Thabi Shomolekae

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Thabi Shomolekae

Thabi Shomolekae is a Creamer Media Senior Writer for Polity.org.za

New study urges education in Africa that increases climate change literacy

7th October 2021 A new study by researchers from the University of Cape Town and the University of Connecticut found that education is crucial to increase climate change literacy across Africa. The study across 33 African countries found varying levels of national climate change literacy but that the average... →

SA must implement structural reforms to accelerate economic growth – CDE

29th September 2021 Centre for Development and Enterprise CEO Ann Bernstein said South Africa needs to implement a range of structural reforms essential to accelerate economic growth, free up the labour market so that growth could become more labour intensive, and fix a training, skills and education system that is... →

CDE CEO Ann Bernstein

UCT’s Mamokgethi Phakeng becomes first Illustrious Visiting Professor at the University of Bristol

27th September 2021 University of Cape Town (UCT) Vice-Chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng has been appointed as Bristol University’s first Bristol Illustrious Visiting Professor to further promote African scholarship and strengthen international relationships. The newly established Bristol Illustrious Visiting... →

UCT Vice-Chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng

Govt to launch digital vaccination certificate – Joe Phaahla

10th September 2021 The Department of Health has announced the development of a digital vaccination certificate, which will show proof of vaccination. Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla said this initiative is in line with the World Health Organisation-initiated vaccination certificate, which the WHO is using in an... →

Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla

Patience Nombeko Mbava appointed FFC chairperson

20th August 2021 Dr Patience Nombeko Mbava will serve a five-year term as the new Financial and Fiscal Commission chairperson, following her appointment by President Cyril Ramaphosa. The FFC is an independent, permanent and statutory institution that makes recommendations to Parliament, provincial legislatures,... →

Govt releases land for restitution claims

2nd August 2021 Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Patricia de Lille has approved the release of various parcels of land in the North West, Western Cape and Mpumalanga provinces for three claimant communities. Government opened the land restitution claims process in 1994 to allow families and communities... →

Stakeholders target 1m vaccinations every 3 days

29th July 2021 Business for South Africa (B4SA) on Thursday lauded its partnership with the Department of Health citing the integrated programme to administer vaccines equitably and efficiently ahead of a possible fourth wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. Stakeholders working together have secured doses to achieve... →

BioNTech project aims to expand malaria vaccine production capacity in Africa

27th July 2021 German biotech company BioNTech has announced a project aimed at creating a highly efficacious vaccine to help eradicate malaria, while expanding vaccine production capacity across Africa. BioNTech will develop a first-generation mRNA vaccine using a known antigen, the CSP protein, the clinical... →

Ramaphosa to address nation as violence, looting persist

12th July 2021 President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation, on Monday, on government’s response to the unrest in parts of the country. This after protests against the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma turned violent over the weekend, with looting and violence making headlines in KwaZulu-Natal... →

President Cyril Ramaphosa

SANDF deploys soldiers in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal

12th July 2021 The South African National Defence Force said on Monday it would deploy soldiers to support the South African Police Service in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal. Protests against the incarceration of former President Jacob Zuma turned to violent looting. The SANDF has stressed that its objective is to... →

Saving lives, preventing more business closures a priority – Ramaphosa

12th July 2021 President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday that in dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic, government has sought to balance saving lives and preserving livelihoods in an evidence-based manner; however, he acknowledged that restrictions have detrimentally impacted businesses. He stated that, for now,... →

President Cyril Ramaphosa

Decision on Sinovac vaccine to be announced soon – SAHPRA

1st July 2021 The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority CEO Dr Boitumelo Semete-Makokotlela announced that a decision on the Sinovac vaccine will be communicated in the coming days. Last month, SAHPRA revealed that applications had been received for the Sputnik V and Sinovac’s Coronavac vaccines... →

SAHPRA CEO Dr Boitumelo Semete-Makokotlela

Support income for sectors closed by govt under discussion – Thulas Nxesi

29th June 2021 Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi announced on Tuesday that the department’s social partners will be engaging at the National Economic Development and Labour Council this week to thrash out a plan for income support for sectors closed by the government – in particular the alcohol... →

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Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi

Property confiscation will negatively impact the poor – Free Market Foundation

25th June 2021 The Free Market Foundation has maintained that property confiscation and nationalisation will not resolve the country’s land dispossession legacy, instead, it will make life even more difficult for the poor. FMF published a new research paper Private Property, Public Interest: Alternatives to... →

Martin van Staden

G7 Summit will allow SA to push for swift international response to Covid-19 – Presidency

