It has not been an easy two years for many people since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Some have lost jobs, others loved ones and are slowly trying to recover. Celebrities and A-listers were not exempt from the brunt and also suffered.Looking back the...
Tag: COVID-19
Thousands of fake coronavirus vaccines seized and arrests made in South Africa and China
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March 4, 2021
Interpol have reported that police have seized thousands of coronavirus vaccines in South Africa and China and have arrested over 80 criminals involved in a network, selling fake vaccines. The investigation was supported and coordinated by Interpol’s Illicit Goods and Global Health (IGGH) Programme. In...
Tributes pour in for late Skwatta Kamp member who passed on due to Covid-19 complications
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February 7, 2021
South African music lovers were devastated to hear about the passing of Skwatta Kamp rapper Musawenkosi “Nish” Molefe due to Covid-19 complications. Nish was admitted to hospital after testing positive for Covid-19 and died on Friday afternoon, 5 February. Skwaata Kamp confirmed his death in...
Castle Lite Unlocks Called-Off and refunds ticket sales due to COVID-19
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January 15, 2021
Africa’s biggest premium beer brand, Castle Lite, regrets to announce that it has had to call off Castle Lite Unlocks 2021. This is as a result of the country’s on-going struggle against the COVID-19 pandemic. With the nation currently in the grip of a second...
South African author and chef Dorah Sitole, 67, has died from COVID-19 related illnesses. She was 67. Last year, Mam Dorah, as she was affectionately known by many released her book titled 40 Years Of Iconic Food. Her culinary journey began growing up in the...
Former South African president Jacob Zuma, 78 is reportedly to being feeling well after being hospitalised following testing positive for COVID-19. Edward Zuma, son of Jacob Zuma, said he is back home enjoying the festive season after he and his wife Gertrude MaKhumalo were tested...
Metropolitan invites South Africans to start 2021 stronger
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December 11, 2020
Metropolitan invites South Africans to join together by sharing their losses from 2020, and start 2021 stronger. As 2021 approaches, the world is planning for the year ahead with a high degree of uncertainty and skepticism. The events of this year have ushered in changes that...
Speaking of the opportunities opened up by working from home in South Africa, 15% of respondents said they liked working without clothes People working from home during the pandemic have discovered some guilty pleasures that they would now like to keep, according to a new global...
Health checks and treatment should be addressed even during COVID-19
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October 22, 2020
Around the world, many people are choosing to delay treatment for serious and chronic ailments because they are worried about being exposed to COVID-19 in healthcare settings. In the early months of the pandemic, some hospitals in the United States saw a marked decline in the number...
Tanzania: African Development Fund Approves $50.7m COVID-19 Crisis Response Budget Support
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October 20, 2020
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) has approved a loan of UA 36 million ($50.7 million) to Tanzania, to finance the nation’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The loan, from the African Development Bank Group’s (https://www.AfDB.org/) COVID-19 Response Facility (CRF), will...
Patients returning to private hospitals for treatment will find themselves in an “obsessive infection control bubble” environment that is intended to keep them safer from the novel coronavirus than virtually anywhere else, says Dr Charl Loggerenberg, General Manager of Emergency Medicine for the Life Healthcare...