More countries have joined the wave of travel bans hitting South Africa, following local scientists' data sharing on the B.1.1.529 Covid variant - now given the designation of Omicron by the World Health Organisation.
The National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) has published a new Q&A guide on the recent B.1.1.529 Covid variant discovery in South Africa.
Government says it has noted the announcement by the United Kingdom (UK) to temporarily ban all flights from the Southern parts of Africa, including South Africa, from entering the UK due to the detection of a new Coronavirus variant, B.1.1.529.
Countries ban travel to and from South Africa as new Covid variant emerges; Health minister punts vaccines as uncertainty over new variant lingers; energy regulator Nersa says renewables are not enough to meet South Africa's energy needs; and the ANC…
Vehicle tracking and recovery firm Netstar data shows an uptick in remote jamming of vehicle immobilisers in the run-up to Black Friday and peak shopping periods.
Government to hold meetings on new Covid variant and possible lockdown restrictions: health minister
Health minister Joe Phaalha says that the discovery of the new B.1.1.529 Covid variant is still 'very fresh news' and has caught the government by surprise, with health officials and scientists still monitoring the situation to determine how it could…
South Africa has reported a continued increase in Covid-19 cases over the last week, raising concerns of a possible fourth wave of infections.
ANC scores narrow victory in eThekwini; spike in Covid cases causes concern; e-tolls continue to hold Sanral back; and the SIU pushes case against Covid looters.
Professor Bruce Mellado, a member of Gauteng's Covid-19 Advisory Committee, says the province is busy preparing models for a potential fourth wave of Covid-19 infections.
Negotiators hammering out details of a transformative new global corporate tax regime are shaping the deal to maximize its chance of winning acceptance in the US, whose companies face the biggest impact from the overhaul.
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