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 | | Plans to rollout the AstraZeneca vaccine have been paused after trials showed it to be less effective against mild to moderate forms of the B.1.351 coronavirus variant first identified in South Africa... read |
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 | | Business travel took a massive hit in 2020 as Covid-19 led to travel restrictions, border closures and lockdowns. Many companies introduced complete travel bans for their employees, while others opted for essential travel only...read |
|  | INA SKOSANA To fast track the response to the Covid-19 pandemic, a broad range of candidate Covid-19 vaccines are being investigated...read |
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| Covid-19 |
 | Healthcare workers can now register for their Covid-19 vaccine on the Department of Health's online portal Read |
 | FELICITY BURT, DOMINIQUE GOEDHALS & SABEEHA VAWDA News reports on mutated, more virulant, strains of the virus most likely conjures movie-like images of an invisible, indestructible enemy causing massive disruption. The reality is fortunately much less dramatic... Read |
 | PULENG MAPHISA, ISSUED BY VAAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY The Vaal University of Technology (VUT) received a medical donation from Gift of the givers on Monday, 1 February 2021... Read |
| Palliative care |
 | ISSUED BY MANGO-OMC A webinar, focused on highlighting the imperative for a concerted and collaborative effort to accelerate access to palliative care during Covid-19 and beyond, took place on Sunday, 24 January 2021... Read |
| Pharmaceuticals |
 | ISSUED BY PYROTEC Protecting against counterfeiting and warning of tampering or incorrect storage is essential for pharmaceutical products. Add to this increased legislation and consumer demand for information and pharmaceutical manufacturers have many packaging challenges to contend with... Read |
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 | The 6th Forbes Woman Africa Leading Women Summit is set to explore the power of the collective in resetting Africa... Read |
 | WILDU DU PLESSIS AND MORNE VAN DER MERWE Dealmaking activity in sub-Saharan Africa dropped in the second half of 2020, when compared to that of H2 2019. As Africa gears up for post-pandemic recovery in 2021, the opportunities presented by free trade across the continent, among others, will be key factors in attracting valuable mergers and acquisition (M&A) activity to the region. Read |
 | The 2021 #AfricaPodcastDay by Africa Podfest aims to celebrate and appreciate the talent within the continent's podcasting industry.... Read |
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 | FRANSISKA NANGOY AND FATHIN UNGKU JAKARTA - Indonesia will no longer permit mining waste to be disposed in the ocean to allay concerns about the environmental impact of processing nickel used in electric vehicle (EV) batteries... Read |
 | IMRAN SALIE Musa Kalenga, CEO and founder of Bridge Labs, delivered a keynote talk at the #BizTrends2021 live virtual event held on 28 January. In his talk, Kalenga discussed creating new ways to adapt to our new days... Read |
 | SHAN RADCLIFFE According to Boniswa Pezisa, the youngest generation currently joining the workforce - Gen Z - should be made a part of the decision-making process... Read |
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