COVID-19 in SA: 4,954 new cases, two deaths

Health Minister, Joe Phaahla, says the country isn't in the fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic just yet.

There are also concerns that the floods in KwaZulu-Natal may cause an outbreak of water-borne diseases.

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