The Minister in the Presidency, Mondli Gungubele says discussions, on whether and when the country would go ahead with the introduction of a vaccine passport, is ongoing.

Published on

16 September 2021

Gungubele says the aim of introducing the passport is to encourage more South Africans to get vaccinated.

Meanwhile, South Africa has recorded 4 667 new cases of covid-19, in the last 24 hours. This represents a 9.6% positivity rate. A further 166 related deaths have been confirmed, taking total fatalities to over 85 400.

Further afield: The AU’s special envoy for Covid-19, Strive Masiyiwa says global partners and sponsors have promised to, as soon as possible, deliver at least 50% of the required doses of covid-19 needed, to vaccinate 60% of the African population. The announcement follows engagements with the WTO, the WHO and other partners, with the majority of the doses to reach African countries through the COVAX-facility.

Merentia Van Der Vent

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