Pfizer says South African variant could significantly reduce vaccine protection | Itumeleng Khune’s declining standards a concern for Kaizer Chiefs coach Gavin Hunt

Download the SowetanLIVE app [image: SowetanLIVE]( [image: SowetanLIVE]( [image: SowetanLIVE] Afternoon Newsletter — February 18 2021 --------------------------------------------------------------- [News]( | [South Africa]( [Pfizer says South African variant could significantly reduce vaccine protection]( [image: Pfizer says South African variant could significantly reduce vaccine protection]( A laboratory study suggests that the South African variant of the coronavirus may reduce antibody protection from the Pfizer Inc/BioNTech SE vaccine by two-thirds, and it is not clear if the shot will be effective against the mutation, the companies said on Wednesday. [Read more >>]( Top stories [News]( | [South Africa]( [Eastern Cape health MEC Sindiswa Gomba fired]( [image: Pfizer says South African variant could significantly reduce vaccine protection]( Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane has fired health MEC Sindiswa Gomba. [Read more >>]( [News]( | [South Africa]( [Police constable gets life behind bars for plotting death of her lover]( [image: Pfizer says South African variant could significantly reduce vaccine protection]( A police constable, employed to uphold the law, was instead planning and executing the murder of her lover, a fellow police officer. [Read more >>]( [Sport]( | [Soccer]( [Itumeleng Khune’s declining standards a concern for Kaizer Chiefs coach Gavin Hunt]( [image: Pfizer says South African variant could significantly reduce vaccine protection]( Itumeleng Khune’s declining standards from South Africa’s best goalkeeper and even one of the best in Africa to his current mistake-prone incarnation is “a concern” for Kaizer Chiefs‚ Amakhosi coach Gavin Hunt has admitted. [Read more >>]( [News]( | [South Africa]( [Cele doesn't want to spill the tea after Zuma meeting, but daughter Dudu provides the snacks]( Police minister Bheki Cele had a three-hour long meeting with former president Jacob Zuma at his Nkandla home in northern KwaZulu-Natal on Thursday. [Read more >>]( [News]( | [South Africa]( [Gauteng says it is working to fix Vaal River ecosystem, amid scathing report]( Action is being taken to address the Vaal river pollution, says Gauteng human settlements, urban planning and Cogta spokesperson Castro Ngobese. [Read more >>]( [Sport]( | [Soccer]( [Pirates coach Josef Zinnbauer believes there is more to come from Jean-Marc Mundele]( Orlando Pirates coach Josef Zinnbauer believes there is more to come from Jean-Marc Mundele now that the Congolese striker has opened his scoring account for the Buccaneers. [Read more >>]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [News]( | [South Africa]( ['We eat pap and cabbage': Air Chefs staff crippled financially by pandemic]( [News]( | [South Africa]( [‘Fake’ radiographer due in court]( [News]( | [South Africa]( [WATCH | ‘Don’t provoke the mamba’: Zuma’s supporters chant while ‘protecting’ him from arrest]( [Business]( [Sibanye-Stillwater profit rises as metals prices climb]( [News]( | [South Africa]( [Another Mandela funeral scandal accused turns state witness]( [News]( | [South Africa]( [Man arrested for armed robbery at mayor's house]( [News]( | [World]( [Don't be silent: How a 22-year-old woman helped bring down the Tokyo Olympics chief]( [Unsubscribe]( • • [View PDF]( • [Pause Subscription]( • [View Online]( This email was sent to {EMAIL} on 18-02-2021 is intended for opt-in communication only. If you feel this email is unsolicited please [report it]( to us Email Powered By