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Judge David Makhoba ruled that R14m in contracts for surgical masks and protective jumpsuits awarded during Covid bypassed bid processes. Illustration: Bronwyn Webb / GroundUp

Judge orders Tark Group directors to personally repay Covid contract profits

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Long Covid’s hidden toll: the South Africans still battling fatigue, anxiety and memory loss

Jonny Peter 25 Nov 2025

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CDC sidelined in surprise HHS update on Covid-19 vaccines

28 May 2025

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Buffalo City wants to recover R16m in Covid housing funds

Johnnie Isaac and GroundUp staff 9 May 2025

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Could inhaled vaccines be the breakthrough to end the Covid era?

6 May 2025

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Sanofi-Novavax deal in jeopardy as FDA halts vaccine approval

3 Apr 2025

Source: CBER. ?Dr Peter Marks, the director of the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER).

FDA's top vaccine chief resigns amid growing concerns over new HHS leadership

3 Apr 2025

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Trump administration begins controversial $11.4bn Covid-19 funding withdrawal

26 Mar 2025

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Cyril Ramaphosa addresses heroes of healthcare at Denosa event

25 Mar 2025

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5 years on: How Covid redefined the future of work

Mark Dixon 12 Mar 2025

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Mauritius arrests ex-governor of central bank, local media report

Villen Anganan 3 Jan 2025

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Leadership shakeup at Moderna ahead of major vaccine rollouts

Katja Hamilton 8 Nov 2024

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Zuckerberg regrets bowing to government pressure on Covid-19 censorship

30 Aug 2024

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Covid PPE supplier must face the music, court rules

Tania Broughton 7 Aug 2024

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MTN loses Special Tribunal application

2 Aug 2024

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Europe: Covid-19 contract-transparency ruling fails to cloud Von der Leyen's future

18 Jul 2024

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Fauci faces scrutiny: Denies cover-up on Covid-19 origin

5 Jun 2024

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No new Covid-19 variant, claims Health

13 May 2024

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AstraZeneca admits to rare Covid-19 vaccine side effects in legal filing

30 Apr 2024

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Appeal in case concerning R40m SA-Zimbabwe border fence dismissed

11 Apr 2024

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Mounting evidence shows that Covid-19 leaves its mark on the brain

Ziyad Al-Aly 26 Mar 2024

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R113.2m Gauteng Health PPE tender declared invalid

21 Feb 2024

Source: © 123rf As Covax closes on 31 December 2023, reflects on its successes and challenges in the bid to overcome inequity have underscored the clear need for the world to be better prepared the next time a viral threat with pandemic potential emerges

3 lessons from Covax as the organisation draws to a close

20 Dec 2023

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Asset forfeiture: NPA secures preservation order in R27m PPE case

13 Oct 2023

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Gates gives $40m to boost access to mRNA vaccines in Africa

Jennifer Rigby and Wendell Roelf 9 Oct 2023

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Nobel Prize for mRNA pioneers amid jab controversy

Katja Hamilton 6 Oct 2023

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Latest stats spark urgent $45m long Covid response

27 Sep 2023

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