Things may well change, but for now, Dr Angelique Coetzee says there seem to be no serious symptoms being presented by patients with the Omicron variant.
Czech President Milos Zeman recently appointed opposition leader Petr Fiala as the country’s new prime minister in a rather unusual ceremony.
President Ramaphosa said during his address last night that government has “set up a task team that will undertake broad consultations on making vaccination mandatory for specific activities and locations”.
The UK’s “kneejerk” reaction to the detection of the Omicron COVID-19 variant in South African labs has caused chaos for those wanting to travel this holiday season.
Since the detection of a new COVID-19 variant in South Africa, various countries have put travel restrictions in place.
Stats released last night by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) show that Gauteng is emerging as a hotspot.
Most standard diets require you to monitor and manage yourself, which can be exhausting if not overwhelming.
It seems inevitable, but deep breaths because there is no need to panic.
Princess Charlene was only home for a week before leaving again – this time, reportedly to an addiction treatment facility outside of Monaco.
When the numbers drop, as they have done in recent weeks, we tend not to pay much attention.
Scientists are still studying how well vaccinated people are protected against mild COVID-19 disease and how much that protection changes over time.
Russian Roman Burtsev says he was about to make it big as a Leonardo Di Caprio doppelgänger model. But then along came COVID-19.
We’re all going to have to deal with collagen loss and the issues that cause it at some point in life.
As restrictions loosen, and we near the festive season, we’re looking at an inevitable surge in the infection rate.
It’s easy enough to grab a random fruit juice when looking for a quick boost of nutrients and energy. But with so many options on the shelves, it pays to take a closer look.
For every beauty concern, there’s a product, procedure, or therapy designed to hit your skin’s sweet spot.
The sentiment about how important the descendants of the hippos once owned by infamous drug lord Pablo Escobar has changed dramatically, from one year to the next.
Officially, as of the latest stats released last night, South Africa’s COVID-19 death toll stands at 88 674.
It turns out there are quite a few mistakes to be made while working out at home, according to a couple of professional personal trainers.
Fans watching the Bafana Bafana game against Ethiopia live on Tuesday was such a success that the SA Football Association (SAFA) is setting things up to allow 10 times more fans to come and watch the next match.
Silke Hartshorne-Jones said her husband “was not good at all” days before he murdered her. At the time, he had also convinced himself that he had contracted COVID-19.
Dust off your vuvuzelas because it has been confirmed that 2 000 vaccinated fans will be allowed to attend the much-anticipated Bafana against Ethiopia match live tomorrow.
Finally, after five anti-vax protests this year in Cape Town, two protesters were arrested for flouting the mask rule at the latest protest from the past Saturday.
A couple of LiquiFruit 100% apple juice products have been recalled because of the presence of toxic fungi, which can cause severe sickness if ingested.
The skin condition is known colloquially as ‘COVID toe’, or chilblain lesions if you want to get technical.
Spare a thought for the city that is about to take the record from Buenos Aires as the city that has spent the most cumulative days under stay-at-home orders.
Two island holiday destinations, Thailand and Mauritius, as well as the Netherlands, are now open to South African citizens again, with only some restrictions set in place.
According to Consulta’s latest South African Customer Satisfaction Index for the local medical aid industry, we’re pretty gatvol with our largest providers.
As your body’s dashboard, your skin is also constantly trying to communicate with you from the inside out. When our skin is at its worst it could be trying to send a message that all is not well with our underlying health.
There are apps and gadgets, there are podcasts, and there are simpler, more old-school methods to get to sleep.