SOUTH Africa intends to fast track regulatory approval for COVID-19 vaccines and expects the first applications within a fortnight, pharmaceutical regulator SAHPRA told Reuters, as the country faces a second wave of infections. South Africa is the continent's hardest-hit country with more than 828,000 confirmed coronavirus cases and over 22,000 deaths. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said on Wednesday that four of the country's nine provinces were driving a resurgence in cases. The government hopes to receive its first vaccines from the COVAX global vaccine distribution scheme in the second quarter of next year. "SAHPRA will prioritise all COVID-19 applications and…