DAILY UPDATES

1. Introduction There can be no “return to normal” until a significant proportion of the population is fully vaccinated. Vaccines reduce severe illness, hospitalisation and […]

Dear B4SA and business colleaguesAs the year draws to a close, I would like to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of […]

Business has issued a public call for vaccine mandates in the workplace and for the imposition of public access restrictions for the unvaccinated. This echoes […]

During the recent Business Communicators Forum, B4SA assembled a panel of experts from business, government and civil society to provide an update on South Africa’s […]

B4SA MEDIA RELEASE: 26 NOVEMBER 2021 B4SA supports restricting access to public indoor spaces to the vaccinated B4SA calls for vaccine mandates in the workplace […]

View the B4SA fact sheet on vaccines, pregnancy and breastfeeding here

Dear B4SA and business colleagues, You may or may not be aware that BUSA, which convenes B4SA, recently announced that it will be lodging an […]

Business for South Africa (B4SA) is calling on everyone over the age of 12 years, but most especially those over the age of 50 years […]

Dear B4SA and business colleagues If your organisation is not yet engaging with the issue of a mandatory Covid-19 vaccination policy, we would urge you […]

View the B4SA FAQ on Teen Vaccinations, based on material developed by family practitioner Dr Sheri Fanaroff.

Dear B4SA and business colleagues Daily vaccination rates have been improving again, but are still not at the desired rate, and we continue to aim […]

So far less than 30% of adult South Africans are fully vaccinated. What our data shows, is that after each age cohort opens for vaccination, […]

View the NDoH circular here 

Access the list of private sector vaccination sites as of 18 October 2021 here.

Dear B4SA and business colleagues There are few issues more topical, important or urgent for South Africa than mandatory vaccination. As things currently stand, vaccination […]

✴️Q&A: Digital #COVID19 vaccine certificates / passports ❓Why has Department of Health made the digital vaccine card website live if it isn’t fully ready for […]

Listen to the message of encouragement from Betty Majara here.

Listen to her experience here

Johannesburg, 29 September 2021 – The private sector will be doing everything it can to support government’s first Vooma Vaccination Weekend being rolled out on Friday […]

Johannesburg, 24 September 2021 – Business for South Africa (B4SA) has expressed its support for the #VaxuMzansi campaign, which launches with a National Vaccine Day on […]

View the list of private vaccination sites open on Saturday 02 October during the Vooma Vaccination Weekend here

Dear B4SA and business colleagues, We are concerned that daily vaccination numbers have been dropping off. We have sufficient vaccination supply and capacity to vaccinate […]

Pretoria: UK and SA government scientific experts met on Monday, 27 September 2021 to discuss the latest trends around Covid-19, respective Covid-19 testing strategies, and […]

VaxuMzansi is a campaign by the Religious Forum Against COVID-19 (RFAC) which is rooted on the premise of being a positive change-agent. At the heart […]

Dear B4SA and business colleagues, Last night we reached three milestones in the vaccination numbers with 16 million, or 20% of South Africa’s adults fully […]

View the media statement regarding vaccination sites open during registration weekend from the Gauteng Provincial government

Dear B4SA and business colleagues, While we welcome the news that the country has moved to adjusted level two for the relief it will provide […]

Access the list of private sector vaccination sites as of 13 September 2021 here

Access the B4SA vaccine myths and facts information sheet here

The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) in partnership with the National Department of Health (NDoH) and other associated entities will host a webinar […]

View the slides from the presentation given by Dr Lungi Nyathi of B4SA during this morning’s Ministry of Health briefing.

Unless South Africa can get vaccinated, our lives will remain constrained and our health at risk. The economy is suffering. The brands and businesses that […]

Deputy President David Mabuza launched the COVID-19 vaccination social mobilisation campaign on Wednesday. The campaign aims to rally more South Africans to get vaccinated to […]

Dear B4SA and business colleagues, This week Denmark announced that as of 10 September, it will be lifting  all remaining Covid-19 restrictions, because with 71% […]

Access the latest list of private sector vaccination sites as of 30 August 2021 here.  

We were delighted to see the enthusiasm of the youngest cohort as vaccination opened up for over 18s on Friday. In the first 24 hours, […]

View the full list of private sector vaccination sites as of 23 August 2021

View the B4SA mental health webinar that was held on Friday 13 August 2021

Dear B4SA and business colleagues, With the vaccine supply constraints out of the way, the reason we are not yet vaccinating at a rate of […]

B4SA’s Health Service Providers Stream represents the vaccination sites of independent and corporate pharmacies, hospitals and general practitioners. We are all health care workers. Vaccines […]

View the full list of private sector vaccinations sites as of 16 August 2021

View the NDoH circular here

Veiw the presentations that accompanied the NDoH media briefing on government efforts in the fights against COVID-19 and the national vaccine roll out programme below: […]

View the Department of Social Development alert level 3 directions

MEDIA ADVISORY MEDIA BRIEFING TO UNPACK THE COVID-19 SOCIAL RELIEF MEASURES The Minister of Social Development, Lindiwe Zulu will on Wednesday,04 August 2021 brief members […]

