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 | DANETTE BREITENBACH A new variant, the B1.1.529, in South Africa, has been confirmed by the Department of Health.... read |
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 | ALISTAIR SMOUT, ALEXANDER WINNING, TIM COCKS, OLIVIA KUMWENDA-MTAMBO, STEPHANIE NEBEHAY Explainer-What we know about the new Covid-19 variant detected in South Africa...read |
|  | | Pfizer and BioNTech: if necessary a new vaccine tailored to the emerging variant can be ready in approximately 100 days...read |
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 | DANETTE BREITENBACH South Africa will remain on Alert Level One, but the situation will be monitored weekly... Read |
 | Dutch: Some of the 61 Covid-19 cases from South African flights are new variant... Read |
 | GEETESH SOLANKI, JUDITH CORNELL, RENO MORAR AND VISHAL BRIJLAL Should South Africa consider not covering the medical costs of unvaccinated Covid-19 patients? Read |
 | PROMIT MUKHERJEE South Africa has asked Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer to delay delivery of COVID-19 vaccines because it now has too much stock... Read |
 | KATJA HAMILTON Business for SA aims to drive up vaccinations by implementing vaccine mandates and access restrictions... Read |
| Aesthetic Medicine |
 | ISSUED BY SKIN RENEWAL Sure, there's makeup to boost glow or add colour to washed-out skin, but long-term treatment means proper skin care. And the best and most sustainable method is non-invasive therapy... Read |
| Covid-19 |
 | Currently in the consultation phase, the African Development Bank's strategy entails policy dialogue and technical assistance on effective financing strategies, including expanding health insurance... Read |
| Ethics & Medicolegal |
 | The HPCSA has suspended a Gqeberha-based medical doctor from practising medicine after he was found guilty of fraudulently issuing medical certificates... Read |
| Financial Services |
 | EMMA RUMNEY Insurer Old Mutual has used a further R4.9bn of its Covid-19 reserves after again underestimating the level of death claims it would experience, leaving just R1bn remaining... Read |
| Pharmaceuticals |
 | DAVID R. KATERERE Counterfeit medicines that don't meet quality and regulatory standards are making their way into the hands of unsuspecting buyers... Read |
 | Katlego Kobue, a senior investment manager at Royal Bafokeng Holdings (RBH), has been appointed as an independent non-executive director on the Dis-Chem Pharmacies board.... Read |
| Public Health |
 | Smoking remains the leading cause of preventable death in the world, claiming a toll of lives twice as many each year as Covid has taken since its discovery nearly two years ago. Read |
| Women's Health |
 | SAMA backs the efforts of 16 Days of Activism, and yet more needs to be done to deal adequately with Gender-Based Violence... Read |
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 | YouTube has kicked off the second edition of Africa Creator Week - running from 29 November until 3 December 2021... Read |
 | JONATHAN DUNCAN Growing digitisation and the rollout of 4G and 5G infrastructures means data centres' volumes are set to grow significantly in the next five years... Read |
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 | According to the Automobile Association, the petrol price will close in on R20 a litre in the runup to Christmas... Read |
 | Environmental activists are now calling for a public boycott of Shell petrol stations this December in order to "hit them where it hurts most"... Read |
 | SINDY PETERS Speaking at the 7th annual Water Stewardship Event, Yakeen Atwaru of the Department of Water and Sanitation shared some stark figures... Read |
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