DearSA Welcomes Extension Of Health Act Regulations Comment Period Featured Health South Africa by ANN Reporter - 5th May 20225th May 2022 DearSA welcomes the announcement by Minister of Health Dr Joe Phaahla to extend public comment on the proposed amendments to the National Health Act regulations. Comments will now close on 5 July 2022, which amounts to an extension of three months. This announcement by the Minister comes after DearSA sent a communication to the Department of Health asking for an extension of the commentary period due to the flawed public participation process. Several other organisations similarly expressed strong concerns about the process and the contents of the proposed regulatory amendments. “DearSA sees this as a victory for all of civil society. And is proof that public pressure from civil society organisations safeguards our democratic processes. We call on all active citizens who
Health MEC’s Vax Claims Debunked Featured Health Opinion by Duncan du Bois - 5th May 20225th May 2022 According to KZN Health MEC, Nomagugu Simelane (The Mercury, May 3) the unvaccinated “are more likely to be infected with Covid-19, more likely to transmit it to others and are at a much higher risk of dying.” But overseas research findings debunk those claims entirely. Sixteen months of observation by the Centre for Disease Control and the UK Health ministry indicate that vaxxing is ineffective in preventing transmission and causes depletion of natural immunity. Dr Meryl Nass examined the data of 30 million Americans, 75% of whom had been vaxxed and found that the vaxxed were three times more likely to develop Covid than the unvaxxed. Health MEC Simelane’s claim that being vaccinated minimises the risk of dying is completely at odds
Significance Of Musk’s Twitter Ownership Editor Picks Featured Letter to the Editor by Duncan du Bois - 26th Apr 2022 History will mark April 25, 2022, as a day of monumental significance in the revival and survival of free speech when Elon Musk bought the Big Tech platform Twitter for $44 billion and became its sole owner. Musk, who has described himself as a “free speech absolutist,” regards free speech as “the bedrock of a functioning democracy” and intends to transform Twitter into “a genuine platform for free speech.” In a letter to the Board of Twitter, Musk stated “Twitter will neither thrive nor serve society in its current form.” For all who recognise diversity and value the free exchange of information and opinion Musk’s intentions should be applauded. After all, as John Milton stated centuries ago, “Whoever knew truth to be
The End To South Africa’s Two-year SoD Ordeal Featured South Africa by ANN Reporter - 5th Apr 20226th Apr 2022 The national State of Disaster (SoD) for South Africa ended at midnight and from today the 05th of April 2022, South Africans will wake up to a new dawn and try to gather whatever semblance of life, family, as well as the religious belief they can, after a protracted 750 days of forced lockdown. The Presidency of the Republic of South Africa has officially announced his cabinet's unanimous approval of the ending of the SoD, but they also tried to sneak in there an additional 30 days of further regulations based on the "relaxed regulations for observation". With a veiled mooted threat or warning that SoD may well be re-instituted should the pandemic re-emerge? This is telling of a regime that has
Classifying SARS-CoV2 as hazardous biological agent “crazy”, says leading neurosurgeon Featured Health South Africa by Maggie van der Bilt - 29th Mar 202230th Mar 2022 The idea that SARS-CoV2 is such a dangerous pathogen that it needs to be classified as a hazardous biological agent (HBA) defies all logic, according to Dr Herman Edeling, a specialist neurosurgeon in medico-legal practice. An outspoken critic of vaccine mandates, Dr Edeling was reacting to the Department of Employment and Labour’s decision to list SARS-CoV2 as a Group 3 HBA (the last but one most serious hazard) under South Africa’s Hazardous Biological Agents regulations. The regulations were published by the department on 16 March 2022 in terms of section 43 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA). A Group 3 HBA is classified as “a hazardous biological agent that may cause severe human disease, which presents a serious hazard
Businesstech fails to inform readers SARS-CoV-2 is now classified equally as dangerous as HIV Featured South Africa by Frederic Egersdorfer - 24th Mar 202224th Mar 2022 On March 19 2020, the UK government released a statement on their website stating that COVID-19 was no longer considered a high consequence infectious disease (HCID) in the UK. Yet in South Africa on Businesstech’s website, an article titled New Covid rules for workplaces in South Africa – and what it means for vaccine mandates. Businesstech announced on 23 March 2022 new regulations published by The Department of Employment and Labour on 16 March 2022 in terms of section 43 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act that lists SARS CoV2 as a group 3 hazardous biological agent, thus allowing businesses to justify vaccine mandates. A statement by Bowmans reads... “This is a welcome amendment to the regulations, as it will assist employers
Zikalala’s Aspirations Spell Disaster For All Editor Picks Featured Opinion by Duncan du Bois - 23rd Mar 202223rd Mar 2022 KZN ANC premier Sihle Zikalala must be complimented for saying the quiet part out aloud: he wants the constitution removed so he can exercise unrestrained power and by embracing black majority rule, shows he rejects non-racialism (The Mercury, March 22). Democracy has always been embraced by Marxists as a means to an end - absolute power. For them, checks and balances on executive power by means of a freely elected legislature and an impartial judiciary presiding over a constitution are merely temporary impediments. More than sixty years ago, Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana pioneered the art of African dictatorship by ditching constitutional democracy and commencing a practice which has plagued Africa ever since. By seeking to replicate that ruinous odyssey, Zikalala indicates the
Retail Group Commits To Expansive Ethical Practices Business Featured South Africa by ANN Reporter - 15th Mar 2022 Cotton On group makes an unprecedented business commitment to purpose-driven retail. The Good Report captures the company’s pledge to make a positive difference in people’s lives, including goals for carbon neutrality, water & plastic reduction and ethical sourcing. JOHANNESBURG, 7 March 2022: One of South Africa’s most loved retailers, the Cotton On Group, has strengthened its commitment to sustainability and purpose-led business through a commitment to doing good in all areas of its operation. Cemented in The Good Report, its inaugural impact report, the retailer has made its pledge public, showcasing how far the company has come over its 30-year journey, as well as where it’s headed. The Cotton On Group recently partnered with UNICEF, helping deliver more than one million Covid-19 vaccines to
WATCH: ACDP Wins CCMA Case In Cape Town Editor Picks Featured South Africa by ANN Reporter - 11th Mar 202211th Mar 2022 Mr Wayne Prince was unfairly dismissed from his job for refusing to vaccinate. He stood firm on his constitutional right to bodily integrity. With the help of the Lord and the ACDP, Mr Prince is now going back to work on a promotion. HE REMAINS UNVACCINATED! Thank you to Rev Kenneth Meshoe, Lawyer Bongani Luthuli, the ACDP leadership and members for fighting for the constitutional rights of South Africans.
Pfizer vaccine side effects outrage: What’s that about? Featured South Africa by ANN Reporter - 10th Mar 202210th Mar 2022 To date, there have been 17-million people vaccinated in South Africa. This is still a small number of people, as it's only 29% of the country's population. On 8 March 2022, social media birthed a new hashtag - #pfizerdocuments. This was after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) allowed the public access to data that Pfizer submitted to the FDA from its clinical trials to support a COVID-19 vaccine licence. On 6 January 2022, U.S. District Judge Mark T. Pittman made the decision to deny the request from the FDA to suppress the data for the next 75 years, which the agency claimed was necessary, in part, because of its “limited resources.” (Reuters) 75 years is a LONG time...