Brace for taxes — Parliament passes NHI bill
South Africa’s National Assembly approved a new law that will pave the way for the introduction of universal health insurance, a plan its critics argue will be financially unsustainable and impossible to implement effectively.
The National Health...
South Africa is shutting down many Covid-19 vaccination sites
Many private Covid-19 vaccination sites in South Africa are shutting down because they are no longer financially viable.
At the same time, public sites might also function at a lower capacity as the sector is shifting its attention...
Warning over vaccine certificate personal information
The QR code on South Africa’s Covid–19 vaccine certificate contains personal information that is easily decoded, and should be treated like any medical record.
People who have been vaccinated in South Africa should therefore not post their...
This is how many vaccine certificates were issued last week
Over half a million digital Covid-19 vaccine certificates were issued in South Africa less than two days after being launched.
This was revealed to MyBroadband by deputy director-general at the National Department of Health, Nicholas...
Digital Covid-19 vaccine passport for South Africa — How it will work
The National Department of Health is developing a digital Covid-19 vaccine passport in South Africa, a departmental spokesperson has told MyBroadband.
This comes after the minister in the presidency Mondli Gungubele said...