The vaccine has so far proved to be 100% effective in preventing death and hospitalisation due to Covid-19 - also in its South African trial.

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Leshwin, 11, and Brian Adriaanse, 8, have returned home safely.

As the family of 15-year-old Carl du Plessis, who was shot in Macassar, struggles to come to terms with his death, his father, Shelven du Plessis, has been left traumatised.

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Optical dispenser David Sikhutshwa has fulfilled his dream of returning to Gugulethu, Cape Town, where he grew up, to offer affordable community eye care.

Based on the country's high excess death number, Discovery estimates that more half of South Africans have already been infected with Covid-19.

Two people have been assaulted and a house, shop and vehicle torched in a mob attack in the Vhembe District in Limpopo.

Besides some pupils being sent back home because they were not part of groups attending and longer queues for screening, schools were off to a good start.

What was supposed to be a long-awaited return to school after the Covid-19 lockdown delays ended in tragedy when a Grade 11 pupil in Mpumalanga was hit on the head and died during a fight over a dice game.

Acting chief procurement officer Estelle Setan said Eskom's renegotiation of coal supply led to a spike in the value of deviation applications in the second quarter.

The first delivery of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine has arrived at OR Tambo International Airport.

The victim of alleged sexual assault at the hands of popular DJs Fresh and Euphonik found out the case was dropped via a WhatsApp text on Monday night.

Another 1 210 Covid-19 cases have been reported in the country as a new vaccine consignment renews hope of the programme restarting.

With the rampant corruption in PPE procurement still fresh in mind, opposition parties expressed the need for greater parliamentary oversight of government's Covid-19 vaccine plan.

Opposition leaders criticised President Cyril Ramaphosa for his perceived inability to tackle the country's big problems.

The murder case against former apartheid security branch officer, Joao Rodrigues, who is accused of murdering anti-apartheid activist, Ahmed Timol, 50 years ago has been postponed pending a decision by the Supreme Court of appeal.

Western Cape Human Settlements MEC Tertius Simmers held engagements with residents of Masiphumelele in Cape Town who have taken occupation of temporary emergency structures after a devastating fire.