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A vaccine to protect against the coronavirus will be many things wrapped up in a small vial: A harbinger of a return to normalcy, a scientific feat for the ages and, depending on when it arrives, a politically potent symbol.  The timeline for how long it will take to get that vaccine is a moving target and depends…

The University of KwaZulu-Natal. The University of KwaZulu-Natal will reopen its doors to some students on 29 June.Higher Education, Science and Technology Minister Blade Nzimade recently announced that one-third of the students may return to campuses.The university will be contacting students individually to inform them if they will be returning to campus.The University of KwaZulu-Natal…

Nurses at some Eastern Cape hospitals claim they have not been given enough protective gear to counter Covid-19.The health department has accused some of its on- and off-duty workers of not following precautions when on breaks.By 11 June, 258 provincial healthcare workers tested positive for the virus, according to union Denosa.Staff members at a psychiatric…

Minister of Finance, Tito Mboweni. Gallo Images/Ziyaad Douglas Finance Minister Tito Mboweni hints at zero-based budgeting ahead of his emergency budget speech to be delivered in two weeks.Mboweni says government needs to start from scratch and prioritise infrastructure enhancing growth.The National Assembly has passed the 2020 Appropriation Bill.Dropping a hint that the government is looking…

A new survey focusing on America’s sleep patterns may shed some light on why we’re all so darn tired all the time.Not surprisingly, the research revealed that most Americans believed they weren’t getting what they determined to be enough sleep, or enough deep sleep.NEARLY HALF OF AMERICANS WOULD TAKE THIS MUCH OF A PAY CUT FOR…