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Health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize says there was a 23% decrease in new cases nationally compared to the week before, offering a rare glimmer of light in the country’s battle against the Covid-19 second wave.Image: SOWETAN

Too early to celebrate, but Covid cases ‘may be starting to decline’: Mkhize

Health minister says mask-wearing, sanitising, social distancing and other level 3 restrictions are proving to be effective Only last week was mask-wearing made compulsory in public places, as President Cyril Ramaphosa announced enhanced…

Health minister Zweli Mkhize was insulted by health workers in the Eastern Cape on Tuesday. File picture.Image: Sandile Ndlovu

‘Surge is over’ — Zweli Mkhize hints South Africa may move to level 1 in a few days

The declining number of Covid-19 infections in South Africa may see the country move to level 1 in a few days’ time, health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize revealed on Wednesday. The news comes as the country sits with a cumulative total of…

Health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize has blamed Covid-19 and outstanding information from the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) for the government’s failure to act against the alleged sterilisation of HIV-positive women in public hospitals.Image: File photo.

Covid-19 and outstanding info stalled action on ‘forced sterilisation’: Mkhize

Health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize has blamed Covid-19 and outstanding information from the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) for the government’s failure to act against the alleged sterilisation of HIV-positive women in public hospitals.…

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Scientists say it’s time to think about lifting the booze ban to save jobs

SA’s alcohol industry has welcomed a call by the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) for the government to start planning to lift the ban on alcohol sales. SAMRC president Dr Glenda Gray and Prof Charles Parry, director of…

President Cyril Ramaphosa said SA’s Covid-recovery rate now stands at 80%.Image: GCIS

‘We can eradicate coronavirus’: Ramaphosa on 500,000 Covid-19 cases

SA might have hit a half million Covid-19 cases on Saturday night, but all is not lost. This is the message from President Cyril Ramaphosa in a statement acknowledging the grim milestone. Health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize on Saturday said…