In a statement, the Presidency said the vaccines will be supplied by Pfizer, AstraZeneca (through an independent licensee, Serum Institute of India) and Johnson & Johnson.
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Statement by President Ramaphosa on progress in the national effort to contain the Covid-19 pandemic, 11 January 2021
Because the new variant can infect people more easily, it is vital that we each become even more cautious about the places we go to and the number of people with whom we interact.
Continue readingInternational travel relaxed in South Africa
President Cyril Ramaphosa is determined to see every part of the economy return to full operation as government works towards recovery from the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Continue readingNew Dawn for South Africa trade with Africa
The 1st of January 2021 marked the start of South African firms trading under the African Continental Free Trade Agreement and with the United Kingdom under the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) Mozambique–UK Economic Partnership Agreement.
Continue readingGovernment outlines rollout plans for COVID-19 vaccine
In a media briefing on Sunday on the country’s COVID-19 Vaccine Strategy, Health Minister said the rollout of the vaccine will be done in phases beginning with the most vulnerable in the population.
Continue readingThe DSI to fund new COVID-19 variant study
The Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), will pump R25 million towards the KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform (KRISP) as scientists grapple with the new COVID-19 variant. Higher Education,
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