The South African Health Department says as of today the cumulative number of COVID-19 cases for South Africa is 1 536 801. The cumulative total of tests conducted is 9 611 262 with 26 339 tests completed since the last report. On Saturday, 47 more COVID-19 related deaths have been reported: Eastern Cape two, Free State three, Gauteng nine, Kwa-Zulu Natal 21, Limpopo zero, Mpumalanga nine, North West zero, Northern […]
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize says the Health MECs of all provinces have been preparing for the second wave of the coronavirus. He announced on Wednesday that the country is officially in the second wave of the virus. South Africa has recorded over 6000 new cases in a 24-hour-period, the first since August. The country has registered a total of 828 592 infections with 754 658 recoveries. The death toll has […]
Authorities in a city in the Chinese region of Inner Mongolia have issued a warning after a hospital reported a case of suspected bubonic plague - one of the deadliest diseases in history. The health committee of the city of Bayan Nur issued the third-level alert on Sunday, the second lowest in a four-level system. The alert forbids the hunting and eating of animals that could carry plague and asks […]
China reported a fourth death from a new coronavirus on Tuesday as the number of cases continued to rise, sending jitters through Asian markets as hundreds of millions of Chinese prepared to travel for the Lunar New Year holiday. Health authorities around the world stepped up screening and the World Health Organization called an meeting on Wednesday to consider declaring an international health emergency, as China confirmed the virus spread […]
VOC became the first Muslim radio station in South Africa when a special events license was granted to the station in Ramadan/January 1995. Subsequent temporary broadcast licenses were granted, permitting the station to broadcast for 24 hours.
