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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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