JOHANNESBURG( Reuters)-South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, is still showing mild symptoms and has had to delay a booster vaccine he was due to receive this week, his office said on Monday.A statement from the presidency added that he reiterated a call for everyone to be vaccinated so as to reduce the chances of serious illness, hospitalization and death. Ramaphosa, who was given Johnson Johnson's vaccine in February, tested positive the same day t

By Reuters Staff2 Min ReadFILE PHOTO: China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines produced by VACSERA Co. are seen in Cairo, Egypt July 8, 2021.... REUTERS/ Shokry Hussien JOHANNESBURG( Reuters)-China’s Sinovac Biotech is in talks about setting up a vaccine production facility in South Africa with its local partner, the chief executive of Numolux said on Friday. Hilton Klein made the comments at the launch of the South African leg of a global Phase III trial of Sinovac’s COVID-19 vaccine in children and

UMBUMBULU, South Africa( Reuters)-Thousands of South African soldiers will help with relief efforts in KwaZulu-Natal province, where more than 440 people have died in floods and mudslides and dozens more are missing.A week after the torrential rains began, the South African National Defence Force( SANDF) said on Monday it had been instructed to activate 10, 000 troops for tasks including mop-up work and transporting aid. The SANDF would also provide medical support and helicopters for rescue and

By Alexander Winning2 Min ReadJOHANNESBURG( Reuters)-New coronavirus infections in South Africa appear to be dominated by the Delta variant that was first identified in India, scientists said on Saturday as a third wave sweeps the hard-hit African country. FILE PHOTO: A health worker looks on as she waits to give a dose of a coronavirus disease( COVID-19) vaccine during a vaccine rollout for teachers in Meyerton, south of Johannesburg, South Africa June 23, 2021.... REUTERS/ Siphiwe Sibeko/ Fil

By Andreas Rinke3 Min ReadPRETORIA( Reuters)-South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Tuesday that “ bystander countries ” were suffering due to sanctions against Russia and called for talks as the African Union( AU) prepared a mission to foster dialogue between Moscow and Kyiv. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stands next to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, before inspecting the guard of honour during his state visit to the governments Union building in Pretoria, South Africa May 2