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Estimated Covid-19 deaths are said to have topped 36 500. The WHO expressed concern after a six percent increase in Covid-19 cases in South Africa.Health authorities have warned the public that the easing of restrictions can lead to a surge in cases.South Africa's daily average increase stands at around 1 600 cases a day for…

A South African Airways aircraft on the apron of Frankfurt Airport in 2018. Silas Stein/picture alliance via Getty Images South African National Treasury officials are reluctantly complying with orders to find funds to bail out the state airline, fearing they may erode the nation’s fiscal credibility, according to two people familiar with the matter.The National…

has maintained from the start of the pandemic that the virus does not seem to “affect pregnant people differently than others.”The increased risk for intensive care and mechanical ventilation worried experts. But the new study did not include one pivotal detail: whether pregnant women were hospitalized because of labor and delivery. That may have significantly…

Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Justice Bulelani Magwanishe. Office bearers from the Public Protector and Human Rights Commission earning R1.5 million and above will not receive a raise for the 2019-20 financial year.Officials earning between R1 1.5 million will receive a 2.8% increase, while office bearers earning below R1 million will get 4.5%.New leave…

Worldwide, there are numerous efforts underway to create a vaccine for COVID-19. Without one, we are likely to see some form of social distancing in place for the foreseeable future. And experts like Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, think it’ll take at least a year before we’ll…