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COVID-19
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The Embarrassing Circus That Was Our First Vaccines Arriving [Video]
02 Feb 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Yesterday, the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines arrived on South African soil, with news outlets carrying live feeds, and politicians on the scene patting each other on the backs.
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Read This Before You Take Ivermectin
01 Feb 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
For those considering the use of Ivermectin, there are a number of factors to take into consideration.
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Are They About To Lift The Booze Ban?
01 Feb 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
Following a slight decline in new infections and hospitalisations, the topic of the ban on alcohol sales has been discussed in several meetings over the past week.
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All The Drama As Capetonians Occupied Muizenberg Beach This Weekend [Videos]
01 Feb 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Saturday’s Muizenberg beach protest saw some heated scenes play out, with emotions boiling over and some rather interesting viewpoints shared.
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Worry As Potentially Vaccine-Resistant ‘SA Variant’ Arrives In US
29 Jan 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
The COVID-19 variant, 501.V2, first identified in South Africa and carrying a mutation called E484K or the “escape mutation”, has arrived in the US.
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Our Healthcare Workers Are Growing Tired Of Being Called Heroes
28 Jan 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Our healthcare professionals deserve our praise and immense gratitude, but there’s also a danger to that hero label.
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Ivermectin Supply Dries Up For SA COVID-19 Treatment
28 Jan 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The use of Ivermectin, an animal anti-parasitic medicine currently used by veterinarians in South Africa, has been the topic of much discussion these past few months.
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Let’s See Where The Doomsday Clock Is Currently Sitting [Video]
28 Jan 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
Every year the clock is unveiled, giving us an idea of how close we are to disaster. The countdown has begun.
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Travelling To The UK Will Cost You R30k+ To Quarantine
28 Jan 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
British residents returning home from South Africa will have to fork out for a 10-day hotel quarantine, which doesn’t come cheap.
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Turns Out South Africa’s Tobacco Sales Ban Was A Complete Flop
27 Jan 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
A study published this week looks into the reasons why the tobacco sales ban, that lasted five months in 2020, was pretty much dead on arrival.
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Can Your Boss Make You Take The COVID-19 Vaccine? Here’s A Lawyer’s Response
26 Jan 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Many South Africans have explicitly stated that they would not take a COVID-19 vaccine, but how does this impact the workplace?
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SA’s Actual COVID-19 Death Toll Looks Very Different
26 Jan 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
South Africa now has a total of 41 117 confirmed deaths, although all evidence points to that number being vastly underreported.
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They’re Going Nuts In The Netherlands Over Lockdown Curfews [Videos]
26 Jan 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
Protests over the imposed curfew, which started this past weekend, have continued to rage in the Netherlands.
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A Rational Look At How Long COVID-19 Will Be Around For
25 Jan 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
Medical practitioners and the creators of the BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine weighed in on how long they think we’ll be battling COVID-19.
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Why This Cape Town Nurse Will NOT Take The COVID-19 Vaccine
25 Jan 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
As with any vaccine, there will always be those who say that they won’t be taking it, but the consequences of that decision could be dire.
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The Maskless Mpumalanga Premier Videos That Have South Africa Raging
25 Jan 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Whilst attending the funeral of minister in the presidency, Jackson Mthembu, who died from COVID-19 related complications, Mpumalanga Premier Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane couldn’t be bothered to wear a mask.
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Why SA Must Pay Double For The Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine
22 Jan 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
As if there weren’t already enough issues when it comes to bringing the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to South Africa, the price just went up.
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Western Cape Government Wants These Lockdown Restrictions Changed
21 Jan 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
Premier Alan Winde has written to Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize to request that the national government considers relaxing a number of lockdown restrictions.
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Jabs, Jets, And Luxury Accommodation: The Super-Rich Are Taking ‘Vaccine Vacations’
20 Jan 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
For a substantial amount of money, you can skip the queue and jet off to another country for your COVID-19 vaccine.
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Bloomberg Investigates Allergic Reactions And Deaths Linked To COVID-19 Vaccine
20 Jan 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
Bloomberg decided to tackle some of the most common concerns related to the COVID-19 vaccines, and their possible side-effects.
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At Last, A Slight Decline In SA COVID-19 Cases
19 Jan 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
Dr Zweli Mkhize’s latest update, delivered during a briefing on Monday, came with a welcome bit of good news about COVID-19 in South Africa.
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A Round-Up Of SA’s Lockdown Booze Prices
18 Jan 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
Black market booze sales are flourishing under adjusted alert level 3, with just about everything you can imagine on sale, but at a higher price.
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Just Because You’ve Had COVID-19 Before, Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Pass It On Later
15 Jan 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The results of a study led by Public Health England, conducted from June to November of last year and involving almost 21 000 healthcare workers, have been made public.
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William Booth Advises What To Do If You’re Bust Driving With Booze During Lockdown
15 Jan 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
If you’re caught committing a violation of adjusted alert level 3 lockdown rules, there’s some very important information that you should be aware of.
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SA Records 20k Deaths In One Week
15 Jan 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In the week from December 30 through to January 5, South Africa recorded 20 063 deaths, which far exceeds the predicted number of deaths.
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What The Western Cape’s Vaccine Rollout Plan Looks Like
14 Jan 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
The Western Cape government has outlined its three-phase plans for vaccine distribution, as well as how the process should unfold.
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The Next Level Smart Mask Has Arrived [Video]
14 Jan 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
Masks, while absolutely necessary, have posed a few problems, which tech company Razer wants to solve with what they’re calling Project Hazel.
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Ireland’s COVID-19 Situation Is Spiralling Out Of Control
13 Jan 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Irish residents came out of a six-week lockdown in December with one of the lowest COVID-19 case levels in Europe, but that’s no longer the case.
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What It’s Like Watching The Pandemic Play Out From Space [Video]
12 Jan 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
Astronaut Jessica Meir describes her experience of being one of the people furthest away from Earth when the pandemic started.
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What The Experts Say About Making SA’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandatory
12 Jan 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Roughly half of the country says it won’t take the vaccine jab, which is well short of the 67% needed to make it effective. Should vaccines be mandatory, then?
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