the Workplace advises on employee vaccine protocol

Kate Collier, Shane Johnson and Heather Mudau 14 Jun 2021

Customer experience reimagined post-Covid

Customer experience reimagined post-Covid

Katlego Tong, Israel Trade Office to South Africa 14 Jun 2021

South African health inspectors will not release unsuitable J&J vaccines

14 Jun 2021

BHF launches alternative reimbursement model for medical schemes

BHF launches alternative reimbursement model for medical schemes

11 Jun 2021

South Africa should train all pharmacists to give vaccinations

South Africa should train all pharmacists to give vaccinations

Velisha Ann Perumal-Pillay 11 Jun 2021

Photo by Artem Podrez from

Could vaccine registration negate the good intentions of the Trips waiver?

Chyreene Truluck 10 Jun 2021

Cape Town International Convention Centre. Photo: Wikipedia

CTICC to become one of first 'vaccination centres of hope'

10 Jun 2021

University collaboration reaches promising Covid-19 vaccine results

University collaboration reaches promising Covid-19 vaccine results

North-West University (NWU) 10 Jun 2021

South African Health Minister Zweli Mkhize receives the Johnson and Johnson coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccination at the Khayelitsha Hospital near Cape Town, South Africa, February 17, 2021. Gianluigi Guercia/Reuters

South Africa's health minister put on special leave over graft allegations

Nqobile Dludla 9 Jun 2021

Covax is failing to halt the Covid-19 pandemic: here's why, and how to fix it

Covax is failing to halt the Covid-19 pandemic: here's why, and how to fix it

Monica de Bolle 9 Jun 2021

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Teacher vaccination 101

8 Jun 2021

Vaccinations will open up the country and our economy

4 Jun 2021

Coronavirus variants have new names: we can finally stop stigmatising countries

Coronavirus variants have new names: we can finally stop stigmatising countries

Ed Feil 3 Jun 2021

Covid-19 has shown that following the same road will lead the world over a precipice

Covid-19 has shown that following the same road will lead the world over a precipice

Ian Goldin 2 Jun 2021

Nurses Maxine MacNamara (left), Clare Wepener, and Nicky Krynauw, who work at Life Healthcare’s Vincent Pallotti Hospital in Pinelands. Photos: Ashraf Hendricks

What it's like being a nurse during a pandemic

James Stent & Mary-Anne Gontsana 2 Jun 2021

Could a simple pill beat Covid-19? Pfizer is giving it a go

Could a simple pill beat Covid-19? Pfizer is giving it a go

Peter Wark 1 Jun 2021

President Cyril Ramaphosa

SA moves to adjusted Covid-19 Alert Level 2

31 May 2021

Mark Ainsworth, head, coronavirus research, Schroders

How much of a threat is the India variant?

28 May 2021