Job seekers in Johannesburg, South Africa wait on the side of a road holding placards reading their specialisation. Mujahid Safodien/AFP via Getty Images For more than three decades the South African ...

South Africa will likely be “worse off” if another pandemic like the deadly Covid-19 outbreak hits the country, according to Professor Shabir Madhi. Thursday (27 March) marks exactly five years since ...

LONDON - Developers of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine expect to have a modified jab to cope with the South Africa coronavirus variant by autumn, the vaccine’s lead researcher said Sunday. Health ...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa visits coronavirus disease treatment facilities. [Reuters] South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday hailed the arrival of the first doses of COVID-19 ...

South Africa has now registered more than 500,000 cases of coronavirus, the health ministry announced Saturday, making it by far the hardest-hit country in Africa. The country has become the epicentre ...

Today is the deadline for the government to reveal the details of its Covid-19 vaccine contracts, according to a landmark High Court judgement. The Health Justice Initiative (HJI), a vocal non-profit ...

A grave digger prepares graves at the Motherwell Cemetery in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020 that the country is ...

South Africa is the southernmost nation on the African continent and serves as a significant regional power within major international economic and political forums. The country operates as a ...