The number of unemployed South Africans rose by 0.5% in the third quarter (Q3) of 2021, Statistician-General Risenga Maluleke has announced.
The rise saw the country’s unemployment reach 34.9%.
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“Vaccination is not, as a rule, a moral obligation…must be voluntary. Those who, however, for reasons of conscience, refuse vaccines produced with cell lines from aborted fetuses, must do their utmost to avoid…becoming vehicles for the transmission,” the South African Catholic Bishops’ Conference said in a statement.
“The question of the use of vaccines, in general, is often at the center of controversy in the forum of public opinion. In recent months, this Congregation has received several requests for guidance regarding the use of vaccines against the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes Covid-19, which, in the course of research and production, employed cell lines drawn from tissue obtained from two abortions that occurred in the last century. At the same time, diverse and sometimes conflicting pronouncements in the mass media by bishops, Catholic associations, and experts have raised questions about the morality of the use of these vaccines.”
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South Africa’s COVID-19 caseload is edging closer to three million after 2 273 new infections were recorded in the past 24 hours.
According to the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), this pushes the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 2 963 679.
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South Africa’s COVID-19 caseload is edging closer to three million after 2 273 new infections were recorded in the past 24 hours.
According to the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), this pushes the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 2 963 679.
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South Africans will be paying more at the pumps from Wednesday when fuel prices are expected to increase.
According to the Mineral Resources and Energy Department, the price of petrol (both 93 and 95) will go up by 81c per litre, while the price of diesel 0.05% will increase by 72c and diesel 0.005% sulphur will increase by 75c per litre.
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The World Council of Churches (WCC) is publishing the first of a series of Bible studies that lead up to the WCC 11th Assembly in 2022 in Karlsruhe, Germany.
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South Africa has reported 2 858 new COVID-19 cases, according to the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) figures.
This was 362 fewer infections logged than the previous day.
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Inter-Faith leaders sign a pledge to upscale interventions in order to end HIV and TB as public health threats by 2030.
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While South Africa will remain on the Coronavirus Alert Level 1, President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on citizens who have not vaccinated to do so immediately.
“In taking the decision not to impose further restrictions at this stage, we considered the fact that when we encountered previous waves of infection, vaccines were not widely available and far fewer people were vaccinated,” the President said on Sunday.
Addressing the nation on developments in the country’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the President encouraged every person who has not been vaccinated to go to their nearest vaccination station without delay.
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The past weekend our Minister in Synodical Service and Task Team Manager for Congregational Witness, Rev. Stephen Pedro, kicked off the accompaniment process of faith-discerning with the leadership of URCSA Victoria West.
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