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One of South Africa's most beloved celebrities has been recognised for inspiring others during the national lockdown.
The president also stressed the importance of keeping the economy open after months of stifling movement restrictions.
He urged citizens not to drop their guard and continue adhering to the health rules, such as wearing face masks and respecting curfew times.
South Africa has recorded just over 800,000 coronavirus infections - more than a third of the cases reported across the African continent - and over 20,000 deaths.
AFP
A South African church is honouring the country's coronavirus victims by putting out white ribbons to mark each and every death from the disease.
The fence outside St. James Presbyterian church in Johannesburg is a stark reminder of the suffering caused by the pandemic in South Africa.
\"We feel honoured, because we honour the people who passed away from coronavirus. So I think it means a lot to us and to the people of South Africa,\" explained Rhudzani Makuya, a church caretaker.
Every morning, the church's caretakers walk out from the church with a bucket full of ribbons to tie them to the fence.
The fence has turned into a wall of white satin. Each ribbon represents one the almost 8,000 people killed by the virus so far.
\"So we wanted a visual representation of that pain and suffering\", said Gavin Lock, the Reverend of St. James Presbyterian Church.
\"And to give people a visual reminder that this is something that is real.\"
More than half the coronavirus cases on the African continent, over five hundred thousands, are in South Africa.
The country has been the scene of chaos with citizens taking to the streets, calling for an end to corruption – in the wake of fresh allegations involving President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s son
Six senior clinicians at the Faculty of Health Sciences at University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa, have volunteer to participate in South Africa’s first COVID-19 vaccine trial.
The Ox1Cov-19 Vaccine VIDA-Trial aims to find a vaccine that will prevent infection by SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at University of the Witwatersrand, Martin Veller said It is very appropriate that healthcare professionals and people who are involved in the research of the environment if they can also get involved.
“These are unprecedented times. Coronavirus is going to affect everybody in the world. We need a vaccine and the more people get involved in finding a suitable vaccine the better,” he added.
According to Aslam Dasoo, Doctor and member of the Progressive Health Forum there has been some concern, among the public, but there is nothing to be afraid of.
“There is the benefit that if the vaccine works and if I get the vaccine shot – if it is not the placebo – I will be protected. There are a number of reasons, but mostly demonstrate that this is something that should be supported and encouraged and that no one be afraid of it,” Dasoo said.
“We have to wait for cases of COVID-19 to develop amongst the volunteers, and unfortunately this is not because we are infecting people, but rather that is the nature of the virus that people are being exposed and becoming infected,” said Shabir Madhi, Professor of Vaccinology at University of the Witwatersrand.
South Africa started a #Covid19 vaccine trial on Wednesday, the first such study in Africa.
Oxford University developed the vaccine, which is being trialed in the U.K., South Africa and Brazil pic.twitter.com/NXkIu7KVpE— Bloomberg QuickTake (@QuickTake) June 25, 2020
Currently there the only clinical trial of a Covid-19 vaccine in sub-Saharan Africa, is taking place in South Africa. However, the African Union and the World Health Organization and some other agencies are hoping that the number of clinical trails will increase across the continent.
Ten countries account for 80% of the new coronavirus testing taking place across Africa, a regional body has said, indicating that little testing is taking place in many countries around the vast continent.
Zindzi Mandela tested positive for COVID-19 on the day of her shocking death, her family confirmed on Wednesday.
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AFP) - The struggle to get a COVID vaccine to the world's population has often been likened to a race, in which case Africa finds itself hobbled by an array of financial, technical and cultural problems.Of these, funding is predictably hurdle number one for Africa, home to some of the world's poorest countries.
Motheo Koitsiwe became the first African man to receive a Ph.D. in African indigenous astronomy from North-West University (NWU).
A team of technical experts from Germany is expected to arrive in SA to provide essential services to local German businesses and local entities, such as Eskom.
(ThyBlackMan.com) Walter Williams loved teaching. Unlike too many other teachers today, he made it a point never to impose his opinions on his students. Those who read his syndicated newspaper columns know that he expressed his opinions boldly and unequivocally there. But not in the classroom. Walter once said he hoped that, on the day […]
Samsung Electronics unveiled its latest Galaxy Note smartphone on Wednesday hoping to regain ground against rivals Huawei and Apple as the smartphone market begins to recover from its Covid-19 slump.
Helen Joseph Hospital in Johannesburg treated 767 cases in its trauma unit in June, with 481 of those linked to assaults alone.
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced on Sunday 2 August that a further 213 people have died from COVID-19 since Saturday.
Treat yourself to some down-time this weekend and unwind in a hot bath surrounded with scented candles and the aroma of essential oils.
A tenancy dispute between an eye clinic and owners of popular mall Sarit Centre has escalated.
If you are stuck without electricity, turn to old-fashioned pencil-and-paper puzzles and discover unexpected lessons for life.
Dig into the work of a South African feminist author for Women's Month with these three titles by Professor Pumla Dineo Gqola.
A 44-year-old woman in Zimbabwe, Tendayi Gwata, is battling to avoid a mastectomy after her breast cancer treatment abruptly ended when the only radiotherapy machine in the capital, Harare, stopped working. Gwata, a marketing consultant, had already lost all her hair during chemotherapy. Then she was told that because the machine had broken down, she might need to have her breast removed. Zimbabwe’s health sector has largely collapsed amid an economic crisis that has seen inflation soaring to 785%, and a severe shortage of cash. The crisis has been compounded by the coronavirus outbreak. Gwata told the BBC’s Clare Spencer about her ordeal: “In July 2019 I had discomfort in my breast so I went to the doctor in Harare and had a scan and mammogram. A biopsy then confirmed I had stage-three breast cancer and the cancer had spread to my armpit. I flew to South Africa to go through the full cycle of chemotherapy and had surgery to remove the tumour. Then I started radiotherapy back in Harare to stop the tumour from recurring. When we booked for radiotherapy, there was only one machine working in the whole of Harare and that was at the private facility, Oncocare. I had got quite far in my treatment — 21 sessions of the 30 that I was supposed to do. Then I got the call. I was in my car on my way to my 22nd daily radiotherapy session when they phoned me to tell me to turn back because the machine had broken. That was on April 21. A week went by. A month went by. And I still had no clue when the radiotherapy machine was going to get fixed. My oncologist said I would need to start thinking about having a mastectomy. I tried really hard to not cry. I have worked so hard to stay positive, to stay energised, to look to the future and say: “I am going to survive this,” to only get to this point where I am now having to go through a new set of fully invasive procedures, in the hope that I have a better chance of survival all because someone won’t fix the machine. I was really just wanting to burst into tears but my anger took over and I went to Twitter. I also started learning as much as I could about radiotherapy. The only research I could find on the impact of missing radiotherapy sessions is for up to two days. I couldn’t find any research on the impact of missing it for two months, for three months. It’s not even explored because it’s so incomprehensible to the rest of the world that a machine can break down and not be fixed. I talked on BBC Focus on Africa radio about my anger and frustration and after that interview I had loads of people phoning me asking: “What can I do? How can we help?” I explained to them that I was failing to get in touch with someone who could actually give me answers and who I could talk to for a way forward. So, one of my friends I went to high school with gave me the phone number of the head of the Health Service Board, who in turn put me in touch with Ernest Manyawo, the chief executive officer of Harare’s biggest public hospital, Parirenyatwa. It’s not just me That is when I discovered the scale of
SA is exactly where it needs to be in its preparations for the Netball World Cup in 2023, despite the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.