South Africa in the news:
- Ramaphosa returns from West Africa tour to political and economic minefield while lamenting ‘catastrophic year’ for SA: The South African President steps straight into urgent meetings about Covid-19 and other challenges after returning from a week-long tour on Wednesday. Despite admitting that 2021 had been ‘very …: “South Africa” – BingNews
- South Africa’s anti-corruption busters: short-changed on funding and political commitment: In South Africa, evidence of the perversion of public funds abounds. In his 2021 Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement the country’s finance minister Enoch Godongwana warned that rampant corruption was …: “South Africa” – BingNews
- Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine neutralizes Omicron virus variant with three shots: BioNTech and Pfizer said on Wednesday a three-shot course of their COVID-19 vaccine was able to neutralize the new Omicron variant in a laboratory test and they could deliver an Omicron-based …: “South Africa” – BingNews
- Omicron IS spreading faster than Delta and WILL cause hospitalisation spike, WHO warns: The WHO said more data was needed to assess the severity of disease caused by the Omicron variant and whether its mutations might reduce protection from vaccine immunity …: “South Africa” – BingNews
- How dangerous is Omicron? What we know about the Covid variant R rate and how transmissible it is: A new study suggests Omicron may be better at evading vaccines than previous variants – but scientists believe it is milder than its predecessors …: “South Africa” – BingNews