SA's economy is expected to contract by between 7% and 10% in 2020. Business for South Africa says it expects the national Covid-19 infection rate to peak during August 2020. The business lobby group says South African businesses are likely to face additional job losses of about 1.5 million by the end of the year.The group…
A man is swabbed during the Covid-19 scanning and testing process that took place in Diepsloot. (Tebogo Letsie/City Press) Gauteng has recorded the second highest number of Covid-19 positive cases in the country.Health MEC Bandile Masuku says the surge was expected.22 123 cases were recorded during Level 3 alone.Johannesburg remains the district with the highest…
Western Cape residents can expect frosty conditions as two cold fronts will make landfall over the next three days.The cold fronts can be expected from Thursday until Saturday. The first cold front will hit overnight on Thursday, while another is expected to develop on Saturday afternoon. Western Cape residents can expect rain and snow in some parts…
Police in Cape Town are investigating a double murder after the bodies of a woman, 27, and a girl, 7, were discovered in a house in Belhar. Police have confirmed they are investing a double murder after they made the discovery at a house in Belhar on Friday.A 28-year-old man has been arrested in connection…
South African Weather Service has also issued the following special weather advisory:- Light snowfalls are expected over the eastern high ground of the Western Cape, southern high ground of the Northern Cape and to the high ground of the Eastern Cape overnight into Tuesday morning.- Strong interior winds of 50km/h to 65km/h are expected over…
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The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use has recommended granting marketing authorization for Moderna’s new RNA-based vaccine, mNexspike, for preventing COVID-19 in people aged 12 years or older. The vaccine was approved in May 2025 by the US FDA for individuals aged 65 years or older or aged 12-64 years
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