11th June 2021 President Cyril Ramaphosa is travelling to the UK, on Friday, to attend the Group of Seven Summit, at the invitation of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. South Africa is invited as a guest country alongside South Korea, Australia and India. The Summit will see discussions on the Covid-19... →

President Cyril Ramaphosa

SA paid 25% more for Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine than high-income economies – Study

25th May 2021 Independent anti-corruption organisation Transparency International said on Tuesday that there are large discrepancies in the prices paid for Covid-19 vaccines, revealing that upper-middle income countries like South Africa paid an average of 25% more per dose for the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine,... →

Motheo spearheads transformation in the construction industry

11th May 2021 Motheo Construction Group, the largest black women-managed and lead construction company in South Africa, is finalising its new management structure as it strengthens its footprint in all nine provinces and diversifies into new business segments. This is on the back of 20%-a-year growth for the... →

Vaccine should be made available to all, not just to the highest bidders – Ramaphosa

10th May 2021 President Cyril Ramaphosa has said that if the international community is truly committed to human rights and the values of equality and non-discrimination, vaccines should be viewed as a global public good. Ramaphosa said in his weekly letter to the nation that vaccines should be made available... →

President Cyril Ramaphosa

US supports South Africa’s vaccine roll-out strategy with $3m

8th April 2021 The US is supporting South Africa’s Covid-19 vaccine strategy by providing $3-million, or R45-million, in funding for vaccine distribution, field hospitals and data surveillance, through the US Agency for International Development. United States chargé d'affaires Todd Haskell said on Thursday... →

The corrupt took advantage of the public health crisis – David Lewis

25th March 2021 Civil rights and anti-corruption group Corruption Watch on Thursday expressed anger and sadness towards reports relating to corruption in the health sector, saying the corrupt took advantage of the public health crisis to loot the procurement necessitated by Covid-19 and even stooped as low as to... →

Resolving energy challenges is fundamental to economic recovery – Ramaphosa

23rd March 2021 President Cyril Ramaphosa has acknowledged the disruption caused by load-shedding and outlined government’s plans to restructure and strengthen the country’s electricity system to fundamentally change the country’s energy future. Ramaphosa wrote in his weekly letter to the nation that for more... →

President Cyril Ramaphosa

Picket planned to urge DTIC to fix Patent Law

17th March 2021 The Fix the Patent Law campaign will take to the streets on Thursday to picket at the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition to pressure the department to fix South Africa’s patent law to accelerate access to medicines. The FTPL campaign is represented by the Cancer Alliance, Médecins Sans... →

SA Oxford-AstraZeneca study urges development of second-generation vaccines

17th March 2021 Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics Research Unit at the University of the Witwatersrand Director Professor Shabir Madhi has warned that despite early successes with Covid-19 vaccines, further research is needed for a next generation of Covid-19 vaccines. Second-generation vaccines are... →

New Italy Visa Application Centre in SA prioritises safety

2nd March 2021 Outsourcing and technology services company Visa Facilitation Services (VFS) Global on Monday launched the new Italy Visa Application Centre in Cape Town, to offer customers a safe and secure application process. VFS Global regional group COO Jiten Vyas said the new centre was part of the... →

Africa has lost a great thinker – Ramaphosa pays tribute to Benno Ndulu

24th February 2021 President Cyril Ramaphosa expressed his sadness, on Wednesday, at the passing of respected Tanzanian economist Professor Benno Ndulu, saying Africa had lost a great thinker and visionary in the infancy of continental free trade. Ndulu, aged 71, passed away in a hospital in Dar es Salaam, in... →

Tanzanian economist Professor Benno Ndulu

Ramaphosa has stern warning for those involved in corruption

8th February 2021 President Cyril Ramaphosa has assured South Africans that the net is closing in on those involved in corrupt acts, warning those found guilty that they will be dealt with harshly and appropriately. Last week the Special Investigating Unit released a report on public spending on coronavirus in... →

President Cyril Ramaphosa

US provides additional field hospital support to South Africa

4th February 2021 Field hospitals in the Free State and Eastern Cape have received support from the US Agency for International Development in the form of medical equipment and technical assistance in the provinces’ response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The US government has provided several tons of medical... →

Lower population growth could significantly reduce unemployment – report

3rd February 2021 Independent organisation the Inclusive Society Institute has released a new report showing the correlation between lower population growth levels and reduced unemployment levels. ISI CEO Daryl Swanepoel explained that between 2011 and 2019 South African’s population grew by an average of 1.65%,... →

