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Former health spokesperson Popo Maja in court over alleged Digital Vibes graft

Maja appeared in the specialised commercial crimes court on charges of corruption

Pragmatic: Former health minister Zweli Mkhize (L) with President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Mkhize throws the book at the Special Investigating Unit

It’s a long shot at political redemption for the former health minister and, more pressingly, a bid to avert criminal charges

Former health minister Zweli Mkhize. (Photo by Gallo Images/Sharon Seretlo)

Special Investigating Unit to oppose efforts to reject Mkhize report

Former health minister Zweli Mkhize seeks relief to declare the SIU’s conduct against him ‘unlawful and unconstitutional

Anban Pillay.

Health department suspends officials over Digital Vibes contract

Six of the nine implicated officials suspended for their part in the controversial Digital Vibes saga are from the health department

Good shot: This delighted group of people show off their coronavirus vaccine record cards in Maryland, US, but not everyone will be happy if they are forced to vaccinate. (Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images)

Vaccine certificates in South Africa ready for lift-off end of September

Digital certification looms, but questions remain on implementation, worldwide standardisation, fraud and the ethics of mandatory vaccinations

Photo by: David Harrison/M&G

Can your employer force you to be vaccinated? Here’s the current law

Before forcing employees to be vaccinated the company or employer must consider the constitutional rights of the employees, public health imperatives and the efficient operation…

Although the government’s vaccination drive is already in full swing, there have been no announced plans for the vaccination of homeless people, despite the public health risk if they are left out.   (Darren Stewart/Gallo Images)

Joburg’s homeless people miss out on jabs

Gauteng has ‘no plan’ to vaccinate its 10 000 displaced persons

Fewer people are getting tested for HIV than last year.

Covid-19 sets HIV treatment and testing back

Fewer people are getting tested for HIV than last year. People are also battling to access chronic medication. These are some of the lasting effects of the lockdown and the…

Swab duty: Test samples are delivered to a laboratory in Boston. In South Africa, labs are racing to catch up on the large backlog distorting the national Covid-19 picture. (Jessica Rinaldi/Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Test backlog skews SA’s corona stats

With thousands of samples still waiting to be processed, labs are racing to ramp up testing to help the government gain a better idea of how prevalent Covid-19 really is