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Johnson & Johnson and Aspen have signed a historic deal that will allow the South African company to produce its own vaccines for the whole African continent.
Gauteng has recorded 72% of South Africa's new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, retaining its lead as the province with the most new cases every day.
The Department of Health will be offering R200 grocery vouchers for South Africans 50 and above as part of the Vooma vaccination drive and will be giving prizes
President Ramaphosa has drawn parallels between colonisers and African countries who imposed travel bans on southern African countries, including South Africa.
The compulsory vaccine announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa has been met with resistance from public sector unions who want the jab to remain voluntary.
Lobby groups have made suggestions to the government regarding how the vaccine mandate should be applied, with specific emphasis on keeping it constitutional.
Carl Niehaus has slammed President Cyril Ramaphosa's plans to implement mandatory vaccinations in South Africa. Niehaus says it is against the right of choice.
Omicron is predicted to further worsen South Africa's current economic situation, particularly social welfare, interest rates, fuel, and the tourism industry.
Authorities from the Netherlands have confirmed the presence of two cases of the Omicron variant in the country before the arrival of flights from South Africa.
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