January 26, 2021

Tuckshops Compliance inspection in De Aar Location and Town

KIMBERLEY – On 26 January 2021, the Pixley Ka Seme District Communication Official, Sergeant Luvuyo Poni, Pixley Ka Seme District Health Inspector, Miss Ndodana and members of De Aar SAPS embarked on compliance inspections at the Tuckshops in Nonzwakazi and De Aar town respectively. One Tuckshop was closed for not

Elsburg SAPS temporarily closed for COVID-19 decontamination

PARKTOWN – All communities serviced by Elsburg SAPS Police Station are hereby advised that the police station is temporarily closed for COVID-19 decontamination. The Community Service Centre will be operating from Elsburg SAPS at the back office parking space (follow the direction sign). Members of the community are advised to

Peru Company Approved to Sell COVID-19 Test Kits That Detect Variants   

A Peru-based company says it has developed a COVID-19 molecular test kit that can detect the variants of the virus found in the United Kingdom, South Africa, and Brazil. The director of BTS Consultores Research, Milagros Zavaleta says the CavBio can detect the variants in a swab sample but does

Covid-19: Moderna says vaccine effective against UK, South Africa variants

WASHINGTON, US biotechnology firm Moderna said lab studies showed its Covid-19 vaccine remains effective against variants of the coronavirus first identified in the United Kingdom and South Africa. But the positive news was tempered by the finding that there was a sixfold reduction in the level of highly-potent neutralizing antibodies

Covid-19: Coronavirus deaths in South Africa put coffin-makers under pressure

PRETORIA, South Africa is the most affected country by the COVID-19 pandemic on the continent, with 1.3 million confirmed cases and just over 40,000 deaths, according to the latest data from the country’s Health Department. A toll that has been putting the funeral industry under immense pressure, as coffin-makers and

Covid-19: Stop hoarding vaccines, South Africa’s Ramaphosa tells rich countries

PRETORIA, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa urged wealthy countries to stop hoarding excess COVID-19 vaccines that they had ordered but did not immediately need, saying the world needed to act together to fight the pandemic. “We need those who have hoarded the vaccines to release the vaccines so that other

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