South Africa: Ramaphosa 'Satisfied' With Govt Response to Cholera Outbreak, Vows to Visit Hammanskraal

A government investigation is yet to find the source of contaminated water, while 23 people have lost their lives and dozens have been hospitalised. Read more »

Kenya: Criminal Syndicates Launder Hundreds of Millions From Stolen U.S. Covid-19 Funds

The case exposes weaknesses in Kenya's investigation and prosecution of illicit financial flows, especially in the real estate sector. Read more »

South Africa: Cholera Toll Rises Amid Calls for Swift Action and Less Finger-Pointing

The death toll from an outbreak of cholera in Gauteng has risen to 21, with another death being recorded in the Free State. The question now being asked is how does the government… Read more »

South Africa: Former Gauteng Premier Denies He Was Part of Decision to End Contract With Healthcare Provider

The much-anticipated testimony by former Gauteng premier David Makhura took place on Wednesday where he vehemently denied having been part of the decision to terminate the Life… Read more »

South Africa: Cholera Death Toll in Hammanskraal Rises to 15 As Probe Yet to Find Source of Contaminated Water

The cholera outbreak in Hammanskraal has claimed 15 lives and 34 others have been admitted to the Jubilee District Hospital, where a command centre has been activated. Read more »

South Africa: What You Need to Know About Cholera and the Spread of Infectious Sicknesses

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases is investigating the source of a 'diarrhoeal disease' outbreak in the City of Tshwane's Region 2, which includes Hammanskraal.… Read more »

South Africa: Cholera in Hammanskraal - SA Government Must Pay and Be Accountable

The South African government and the City of Tshwane must face a class action for the cholera outbreak in Hammanskraal and surrounds, which is the result of a decade-long water… Read more »

South Africa: City of Tshwane Awaits Tests From NICD After Outbreak of Diarrhoeal Disease in Hammanskraal

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) is said to be investigating the source of the 'diarrhoeal disease' outbreak in the City of Tshwane's Region 2, which… Read more »

South Africa: Health Minister Calls for Vigilance After Two Cases of Contagious Diphtheria Confirmed

The Minister of Health, Dr Joe Phaahla, has called for vigilance after two cases of an uncommon but highly contagious and potentially life-threatening bacterial infection,… Read more »

South Africa: Washington Sours On the ANC, Threatening Trade & Aid

South Africa's ambassador to Washington, Nomaindia Mfeketo, has been missing in action for more than two months through this crisis. She is on sick leave. And the view in… Read more »

South Africa: Twenty-Nine Pregnant Women Evacuated From Overwhelmed Hospital in Nelson Mandela Bay

The women had to be evacuated from Nelson Mandela Bay's specialist maternity unit at Dora Nginza Hospital as medical teams battled severe overcrowding and rolling blackouts. Read more »

South Africa: We Must Question How Govt's Promised Financial Hike for TB Programmes Will Be Managed

South Africa's new National Strategic Plan for HIV, TB, and STIs 2023-2028 and the country's TB Recovery Plan necessitate a sharp increase in TB testing and increased enrolment… Read more »

South Africa: Struggle for Migrant Health Rights Still Far From Over After Landmark Judgment

In a landmark decision the Gauteng High Court recently confirmed the rights of all pregnant and lactating women and children under six to access services for free at all levels of… Read more »

South Africa: KZN Schools Send Hungry Pupils Home As National School Nutrition Programme Fails to Deliver

KwaZulu-Natal schools resorted to sending learners home ahead of time, with many children having had nothing to eat. Read more »

South Africa: Grave Warnings From Snakebite Experts As Minister of Health Is Asked to Intervene in Antivenom Crisis

Trauma specialists, snakebite experts and emergency responders have asked the minister of health, Dr Joe Phaahla, to intervene in the ongoing snakebite antivenom crisis in South… Read more »

South Africa: Nationwide Snake Antivenom Stockpile Shortage an 'Absolute Catastrophe' - Reptile Expert

Amid a frantic scramble for snake antivenom in South Africa, snake bite victims are receiving half the prescribed dose - that's if they're lucky to be treated at all. Desperate… Read more »

Africa: What You Should Know About the Shroom Boom and the Potential Psychedelic Shift in Mental Healthcare

Frontier research is generating strong evidence to suggest that many psychedelics have the potential to treat numerous mental health and substance-use disorders. Several of these… Read more »

South Africa: Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital is a Filthy and Neglected Mess, Says Health Ombud

Rahima Moosa Mother & Child Hospital has been neglected over the years, said Professor Malegapuru Makgoba, the health ombud. The Office of the Health Ombud released its report… Read more »

South Africa: Essential Service Staff Must Obey Court Ruling and Get Back to Work - Health Minister

Essential service workers in the health sector who fail to return to work by the morning of Tuesday, 14 March, will be committing an act of misconduct subject to disciplinary… Read more »

South Africa: Nehawu Strike Continues to Hit Hard With Widespread Reports of Deaths and Suffering

Day two of the interdicted Nehawu strike continued to rumble and burn on Tuesday, leaving dead bodies, exhausted workers and hungry and untreated patients in its wake. Read more »

South Africa: Extra R23bn for Health 'Won't Fix Systemic Problems'

Public health experts caution that more detail is needed about how an extra R23 billion allocated to the Department of Health by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana in his 2023… Read more »

South Africa: SA Bottled Water Association Fires Back Over Claims of 'Toxic' Mineral Water

SA water producers say researchers from Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University misunderstood and misinterpreted the results of their own study. Read more »

South Africa: Measles Outbreaks Confirmed in Five Provinces

A measles outbreak that began in Limpopo has spread to five provinces, and the National Institute for Communicable Diseases has urged parents to vaccinate their children. Read more »

South Africa: The Devastation of Long Covid - Everything From Science to Symptoms

There is still no test to diagnose long Covid and also no cure. It's the fallout from the pandemic that is fast becoming a mounting health concern. Read more »

South Africa: Commissioner Gxoyiya Issues Stern Warning to Health Department to Pay Up R73.7m Owed to Service Providers

Every province, apart from the Western Cape, owes money to service providers, with outstanding invoices running into millions of rands. This was revealed by the Public Service… Read more »