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You may have missed this, but buried under the good news of SA's move to Level 1, Cyril Ramaphosa made a glum prediction about a 'third wave' of COVID-19.
The president also stressed the importance of keeping the economy open after months of stifling movement restrictions.
He urged citizens not to drop their guard and continue adhering to the health rules, such as wearing face masks and respecting curfew times.
South Africa has recorded just over 800,000 coronavirus infections - more than a third of the cases reported across the African continent - and over 20,000 deaths.
AFP
After success in their home leg, South Africa will be looking to complete the double over Sao Tome e Principe in Port Elizabeth.
[Nyasa Times] Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera has signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Economic Cooperation with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on the final day of his two-day working visit to the 'rainbow nation'.
DIRCO Minister Naledi Pandor told
a virtual UN session that there are currently 17 territories whose people have not yet attained a full measure of self-government across the globe.
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- As of December 19, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 2,469,099 . Reported deaths in Africa reached 58,311 and 2,081,060 people have recovered.
Motheo Koitsiwe became the first African man to receive a Ph.D. in African indigenous astronomy from North-West University (NWU).
[East African] The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in the African continent has reached 2,248,269 as of Sunday afternoon, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said on Sunday.
In the early weeks and months of the coronavirus pandemic, medics and health professionals working in hospitals around the world noticed that Covid-19 was hitting men harder than women. Now, a global analysis of over 3 million Covid-19 cases from January to June has found that male patients with the disease have 'almost three times the odds' of requiring admission to intensive care than female patients. What's more, men were almost 1.4 times more likely to die from Covid-19 than women - although both sexes have an equivalent risk of infection. The researchers analyzed data from 90 reports involving 46 countries and 44 US states. This data showed that, among the cases in the study, about 1.57 million were women and about 1.53 million were men. Yet when it came to data on over 12,000 admissions to hospital intensive care units, about 8,000 of those were men and 4,000 were women, the researchers found. And among the over 200,000 Covid-19 deaths included in the study, about 120,000 were men and 91,000 were women. The study, which published in the journal Nature Communications on Wednesday, didn't examine the reasons for the disparity. But the researchers - from the University College London and the University of Cape Town in South Africa - suggested the explanation is more likely due to biological differences than behavioral or socioeconomic ones. The many parts of the immune system that work together to defend the body against viruses do not operate exactly the same way in men and women, and the study said that more research is needed to determine which specific biological factors may be driving these differences. 'Men and women have differences in almost all arms of the immune system. These range from the early immune responses to viral infection, to T cell responses, B cell responses and immune memory,' said study author Dr. Kate Webb, a consultant pediatric rheumatologist at the University of Cape Town and The Francis Crick Institute in London. 'There are many potential reasons for these differences in immunity: hormones have immunological effects and women have two X chromosomes compared to one in men. X chromosomes are packed full of genes which code for immunity.' -CNN
According to SASSA, beneficiaries should be able to access their social grants, as well as, the R350 SRD, grant by early January.
Former President Jacob Zuma has accused the state capture commission’s chairperson Raymond Zondo of being biased
The DA called on government to release COVID-19 vaccine plans publicly, and added that the tardiness to secure access is \"unacceptable\".
South Africa declared a second wave of coronavirus as the number of cases surge.
The country registered a record 6,709 infections on Wednesday, bringing the total number to 828,598, with 22,574 deaths.
South Africa is the country hardest hit by COVID-19 on the continent.
The health minister Zweli Mkhize said in a statement he expected faster-rising numbers with a higher peak than in the first wave.
The wave is being driven by the provinces of Western Cape, Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and the economic hub Gauteng, Mkhize said.
The latest surge comes as millions prepare to travel to their home towns during the Christmas period.
South Africa introduced one of the world's most stringent lockdowns in March during the first wave but progressively eased measures as cases dropped.
Last week President Cyril Ramaphosa announced new restrictions such as a curfew and a ban on alcohol sales.
All the latest news in South Africa right here as COVID-19 cases continue to surge and the State Capture Inquiry continues.
The Rape Impact Cohort Evaluation (RICE) study enrolled 1 019 HIV negative women and found that among those who were raped, there was a 60% increased likelihood of contracting HIV
SA is exactly where it needs to be in its preparations for the Netball World Cup in 2023, despite the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Ramaphosa said that we can expect a vaccine by 'the second quarter of 2021\" and assured South Africans that funding is being urgently sought.
It's not just players who are leaving Bloemfontein in search of greener pastures as Corniel van Zyl set to pack his bags for England.
The DA says the National Command Council is considering two lockdown restrictions that could have a disastrous impact on the economy.
The South African Human Rights Commission will be taking a man to the Equality Court following alleged repeated hate speech comments towards the Vatsonga nation on social media.
We are just days away from CyberNight – the official Cyberpunk 2077 launch party. CDPR also teamed up with Twitter Gaming for a surprise.
We look back on this day in history and remember the people and events that shaped the world we live in today. Every day is worth remembering.
Talk about a 'boost': Moderna has followed in the footsteps of Pfizer, confirming that they have created a highly successful COVID-19 vaccine.
[Cosafa] South Africa and Mozambique both recorded big wins in their Group A clashes to set up a showdown for top spot next week as the COSAFA Qualifiers for TOTAL U-20 AFCON, Mauritania 2021 provided plenty of goals on Sunday.
Since 2018, Cyril Ramaphosa has been sourcing more foreign investment for SA. Not much has come to fruition - but that's set to alter in the next 12 months.