Act against Zuma or face worse economic conditions – Busa to Ramaphosa

2nd February 2021 Business Unity South Africa has appealed to President Cyril Ramaphosa to act decisively against former President Jacob Zuma by ensuring that the law takes its course in the matter of Zuma appearing before the Zondo Commission, or face exacerbated investor anxieties which will worsen the economic... →

President Cyril Ramaphosa

Trial data important to prove vaccine safety – Discovery Health CEO

28th January 2021 Medical Aid scheme Discovery Health CEO Ryan Noach has emphasised the importance of phase three clinical trial data on Covid-19 vaccines, urging manufacturers to produce trial evidence alongside assurance to the general public. Speaking during a virtual webinar on Thursday, he explained that the... →

Release excess vaccines you have hoarded – Ramaphosa to rich countries

26th January 2021 President Cyril Ramaphosa pleaded with richer countries, on Tuesday, to release their excess Covid-19 vaccines to countries that have yet to receive doses, voicing his concern about “vaccine nationalism”. Virtually, addressing the World Economic Forum, he noted that richer countries have acquired... →

President Cyril Ramaphosa

Govt has been open, transparent throughout pandemic – Ramaphosa

25th January 2021 President Cyril Ramaphosa reinforced, on Monday, the importance of keeping South Africans informed of vaccine acquisition developments, adding that government must be held to account for all decisions made around the vaccine. Ramaphosa wrote in his weekly column to the nation that South Africa... →

President Cyril Ramaphosa

S Africans have the ability to stimulate economic activity – Ramaphosa

18th January 2021 With public finances under extreme strain because of the cost of the country’s health response to Coronavirus and the social and economic relief measures put in place to assist businesses and poor households, President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on citizens to be innovative and focused in their... →

President Cyril Ramaphosa

Information Regulator engaging with Facebook on WhatsApp privacy policy

14th January 2021 South Africa’s Information Regulator said on Thursday that it was committed to ensuring the protection of personal information of South African citizens, following WhatsApp’s revised privacy policy. WhatsApp users are concerned that by accepting the new policy their personal data will be shared... →

Appointment of senior researchers bolsters Brenthurst Foundation research capacity

13th January 2021 Johannesburg-based think-tank Brenthurst Foundation director Dr Greg Mills has welcomed the appointment of Dr. Emmanuel Owusu-Sekyere and Professor Lyal White to the Foundation, saying their appointments will bolster the Foundation’s growing research workload across Africa. The Brenthurst... →

SA to receive 1-million vaccine doses this month from Serum Institute of India

7th January 2021 South Africa will receive 1-million doses of the SII/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine in January, with a further 500 000 doses expected in February. This was according to Health Minister Zweli Mkhize, who announced on Thursday that the Department of Health had secured doses from the Serum Institute... →

Covid-19 vaccine essential to end economic devastation – Solidarity Fund CEO

10th December 2020 Solidarity Fund CEO Tandi Nzimande said the speedy roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccine was vital to end the devastation that the virus has caused, adding that the Solidarity Fund would ensure that the country receives its equitable share of the vaccine when it becomes available. On Thursday, the... →

Wits encouraged by AstraZeneca/Oxford Covid-19 vaccine results

23rd November 2020 The University of the Witwatersrand said on Monday it was encouraged by the results of the Coronavirus vaccine jointly-developed by the University of Oxford and British drug group AstraZeneca. An analysis of the Phase 3 arms of the UK and Brazil studies show a 70.4% efficacy, with data from two... →

Biovac celebrates local manufacture of paediatric vaccine

19th November 2020 Bio-pharmaceutical company Biovac CEO Dr Morena Makhoana on Thursday lauded the commencement of local manufacturing of a six-in-one paediatric vaccine, saying through local manufacturing the company will be able to further strengthen security of supply whilst contributing to the local economy.... →

Biovac CEO Dr Morena Makhoana

HIV prevention breakthrough 89% more effective than daily pill – Wits study

11th November 2020 Researchers from the University of the Witswatersrand have announced that CAB LA injections, taken once every eight weeks, are more effective in preventing HIV in women in sub-Saharan Africa, compared with the daily TDF/FTC pill that is currently being used. These are the results of the NPTN... →

Decline in vaccine confidence could compromise effectiveness – survey

6th November 2020 World Economic Forum head of shaping the future of health and healthcare Arnaud Bernaert said a decline in coronavirus vaccine confidence was a remarkable and sad trend as the world moves closer toward a possible vaccine roll-out. A recent WEF/Ipsos global survey revealed that the number of... →

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