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The South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa, has condemned so-called vaccine nationalism by the world’s wealthiest countries. Addressing the World Economic Forum online, he said some governments had ordered far more coronavirus vaccines than they needed. Without naming any countries, he appealed to them to release surplus stocks so that others …

The head of South Africa’s Mpumalanga province will self-isolate for a fortnight after causing an uproar for not wearing a face mask while attending a funeral on Sunday. Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane said she regrets the incident and had made a statement of guilt at Vosman Police Station in Emalahleni. She also …

Bheki Cele, the South African Police Minister, has ordered investigation into the alleged conduct of the head of Mpumalanga province who was seen not wearing a mask while attending a funeral on Sunday. Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane said she was not aware that her mask fell off when she stepped out of …

In this month, South Africa will first receive one million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine developed by the Oxford University and AstraZeneca. The 500 000 additional doses will follow next month. The first doses of the Covid-19 vaccine may arrive earlier than expected in South Africa. The information was confirmed on Thursday …

South Africa is the African country the most touched by the covid19 virus. This weekend, the one million case recorded has been crossed. Moreover, a new strain more contagious and responsible of most of the new discovered cases. ‘’We simply have dropped our guard and unfortunately, we now suffer the …