Cholera
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Nigerian News
Cholera Kills 13 in Niger; Isolation Centres Established Statewide
MINNA, Nigeria – July 24, 2025 — A deadly cholera outbreak has claimed at least 13 lives and hospitalized over…
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South Africa News
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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South Africa News
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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South Africa News
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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South Africa News
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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South Africa News
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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South Africa News
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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South Africa News
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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South Africa News
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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South Africa News
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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South Africa News
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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South Africa News
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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South Africa News
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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South Africa News
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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South Africa News
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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South Africa News
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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South Africa News
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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South Africa News
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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South Africa News
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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South Africa News
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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