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Cholera detected in rivers in North West and Northern Cape
The Department of Water and Sanitation says it has detected the presence of cholera in the Vaal and Harts Rivers…
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12 confirmed Cholera cases in South Africa, one person dies
One person has died as a result of cholera and there 12 laboratory-confirmed cases since January, the National Department of…
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Health experts divided on SA’s preparedness for health disasters
Health experts remain divided on South Africa’s preparedness for another disaster, four years after the devastating COVID-19 pandemic first hit.…
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Two cholera cases recorded in Limpopo
The Department of Health is urging the public to be vigilant following the detection of two cholera cases in Limpopo.…
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Health Department ups cholera screenings after outbreak in neighbouring countries
The health department says it is closely monitoring people re-entering the country for cholera. This after a number of neighbouring…
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EC Health Dept on high alert following suspected cholera case
Eastern Cape health officials are on high alert following a suspected cholera case. A 47-year-old Walmer resident has been admitted…
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New imported case of cholera confirmed in SA
South Africa records another imported laboratory-confirmed case of cholera. The 24-year-old man travelled to Pakistan and on his return to…
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AfriForum concerned about cholera cases in Free State
The lobby group, AfriForum, says it’s concerned about identified cholera cases in the Free State. It says an expert has…
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AfriForum finds cholera and E-coli in Vaal River water
AfriForum says it has found both cholera and E-coli in water from the Vaal River. It tested samples from the…
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Tshwane records decline of cholera cases in Hammanskraal
The Tshwane Municipality has recorded a decline in cholera cases in Hammanskraal. The Pretoria north area has been the main…
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Cholera: Vredefort family seeking answers after 3 deaths
The Manoto family in the small town of Vredefort in the Free State recently lost three of their relatives. They…
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Source of cholera outbreak remains elusive
The source of the Hammanskraal cholera outbreak continues to evade experts. Tshwane Mayor Cilliers Brink says it is very difficult…
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Update: Cholera death toll rises to 32
The number of cholera deaths is on a worrying upward trend. The official toll now stands at 32. A second…
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Gift of the Givers: 3 family members die of cholera in Verdefort
Gift of the Givers is concerned that cholera cases are being under-reported in the Free State. The humanitarian aid organization…
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SA Cholera death toll at 26
The Cholera death toll in South Africa has risen to 26. That’s after one more person died of the bacteria…
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Hammanskraal Cholera sources still unknown
A few weeks ago, the Cholera outbreak gripped Hammanskraal. Authorities have yet to pinpoint the source of the bacteria. Dozens…
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Bikers deliver bottled water to Hammanskraal
A group of female motorbike riders has donated thousands of litres of potable water to Cholera-stricken Hammanskraal. Water and Sanitation…
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Cholera could spread to more provinces: Health Minister Joe Phaahla
Health Minister Joe Phaahla warns it is unavoidable that cholera would spread to other provinces. The Minister says healthcare workers…
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Minister Phaahla: Tshwane is the epicentre of cholera outbreak
Health Minister Joe Phaahla says Tshwane is considered the current epicentre of the cholera outbreak. Phaahla says a first cholera…
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Cholera outbreak under control in Free State: Health MEC
Free State Health MEC Mathabo Leeto says the cholera outbreak is currently under control in the Free State. One person…
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5 easy ways to prevent cholera
South Africa is currently experiencing a cholera outbreak, with several cases reported in the provinces of Gauteng, Limpopo, and Free…
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Update: Gauteng cholera cases now at 48 and 29 recoveries
The number of Cholera cases in Hammanskraal is now sitting at 48. In the last two weeks, 229 patients have…
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Cholera outbreak: Mom says daughter died needlessly in hospital
One Hammanskraal resident believes her daughter would still be alive if Jubilee Hospital had better facilities. Wilhemina Mashimbye’s daughter died…
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President Ramaphosa to visit Hammanskraal after cholera outbreak
President Cyril Ramaphosa says he will be visiting the community of Hammanskraal following the deadly Cholera outbreak in the area.…
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Update: Cholera death toll rises to 24
24 people have now died from Cholera after an outbreak in Hammanskraal. 23 deaths were recorded in Hammanskraal and one…
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Vaal River in Parys tests positive for cholera
Water samples collected from the Vaal River in Parys have detected cholera. The Envirocare Laboratory confirmed these results. Civic group…
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Update: Cholera death toll rises to 22
The death toll from the cholera outbreak has increased to 22. 21 people have been confirmed dead in Hammanskraal while…
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3 SA Police trainees test positive for cholera
The SAPS has confirmed that three police trainees at the police training academy in Hammanskraal have tested positive for cholera.…
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SA cholera: 10 more cases confirmed
Seventeen people have died from Cholera in South Africa, the Department of Health reported on Wednesday. The department added that…
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Cholera death toll rises to 17
Two more people have died from cholera in Hammanskraal, bringing the death toll to 17. The Gauteng Health Department says…
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Gift of the Givers delivers bottles of water in Hammanskraal
Residents of Hammanskraal are still dealing with the grief of losing their loved ones to cholera. The death toll currently…
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No cholera found in main source of water feeding Hammanskraal
The City of Tshwane says no cholera was found in samples taken from several sources around Temba and Hammanskraal. The…
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Potential for larger cholera outbreaks due to unsafe water supply, says NICD
The National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) says there is potential for larger localized cholera outbreaks because of unsafe water…
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More wards to accommodate cholera patients
Ten people have died in Hammanskraal due to a cholera outbreak. Gauteng Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko confirmed the death toll…
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Cholera cases on the rise
The National Department of Health has appealed to community members to take extra precautionary measures and maintain proper hand hygiene…
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Health Department confirms 10 cases of cholera in Gauteng
Gauteng has at least 10 known cases of cholera. So confirmed the national Department of Health. The department announced an…
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4 new cholera cases confirmed in Gauteng
Four new cases of Cholera have been confirmed in Gauteng, bringing the total to 10. The Health Department has confirmed…
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Children at risk of cholera in aftermath of Cyclone Freddy
Still reeling from Cyclone Freddy, Mozambique is now facing the rising threat of cholera. The flooding and damage to water…
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Mounting concerns over increase in cholera cases
There are mounting concerns over the increase in cholera cases. The NICD has already recorded six instances of infection, with…
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SA confirms 6th cholera case
South Africa has registered one more laboratory-confirmed case of cholera, bringing the total to six. The Department of Health says…
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Beitbridge border authorities on alert as SA records first cholera death
Port health authorities at the Beitbridge border post have intensified cholera screening and awareness campaigns in the face of five…
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South Africa confirms first cholera death
The Health Department has confirmed the first cholera death in South Africa. Health Minister Joe Phaahla says the number of…
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Cholera kills over 1,200 in Malawi, threatens neighbours: WHO
The deadliest cholera outbreak in Malawi’s history has killed at least 1,210 people, while vaccines remain scarce and several other…
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Efforts to contain cholera cases in Gauteng
The Gauteng health department is hopeful that cholera will not spread to the point where it becomes difficult to control.…
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Cholera outbreak in Cameroon claims lives of 29 in one week
A Cholera outbreak in Cameroon has claimed the lives of 29 people in one week, according to local media reports.…
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Zimbabwe vaccinates 1.4 million to combat worst cholera outbreak
Zimbabwe has started vaccinating people living in urban areas to contain the worst cholera outbreak to hit the country in…
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