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Covid-19

Mounting evidence shows that Covid-19 leaves its mark on the brain

Ziyad Al-Aly 26 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied. African scientists receiving training in genomics surveillance at the KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform (KRISP), South Africa.

Covid-19

Covid-19 variants in Africa were introduced from abroad, study finds

16 Sep 2022

Human, animal transmission

Covid-19

Human, animal transmission

Issued by University of Pretoria 7 Mar 2022

SA occupancies up to 36% as City Lodge Hotels posts better interim results

Hospitality

SA occupancies up to 36% as City Lodge Hotels posts better interim results

Issued by City Lodge Hotels 1 Mar 2022

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Legal

Amendments to Covid-19 regulations gazetted

31 Dec 2021

Covid-19

Africa clocks fastest surge in Covid-19 cases this year

14 Dec 2021

Covid-19

Probe into Covid-19 booster jabs for SA babies and toddlers

Katja Hamilton 13 Dec 2021

Covid-19

Release of first plant-based coronavirus vaccine imminent

8 Dec 2021

Image source: Vitaliy Vodolazskyy –

Labour Law & Unions

Nedlac urged to lead review of labour laws

8 Dec 2021

Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Covid-19

SA health body sees threefold higher risk of reinfection from Omicron

Promit Mukherjee 3 Dec 2021

Covid-19

Omicron gets around some, not all immunity

2 Dec 2021

Travel bans aren't the answer to stopping new Covid variant Omicron

Travel

Travel bans aren't the answer to stopping new Covid variant Omicron

Anthony Zwi 30 Nov 2021

Source: Reuters/Sumaya Hisham

Covid-19

Omicron explained: Why scientists are worried

Alistair Smout, Alexander Winning, Tim Cocks, Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo, Stephanie Nebehay 28 Nov 2021

Source: © Netcare Netcare Jakaranda Hospital

Markets & Investment

Solid year-on-year results for Netcare despite Covid-19 impact

22 Nov 2021

Source: ©Francesco Remolo

Economy

SSA: Low vaccination rates & complex policy environment impacts economy

22 Oct 2021

Source: Danette Breitenbach

Covid-19

SA on Adjusted Alert Level 1

Danette Breitenbach 1 Oct 2021

Source: ©rclaasenlayouts

Covid-19

What's next in the Covid-19 pandemic?

28 Sep 2021

Source: ©mirco1

Covid-19

Genomic surveillance key in Africa's Covid-19 fight

14 Sep 2021

Source: ©blasbike

Covid-19

Roll out of digital vaccination certificates imminent

10 Sep 2021

Cargo & Storage

IATA's latest data shows strong growth for air cargo demand

1 Sep 2021

A healthcare worker administers the Johnson and Johnson coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccination to a woman in Houghton, Johannesburg, South Africa, 20 August, 2021. Reuters/ Sumaya Hisham/File Photo

Covid-19

South Africa detects new coronavirus variant, still studying its mutations

31 Aug 2021

Source: Vlada Karpovich from

Management & Leadership

Does your boss trust you working from home? Not likely...

25 Aug 2021

6 Covid-19 vaccine myths dispelled by experts

Covid-19

6 Covid-19 vaccine myths dispelled by experts

25 Aug 2021

Covid-19

Botswana's Covid-19 budget balloons as it battles for vaccines

19 Aug 2021

Source: ©Franco Volpato

Economy

Credit ratings are punishing poorer countries for investing more in healthcare during the pandemic

Ramya Vijaya 17 Aug 2021

Professor Felicity Burt

Covid-19

New variants of Covid-19 may prolong the duration of the virus

13 Aug 2021

Combined market cap of global airlines plunge by $12bn as Covid cases rise

Aviation

Combined market cap of global airlines plunge by $12bn as Covid cases rise

13 Aug 2021

The best hope of beating the pandemic is to vaccinate as many people as soon as possible. Luca Sola/AFP via Getty Images

Covid-19

Covid-19 herd immunity? It's not going to happen, so what next?

Shabir A Madhi 4 Aug 2021

Social Media

White House blames Facebook and YouTube for spreading vaccine misinformation

Nandita Bose 28 Jul 2021

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Covid-19

Study: Lower antibody activity against delta variant at single dose - but vaccines still work

Zania Stamataki 28 Jul 2021

Covid hub drives education and vaccination

Covid-19

Covid hub drives education and vaccination

Issued by Bonitas 20 Jul 2021

PRofessor Glenda Gray, CEO, SAMRC

Covid-19

J&J single-dose vaccine effective against Delta variant

26 Jul 2021

Distell expects up to 20% rise in full-year profits

FMCG

Distell expects up to 20% rise in full-year profits

Emma Rumney 23 Jul 2021

Past trends reveal greenshoots of hope for SA's tourism industry

Tourism

Past trends reveal greenshoots of hope for SA's tourism industry

19 Jul 2021

Funeral workers wearing personal protective equipment carry a casket during the burial of a Covid-19 victim, amid a nationwide coronavirus disease (Covid-19) lockdown, at the Olifantsvlei cemetery, south-west of Joburg, South Africa 6 January, 2021. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Covid-19

Covid-19 deaths in Africa surge 43% week-on-week, WHO says

16 Jul 2021

A healthcare worker assists a patient being treated at a makeshift hospital run by charity organisation The Gift of the Givers, during the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak in Johannesburg, South Africa, July 11, 2021. Reuters/ Sumaya Hisham

Covid-19

In South African Covid-19 ward, medics battle worst infection wave yet

Sisipho Skweyiya 13 Jul 2021

Hansueli Krapf via

Travel

Comair extends suspension of services

13 Jul 2021

Source: Getty/Gallo

Covid-19

South Africa's latest Covid-19 lockdown puts spotlight back on vaccination failures

Shabir A Madhi 30 Jun 2021

Media sector next in line to receive Covid-19 vaccines

Marketing & Media

Media sector next in line to receive Covid-19 vaccines

29 Jun 2021

President Cyril Ramaphosa

Covid-19

SA moves to Alert Level 4 as Delta variant takes hold

28 Jun 2021

African Union president and president of Congo Democratic Republic Felix Tshisekedi speaks during a joint news conference at the end of the Summit on the Financing of African Economies in Paris, France May 18, 2021. Ludovic Marin/Pool via Reurters//File Photo

Covid-19

Congo caps public gatherings as third Covid-19 wave builds

15 Jun 2021

Coronavirus variants have new names: we can finally stop stigmatising countries

Covid-19

Coronavirus variants have new names: we can finally stop stigmatising countries

Ed Feil 3 Jun 2021