Gauteng starts vaccination programme:
The Gauteng province’s vaccination programme is now underway, with Health MEC, Dr Nomathemba Mokgethi, being the first healthcare worker to receive the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.
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COVID-19 vaccine quick, easy, no pain: President:
“At first I was a bit terrified of this long needle that was going to be embedded into my arm. But it happened so quickly, so easily. It was just a prick on my flesh and I really did not feel much pain.”
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Amended PIC Act signed into law:
The Public Investment Corporation Amendment Act has been promulgated and published in the Government Gazette.
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Government revising guidelines on broadband connectivity:
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit South Africa and most economic sectors were shut down, South Africans turned to e-commerce to access basic needs like food and supplies, while schools turned to e-learning.
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Government committed to social security:
Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu says government’s extension of the R350 COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress Grant is a show of commitment to providing a social security network to the nation’s most vulnerable.
: SAnews – South African News Matona
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