SOUTH Africa has identified a new variant of the coronavirus that is driving a second wave of infections, the health minister has announced, days after Britain said it had also found a new variant of the virus boosting cases. "We have convened this public briefing today to announce that a variant of the SARS-COV-2 Virus - currently termed 501.V2 Variant - has been identified by our genomics scientists here in South Africa," Minister of Health Zweli Mkhize tweeted. Health Minister Dr. Zweli Mkhize. Photo: GCIS "The evidence that has been collated, therefore, strongly suggests that the current second wave we…