Only the costly N95 mask works and achieving a high penetration of Covid-19 booster vaccination is ‘the only effective strategy’, says virologist Shabir Madhi

Infants younger than one year in Africa have nearly five times the risk of death than those aged 15 to 19 years after contracting the virus

Instead of reaching a daily target of 3 500 litres, the South African National Blood Service is collecting only 2 300 litres

Russia has lifted nearly all the restrictions designed to limit new cases, despite an increasing caseload and growing Omicron infections

Lockdown restrictions will continue to disrupt global value chains and support rising inflation that will require aggressive rate hikes

Covid-19 cast the economy adrift, but a less punishing new phase of the pandemic could set it back on track

A revised circular will be released once the department has taken additional input into consideration.

Europe was again one of the hotspots for the pandemic, which is known to have claimed more than 5.4-million lives around the world.

The high-powered meeting scheduled for January 17-21 will instead be held in “early summer”, the organisers said.

The UK will remove South Africa and other African countries it recently placed on its travel red list at midnight on Wednesday

A study by the World Health Organisation found that there was a 66% surge in new Covid-19 cases during the past week in South Africa

With the main stadium unfinished and Covid-19 on the move, Africa’s football tournament has … let’s call them issues. Still, the hosts insist Afcon will go ahead

The minister in the presidency said the cabinet had not discussed adjusted lockdown restrictions and vaccine mandates

Omicron has shown up the racism of the West and highlighted inequalities and failures in our own countries. We need to tackle these to get more people vaccinated

According to the government’s latest Covid-19 guidelines, anyone coming into Zimbabwe must quarantine in a hotel for 10 days — at their own expense

MTN has joined the list of companies that have made vaccines mandatory

Insurance companies have adjusted their premiums and people who are not vaccinated will pay more for cover

Many companies are revising their requirements as the pandemic continues to upset business plans

The coronavirus pandemic, and ensuing variants, mean we can’t make plans without the prospect of last-minute cancellations. But there’s precious little we can do about it

If the former chief justice can cure HIV/Aids, surely he can unvaccinate the vaccinated? But not before he’s president