Medical experts say it is beneficial to take the COVID-19 vaccine, as they try to address vaccine hesitancy.According to the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority’s (SAHPRA) Pharmacovigilance Manager, Mafora Matlala, adverse side effects i…
South Africa is now home to over 13 million adults who are fully vaccinated.This comes after 98 954 adults got the single dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine or the second shot of the Pfizer jab in the past 24 hours.According to the Department of…
President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed a new seven member board for the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) to be headed up by the agency’s first female chairperson.The appointments come after a lengthy process which kicked off with applications …
The South African Post Office (SAPO) has warned customers against posting prohibited items overseas as it delays outgoing mail dramatically.In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Post Office said it has recently found several incidents where customers…
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) collection rates have once again recorded positive growth, collecting a gross R1.55 trillion in the past year.Addressing Parliament on Tuesday, SARS Commissioner Edward Kieswetter that this comprised of a net of…
Social Development Deputy Minister Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu is hosting a three-day series of dialogues on sexual and reproductive health and rights for short statured South Africans in partnership with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).The dia…
President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Friday lead a District Development Model (DDM) visit to the Ugu District, in KwaZulu-Natal.In a statement on Wednesday, the Presidency said the visit would focus on the development of the Eastern Seaboard traversing th…
Load shedding has been downgraded from Stage 4 to Stage 3 this morning as Eskom’s emergency power reserves continue to recover from several breakdowns and trips at its power stations.The power utility has been battling to keep the lights on with severa…