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South Africa: South Africa Has Changed Tack On Tackling Covid - Why It Makes Sense
The Conversation Africa, 7 January 2022
In the final days of 2021 the South African government eased its COVID regulations. On December 30th the government scrapped a curfew that had been in place since March 2020. It… Read more »
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South Africa: Health On Recording Covid-19 Deaths Backlog
Govt of SA, 6 January 2022
The Department of Health has today recorded over 500 COVID-19 deaths due to going audit exercise conducted by provinces across the country to address a backlog of COVID-19… Read more »
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South Africa: South Africa Becomes First Country On Continent to Curtail Covid Restrictions.
RFI, 31 December 2021
Being the first African country to lock down because of the COVID19 pandemic did not prevent the continent's economic powerhouse from becoming its worst hit by the virus. Now it… Read more »
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South Africa: Western Cape Passes Fourth Wave Peak With Fewer Recorded Deaths
SAnews.gov.za, 6 January 2022
The Western Cape has announced that it has passed the peak of its CPVOD-19 fourth wave, driven by the Omicron variant. Read more »
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South Africa: South Africa 'May Have Passed' Peak of Fourth Covid Wave
DW, 31 December 2021
Health officials reported a nearly 30% drop in new COVID cases, suggesting the country has passed the peak of its fourth wave of infections, and prompting the easing of some… Read more »
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South Africa: Covid-19 Positivity Rate Drops
SAnews.gov.za, 28 December 2021
South Africa has recorded at least 3 782 new COVID-19 infections over the past 24-hour reporting cycle, with 15 more fatalities reported. Read more »