Dear B4SA and business colleagues, You will be aware that the vaccination rollout has ramped up considerably and we are maintaining good numbers week in […]

View the following presentations from this weeks B4SA Business Communicators Forum: 20210730_MKPresentation_B4SA 210729 SouthAfricanVaccineRolloutDashboard Nich Export 29 July 2021-07-30 Supporting VacciNation Thuthula Balfour COVID Media […]

MEDIA ADVISORY 29 July 2021 VIRTUAL MEDIA BRIEFING ON COVID-19 AND VACCINATION ROLLOUT PROGRAMME The Acting Minister of Health, Ms Mammoloko Kubayi and Deputy Minister […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa will today, Thursday, 29 July 2021, visit two Gauteng vaccination sites to assess progress in South Africa’s vaccination programme. The President’s visit […]

My Fellow South Africans, Since I last addressed you fourteen days ago, we have been fighting a battle on two fronts – the first against […]

Dear B4SA and business colleagues, The remarkable ramp-up in the vaccination rollout is a direct result of the solid partnership the business sector has built […]

View the remarks by acting Health Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi from the media briefing on SA’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic

View the B4SA vaccination support presentation from the joint media briefing on SA’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic (23 July 2021)

MEDIA RELEASE B4SA commits to ensuring no one is left behind in vaccine rollout • B4SA says the rollout demonstrates the power of partnership. • […]

MEDIA STATEMENT EMBARGO: IMMEDIATE TO NEWS EDITORS/ ASSIGNMENT EDITORS AND JOURNALISTS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH REFUTES INACCURATE AND Misleading FAKE NEWS STORY The Eastern Cape Department […]

Dear B4SA members and colleagues The events of the past week or so in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng are of grave concern and a huge setback […]

My Fellow South Africans, Two weeks ago I announced a set of additional measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus. In deciding to introduce […]

MEDIA STATEMENT 2 July 2011 It is with great sadness that Business for South Africa (B4SA) mourns the passing last night of Robert Legh, chairman […]

Dear B4SA and business colleagues, This week’s newsletter comes with excellent news – that early data is already showing a drop in infections, admissions and […]

On Wednesday, 20 June, B4SA latest information sharing webinar featured Boston Consulting Group (BCG) managing director and senior partner, Anthony Oundjian, who addressed the role […]

Private sector site planning and activation The country’s daily rate of vaccination is increasing week-on-week, which is encouraging.  Currently we are vaccinating over 100 000 […]

View the full Adjusted Alert Level 4 regulations

MINISTER DLAMINI ZUMA GAZZETTES COVID-19 ADJUSTED ALERT LEVEL 4 REGULATIONS The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs(COGTA), Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma designated under section […]

Dear B4SA and business colleagues, We are pleased that the Department of Health (DOH) is now directing and permitting more uninsured people to be vaccinated […]

The South African Council for Educators (SACE) welcomes the programme of vaccinating over 580 000 educators and support staff across the country, following an announcement […]

The Minister of Employment and Labour has published, in the Government Gazette, a new consolidated COVID-19 Direction on Occupational Health and Safety in the Workplace […]

As a nation, we have embarked on the single most important intervention to defeat this once-in-a-century health crisis, which is vaccinating our adult population against […]

View the Department of Health vaccine price circular here: DoH vaccine price circular

Access the B4SA planning worksheet: B4SA planning worksheet

View the National Department of Health’s Circular 01/ 4 June 2021: NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH POLICY GUIDANCE TO VACCINATION SITES The Circular is binding on […]

Dear B4SA and business colleagues, The Phase 2 vaccination rollout is gathering momentum. Recent figures show that as of 3 June, 1,193,352 adults had received […]

View the active vaccination sites as of the 3rd of June 2021

We have noted that some sites are scheduling their appointments in a way that does not provide vaccinees with enough lead time notice.  This may […]

View the Government approved V4HCW advice on how healthcare workers register and book appointments on V4HCW portal here

Dear B4SA and business colleagues, Phase 2 of the vaccination rollout targeting over 60s is proceeding. There is still a lot of work to be […]

Dear B4SA and healthcare colleagues, Since last year, business has worked with the National Department of Health and our colleagues in the Solidarity Fund to […]

Dear B4SA and healthcare colleagues, We are at a crucial juncture in our effort to halt the spread of coronavirus infections: a recent swell in […]

  As the vaccine roll-out begins, the Return2work Initiative has launched a range of additional resources to assist in raising awareness amongst workers and employers. […]

Dear B4SA and healthcare colleagues, You will undoubtedly have followed developments over the past few days related to the South African COVID-19 vaccine acquisition and […]

View the SVS registration steps here: SVS PVT SECTOR Info Session

View the Master Facility List user guide here: MFL user guide

View the NDoH vaccination site checklist here: Vaccination site enrolment

View the workplace vaccination sites here: Workplace_Template

Read the Electronic Vaccination Data System (EVDS) registration user guide