Mkhize

2020-05-19 13:36 If people are allowed to flood back to the way life was before, infections would surge, effectively undoing everything that has been sacrificed thus far.  The sun has risen and set 54 times since President Cyril Ramaphosa announced plans to lockdown South African society in a bid to stall the spread of the Covid-19…

2020-05-14 14:08 While ... measures are put in place, more needs to be done to bolster our healthcare system. Professional medical teams need to be reinforced with medical experts, psychologists and social scientists, writes Zweli Mkhize.South Africans have borne the brunt of nationwide lockdown for more than six weeks thus far – the diligence and…

Cabinet meeting on Tuesday to discuss NCCC terms of serviceMkhize said it was regrettable that the fight against the pandemic had caused the death of some healthcare workers. He said the contribution of nurses was immeasurable.Mkhize said the pandemic had magnified the cracks and exposed the impact of unequal distribution of resources between public and…

WATCH | Ramaphosa accepts R1bn worth of protective gear from NaspersHe confirmed the NHLS had received 10 000 kits for the GeneXpert machines earlier this month, and a further 15 000 were expected this week."The United States government has not placed any restrictions on the export of Covid-19 test kits," a representative of the US State Department said in…

peak infection rate of Covid-19 to September, a key objective."The issue is when we started with the lockdown we wanted to slow down the viral infection. To suddenly open without putting in place the necessary mechanisms for limiting the spread… if you just go back to normal, we are actually going to go to an…