South Africa is giving up its stock of Oxford-AstaZeneca Covid-19 vaccines to the African Union and instead is seeking to vaccinate its population with the single-dose Johnson & Johnson drug. The changes in the Covid-19 vaccination policy come after the AstraZeneca vaccine proved to offer minimal protection against the variant

Three new studies have raised concerns over the immune response triggered by the new strain of Covid-19 originating in South Africa. The studies found that the vaccine may be less effective at protecting against the new and more transmissible strain. The findings are a result of experiments done in laboratory

South Africa took early preventative measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 within the country, however, the country is now battling one of the worst outbreaks in the world at the moment. The current outbreak is the world’s fastest-growing currently, and is overpowering hospitals. The outbreak has also caused a

The number of COVID-19 cases in South Africa continues to rise, however, oxygen is already low in hospitals at the epicenter of the country’s outbreak. The most recorded cases in South Africa are in the Gauteng province, which consists of the power center Johannesburg and the capital, Pretoria. Health Minister

In South Africa, homeless individuals have been directed to gather in a sports stadium, relocating the men and women from under their temporary homes and sleeping backs. The homeless appeared in downtown Johannesburg as they traversed the city to take refuge in a South African stadium. The men and women

COVID-19 has now infected 402 South Africans, and the country now has the most cases in Africa after a spike of 128 cases in one day occurred. The South African President is expected to address the nation and impose new restrictive measures, attempting to combat the spread of the virus.

A three-year investigation conducted by a US-based researcher named Ron Guilmette found that a top executive at the nonprofit entity responsible for administering Internet addresses to businesses in Africa secretly operated several underground companies that sold tens of millions of dollars worth of the resources to online marketers. News of

The City of Johannesburg, South Africa suffered a ransomware attack last Thursday that prompted the city to take its call center, website and e-services platform offline. The threat actor, calling themselves the Shadow Kill Hackers, not only encrypted data on infected systems, but also stole unencrypted records. They are threatening

A Thursday incident in Johannesburg, South Africa that left some residents without power serves as a grave reminder of the destructive potential of ransomware. City Power, a local pay-as-you-go power provider owned by the city, had its network infected with file-encrypting malware that rendered many of its services unavailable. Johannesburg

“Investors for weeks have been anxious that problems in developing economies could lead to broader trouble in financial markets. Turmoil in Turkey has been the most frequent cause for concern. The jitters intensified on Thursday, yet the catalyst was not Turkey but Argentina — a sign that the array of