‘These charges are completely spurious and unfounded,’ said the Presidency. Jacob Zuma is privately prosecuting a State prosecutor and a News24 journalist. Now, Ramaphosa has been drawn into the matter as an alleged ‘accessory after the fact.’
One of the accused in Deokaran’s murder has now distanced himself from a “false confession” in which he implicated Mkhize, saying it was made under duress
The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority said they will take all the necessary steps to ensure that the vaccines that are administered to South Africans meet all the requisite stringent standards so that the health and well being of all who live in South Africa are not compromised in any way. (File Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP)
Who should approve the use of the J&J vaccine?
By Thobeka Ngema
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DURBAN - UNCERTAINTY has erupted regarding the authorisation for the use of the Johnson and Johnson (J&J) Covid-19 vaccine as teachers were expected to start getting vaccinated on Wednesday.
In a statement on Monday, Tshwane Mayor Randall Williams said the City had recorded another significant week-on-week increase in the number of confirmed infections of Covid-19.
South Africa has now recorded more than 2000 new COVID-19 cases for the second day in a row. The country added 2150 new cases and 63 people died on Thursday, 6 May.
Minister of Health Dr Zweli said that there has been a week-on-week increase in the number of positive COVID-19 cases in South Africa. This “worrying trend” is most evident in districts in the Free State, Gauteng, Northern Cape and North West, said Mkhize.
However, he added, that every province in the country, besides the Eastern Cape, has at least one district of concern. In total, there are 21 districts of concern in eight provinces.