Tag: South Africa
South African rapper AKA tests positive for COVID-19
South African artiste Kiernan Jarryd Forbes, popularly known as AKA, has tested positive for COVID-19. A statement posted on his…
South Africa coronavirus deaths reach record high
South Africa now has the world's 14th highest number of Covid-19 infections globally and officials are concerned that the virus’s…
Human trials for coronavirus vaccine start in South Africa
Human trials for a Covid-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University are beginning in South Africa and in Brazil. Some 2,000…
South Africa’s unemployment rate soars amid pandemic
South Africa’s unemployment rate has increased to 30% as the country continues to battle the biggest Covid-19 outbreak on the…
Tshegofatso Pule killing: South African police arrest man
South African police have arrested a 31-year-old man for the murder of a woman whose stabbed body was found hanging…
South African hospitals ‘could be overwhelmed’ by Covid-19
South African hospitals could be overwhelmed by coronavirus cases within a matter of weeks, according to the country’s top vaccine…