Weâre keeping score! Our performance report of President Ramaphosa and his Cabinet
By Staff Reporter
PURPOSE
It s been 26 years since the advent of democracy and the majority of South Africans continue to live in poverty. Independent Media has compiled a performance report to help South Africans hold those they voted into power accountable for the promises they made to change their lives for the better.
Below we provide a fair and objective evaluation of ministerial and presidential performance for the 2019 financial year to date, using the Medium-Term Strategic Framework, seven priorities of the Sixth Administration, Budget Speech, State of the Nation Address and the recently signed Performance Agreements between President Cyril Ramaphosa and his Cabinet ministers.
Clicks store. Image: Supplied
South Africa’s two biggest pharmacy chains Clicks Group and Dis-Chem Pharmacies said they plan to offer Covid-19 shots at their stores and provide storage and distribution facilities in the vaccine rollout programme once the government provides more details.
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize on Sunday called on the private sector, including pharmacies, to help with the rollout but the government is yet to outline how exactly they will help.
Dis-Chem and Clicks have a combined 45% dispensary market share.
Dis-Chem, with more than 180 stores, will offer the vaccines at all its clinics nationwide and is also looking to offer them at its eight drive-through Covid-19 testing stations, Dis-Chem National Clinic Manager Lizeth Kruger told Reuters.
South Africa s two biggest pharmacies plan to offer COVID-19 vaccines Toggle share menu
Advertisement
South Africa s two biggest pharmacies plan to offer COVID-19 vaccines
A man walks past a closed branch of South African drug retailer Clicks, in Cape Town, South Africa, on Sep 9, 2020. (Photo: REUTERS/Sumaya Hisham)
08 Jan 2021 02:40AM (Updated:
08 Jan 2021 03:48AM) Share this content
Bookmark
JOHANNESBURG: South Africa s two biggest pharmacy chains Clicks Group and Dis-Chem Pharmacies said they plan to offer COVID-19 shots at their stores and provide storage and distribution facilities in the vaccine rollout programme once the government provides more details.
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize on Sunday (Jan 7) called on the private sector, including pharmacies, to help with the rollout but the government is yet to outline how exactly they will help.
Health Dept engaging EC on Covid19 reporting backlogs
Warning:
Read the artilce
Pixabay
The National Health Department said it was engaging Eastern Cape Health authorities to investigate the details of Covid19 reporting backlogs in the province.
This, after Health Minister, Dr. Zweli Mkhize, said in his latest report on Wednesday that 844 deaths were reported in a 24-hour period, with 452 coming from the province.
“The 452 deaths reported from the Eastern Cape are as a result of data reconciliation dating between May and November 2020. This includes analysis of community cases where post-mortem swabs were taken for COVID testing and analysis of clinical records where the diagnosis was unconfirmed at the time of demise,” Minister Mkhize said.
3 Min Read
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa’s two biggest pharmacy chains Clicks Group and Dis-Chem Pharmacies said they plan to offer COVID-19 shots at their stores and provide storage and distribution facilities in the vaccine rollout programme once the government provides more details.
A man walks past a closed branch of South African drug retailer Clicks following protests by members the opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party over what they said was a racist advertisement posted on its website, in Cape Town, South Africa, September 9, 2020. REUTERS/Sumaya Hisham
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize on Sunday called on the private sector, including pharmacies, to help with the rollout but the government is yet to outline how exactly they will help.