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New alcohol curfew for Limpopo
Residents of Limpopo should brace themselves for new nightlife changes. From 1 August, the sale of alcohol in the province…
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Police to erect barbed wire fence around Joburg explosion scene
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has announced that police have been instructed to erect barbed wire fencing around the Joburg explosion…
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Limpopo Health questioned on annual financial statement
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) in Limpopo has questioned the Department of Health on its intention to remove…
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4 new suspected cholera deaths reported in Free State
Four new suspected cholera deaths have been reported in the Free State. The Department of Health says the four died…
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Police open inquest docket into Tina Joemat-Pettersson’s death
Police have confirmed that African National Congress (ANC) MP Tina Joemat-Pettersson’s death is suspected to be “unnatural” and will now…
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Gift of the Givers assists cholera patients in the Free State
As the increase in cholera cases continues, the humanitarian organization Gift of the Givers has stepped in to assist those…
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Warning about rising cases of flu which can cause severe illness, hospitalization or cause death
The Department of Health says it has been notified by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) of an increasing…
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South Africans urged to vaccinate against flu as cases rise
The National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) has urged South Africans to get vaccinated against flu to reduce the spread…
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Health Dept urges public to seek medical attention should cholera symptoms appear
The Department of Health has urged residents to seek medical help as soon as they experience symptoms of cholera as…
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Gauteng nursing students expected to continue protest at Baragwanath Hospital
Nursing students in Gauteng are expected to continue their protest at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital on Friday. This…
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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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Over 1 000 Gauteng healthcare workers unpaid since April
More than 1,000 doctors, nurses, and other healthcare workers in Gauteng hospitals have not been paid since April. These were…
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KZN Health Dept denies woman’s claims of waking up in Phoenix mortuary
The Department of Health in KwaZulu-Natal has denied a woman’s claims that she was picked up in Phoenix and taken…
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Limpopo officials raise alarm over massive surge in malaria cases
The provincial Department of Health in Limpopo has appealed to community members to take precautionary measures to protect themselves against…
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Qedani Mahlangu unaware she could’ve requested more money to keep Life Esidimeni afloat
Former Gauteng Health MEC Qedani Mahlangu said she wasn’t aware it was an option to ask Treasury for more money…
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Nurse assaulted, r@ped & robbed while walking to do night shift at Limpopo clinic
The Limpopo’s Department of Health has condemned the kidnapping, robbery, and rape of a newly appointed professional nurse employed at…
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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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Health & Home Affairs officials in court, charged with illegal adoption
A new development in an illegal adoption case in the Free State has taken a twist after a Home Affairs…
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Health worker unions march to highlight problems within Gauteng Health Dept
Some Gauteng health workers’ unions took to the streets in protest, calling for the employment of more nurses and other…
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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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Measles cases on the rise in Western Cape
The number of laboratory-confirmed measles cases in the Western Cape has increased to 10. The provincial Department of Health says…
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Minister Phaahla: No load shedding for hospitals please
Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla wants hospitals to be exempted from load shedding. The Department of Health has provided Eskom…
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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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Cape Town parents urged to vaccinate their children after measles outbreak hits metro
The City of Cape Town’s Department of Health urged parents to vaccinate their children against measles, as an outbreak was…
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Department of Health intervenes in Prince Mshiyeni Hospital water crisis
The Department of Health in KwaZulu-Natal is set to roll out plans to tackle a massive water outage affecting one…
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Drive to compensate former miners with TB or silicosis
The Department of Health will this week begin screening, verification, examining and payments of eligible former mine workers who contracted…
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SA Covid: 1 266 new cases reported, still no need to panic
The Department of Health announced that as of 19 January 2023, the cumulative number of Covid 19 cases identified in…
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Department of Health congratulates first parents of 2023
The Department of Health has sent congratulations to the first parents of the year 2023, who were blessed with at…
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South Africa delivers over 500 Christmas babies
The Department of Health has welcomed all the babies born on Christmas Day across the country. It said over 500…
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Health Dept providing additional Covid-19 booster doses for individuals at high risk
The Department of Health says extra Covid-19 booster doses were accessible for those who were most at risk of catching…
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Health Department looks to solar power for SA’s hospitals
Officials from the National Health Department are conducting a feasibility study on the roll-out of solar panels at healthcare facilities.…
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Health Department denies plans to criminalise smoking with new tobacco bill
The Department of Health has again denied plans to criminalize smoking, with the proposed amendments to tobacco regulations. Earlier this…
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Health Department: Smokers who break proposed tobacco laws could face jail time
The Department of Health on Wednesday said smokers who break the proposed tobacco laws could face a hefty fine or…
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City Power excludes some hospitals from load shedding
City Power has announced that it has started excluding certain hospitals and clinics from load shedding because of the pressures…
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Unclaimed bodies piling up at KwaZulu-Natal mortuaries
Unidentified bodies are piling up and the smell is getting worse. These are the issues that employees at the Fort…
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4 arrested for stealing from Enyobeni Tavern victims
The Eastern Cape police have arrested four suspects for allegedly stealing the belongings of the 21 youngsters who died during…
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President Ramaphosa lauds public’s resilience & bravery of frontline workers amid pandemic
President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged South Africans to remain cautious and vigilant following the recent lifting of the last of…
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GP Health MEC concerned over number of fires at health care facilities
Gauteng Health MEC Nomathemba Mokgethi says while a police investigation into Monday morning’s fire at the Steve Biko Academic Hospital…
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Fraud case against Gupta-linked North West health head postponed
The fraud case against the Gupta-linked former head of the Department of Health in the North West, Dr Andrew Lekalakala,…
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Health Dept opposes challenge to new regulations by AfriForum and DearSA
The Department of Health is opposing a challenge to the new regulations for managing COVID-19. AfriForum, together with public participation…
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SA COVID-19: Expert says regulations are not fit for purpose
The Department of Health’s extension of regulations on masking, gatherings, and travel are not fit for purpose. That’s according to…
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Pupils to continue wearing masks in classrooms
The Department of Health has backtracked on the face mask mandate in schools. It now says children in schools must…
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Steve Biko hospital nurses demand better working conditions & more staff
Nurses and workers affiliated to the Young Nurses Indaba Trade Union marched to the national Department of Health and Treasury’s…
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6 170 new COVID-19 cases, 30 deaths recorded in SA
South Africa has reported 6,170 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. 27,310 tests were conducted in the same…
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Parents & caregivers encouraged to ensure children have full measles vaccination
Parents and caregivers are being advised to ensure their children are up to date with their vaccination for measles. This…
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KZN Health MEC says 80% of patient files are salvageable
KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu says 35 coastal health facilities have been badly affected by the devastating floods. Simelane-Zulu and…
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Parliament defends decision to clear Zweli Mkhize in Digital Vibes scandal
Parliament has defended its decision to clear former Health Minister Zweli Mkhize of contravening the MPs’ Code of Conduct for…
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1 692 new COVID-19 cases, 10 deaths recorded in SA
South Africa has recorded 1,692 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. 727 of those were identified in Gauteng…
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Health Department explains move to destroy over 90 000 COVID vaccine doses
The Department of Health said that it had been flooded with inquiries since announcing that more than 80,000 COVID-19 vaccines…
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