President Cyril Ramaphosa says he will only make a decision on the fate of Health Minister Doctor Zweli Mkhize’s fate after receiving a report from the Special Investigations Unit (SIU). Pressure is mounting on Ramaphosa to act against Mkhize following his latest admission that the awarding of the R150 million tender to communications company Digital Vibes – a company co-owned by the Health Minister, was irregular. Mkhize made the admission […]
The Western and Eastern Cape account for 78% of the country's confirmed coronavirus cases, with the Eastern Cape showing the "same pattern that drove up the outbreak" in the Western Cape, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said on Wednesday. More than 1 700 new cases have seen the number of coronavirus infections increase to 37 525, according to the statistics. The Western Cape has 65.7% of the total cases and Eastern […]
Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize has expressed concern over the clusters of coronavirus infections in the Western Cape. The province has 7235 cases and 128 deaths. South Africa’s death toll from COVID19-related complications now stands at 238 after the virus claimed the lives of another 19 people. The number of infections has risen by 665 to 12739. 5676 people have recovered. Mkhize says South Africans must continue to adhere to […]
The Department of Health has reported 10 more Covid-19-related deaths in the country, which brings the toll to 103. Three were reported in Gauteng, four in the Western Cape, two in KwaZulu-Natal and one in the Eastern Cape. In Gauteng, the three who died were aged 89, 82 and 80. -the 89-year-old female had experienced shortness of breath, -the 82-year-old female had underlying chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and presented with […]
South Africa has recorded 99 new coronavirus cases and 14 more deaths. The number of coronavirus cases risen to 2605 from 2 506 on Wednesday. Gauteng is still leading with 969 cases. In a statement, the Department of Health has also confirmed that the number of COVID-19 related deaths has jumped to 48 from 34. ” It is with regret that we inform the public that the COVID-19 related deaths […]
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has announced that another seven deaths from coronavirus have been confirmed, bringing the total number of deaths to 34. Mkhize was briefing the media in Johannesburg. He says most of those who died had underlying health conditions and were older than 50. Mkhize says the sudden increase in deaths is because authorities had to verify fatalities reported in the last few days. He also says the […]
The number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 has risen to 2 173, the National Department of Health announced on Sunday evening, while the death toll has remains unchanged. In a statement, Minister of Health Dr Zweli Mkhize confirmed the increase of 145 cases compared to Saturday. According to the statement, Gauteng remains the epicentre of the virus with 865 cases, followed by the Western Cape with 587 confirmed cases and […]
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has announced the Covid-19 death toll now sits at 24, with the number of cases breaking the 2 000 mark, now at 2 003. He said Gauteng still leads the numbers with 801 cases followed by Western Cape with 541, KwaZulu-Natal has 412. There have been 410 recoveries. Deaths have only happened in KZN, the Western Cape, Gauteng and Free State, Mkhize said. The youngest death […]
Minister of Health, Zweli Mkhize, says if and when the coronavirus spreads to public transport areas such as taxi ranks and buses, that will present a new dynamic. Mkhize says this is when MECs will have to be roped in to set up quarantine facilities. There will be consistent evaluations of the measures put in place to manage the outbreak. Mkhize says South Africans need to be united and move […]
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