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Gauteng Health MEC Nomathemba Mokgethi denies crisis in province
Gauteng Health MEC Nomathemba Mokgethi denies there is a health crisis in the province despite shocking outcomes of a meeting…
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We don’t have enough hands, says Bara CEO
The CEO of Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital says they’re struggling to cope with the volume of patients every month. That’s…
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CFO: Gauteng Health Department not in financial crisis
The Gauteng Health Department is not in a financial crisis. That is according to its Chief Financial Officer (CFO). The…
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Over 800 Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital doctors, nurses face unemployment
More than 800 doctors and nurses at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital will be jobless by the end of March. They…
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Gauteng Health pays medical interns
The Gauteng Health Department has confirmed that 53 medical interns have been paid their outstanding salaries. They were reportedly not…
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Sama blames Gauteng Health Dept for interns going unpaid at Bara
The South African Medical Association (Sama) said that the Gauteng Health Department was lacking in capacity, coordination, and implementation and…
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COVID-19: 9 million Gauteng residents have rolled up their sleeves for the jab
Gauteng’s far-reaching effort to vaccinate its vast population against COVID-19 has hit another milestone. South Africa’s economic hub has surpassed…
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Top doctors at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital raise funds for unpaid interns
Senior doctors at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital are now digging into their own pockets to help 10 medical interns…
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Edenvale hospital guards in dire straits
It has come to light that about 70 security guards are living in squalor and camping outside the Edenvale Hospital…
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Another COVID-19 vaccination team robbed in Soshanguve
A team from the Gauteng health department was held up and robbed of tablets and cellphones while busy at a…
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Life Esidimeni inquest: Ex-official admits NGOs failed to meet requirements
Cross-examination of a former senior Gauteng Health Department official will continue when the Life Esidimeni inquest resumes later on Thursday…
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NGO where 20 Life Esidimeni patients died was allegedly not properly licensed
Cross-examination in the Life Esidimeni tragedy inquest continued on Wednesday with former Gauteng Health Department official Hannah Jacobus. Jacobus, the…
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More witnesses expected to testify as Life Esidimeni Inquest resumes on Monday
More witnesses, including the Gauteng Health Department’s former Deputy Director-General for Mental Health Services Hannah Jacobus, are expected to testify…
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Six suspects in Babita Deokaran murder case denied bail
The six accused in the Babita Deokaran murder case have been denied bail at the Johannesburg Magistrates Court. The six…
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GP EMS launches 220 new ambulances ahead of festive season
Gauteng’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) have launched 220 newly acquired ambulances as part of the festive season’s preparations for the…
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JHB Magistrate’s Court hears Gauteng Health tender fraud case
Tender fraud within the Gauteng Health Department is the subject of a matter before the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court. Former Gauteng…
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Gauteng Health Department condemns the attacks on its vaccination teams
The Gauteng Health Department has condemned an attack on its vaccination team in Soshanguve, north of Pretoria. Five armed men…
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Babita Deokaran’s alleged killers back in court
Her death sent shockwaves throughout the country in August. On Friday, six men accused of murdering whistleblower Babita Deokaran will…
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Former GP Health Dept CFO’s bid to have David Makhura held liable in PPE matter fails
Former Gauteng Health Department chief financial officer Kabelo Lehloenya’s attempt to have Gauteng Premier David Makhura and his government held…
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Employers urged to make use of COVID-19 vaccination pop-up sites
The Gauteng Health Department has urged employers to take advantage of workplace pop-up vaccination sites. It says employers and any…
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IEC reiterates you don’t have to be vaccinated to vote
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has emphasized that you don’t have to be vaccinated in order to take part in…
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COVID-19: Gauteng opens more vaccine sites this weekend, urges residents to vaccinate to beat the 4th wave
Gauteng residents have been urged to vaccinate in order to beat the fourth wave of coronavirus. The Gauteng Health Department…
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COVID-19: Gauteng Health to head to Sedibeng to boost vaccination drive
In a bid for the Gauteng province to reach its 10 million vaccination target by December, the mobile vaccination team…
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Bheki Cele believes Deokaran murder suspects linked to taxi violence
Police Minister Bheki Cele said that the gunmen involved in the killing of Gauteng Health Department whistleblower, Babita Deokaran, could…
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Over R1 billion required to fix fire-ravaged Charlotte Maxeke hospital
It will cost about R1.1 billion to fix Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital after a fire gutted several sections of…
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Questions asked about protecting whistleblowers following Babita Deokaran’s murder
As seven suspects prepare to appear in court for the murder of whistleblower Babita Deokaran, questions are being asked about…
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7 suspects nabbed for murder of Gauteng health official
Seven suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder of the senior finance official at the Gauteng health department,…
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SIU confirms murdered Gauteng health official was a witness in PPE probe
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has confirmed that a senior finance official at the Gauteng health department, who was shot…
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Former GP Health CFO fails in bid to implicate Makhura & Lukhele in PPE scandal
The Special Tribunal has heard how former Gauteng Health Department chief financial officer (CFO), Kabelo Lehloenya, failed to make a…
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Premier Makhura’s lawyer says ex-Gauteng Health CFO’s Special Tribunal submission vague
The Special Tribunal is seized with arguments on the merits of former Gauteng Health Department chief financial officer, Kabelo Lehloenya’s,…
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Gauteng teen pregnancy figures mirror rape incidents children subjected to, says WMACA
Organisations against child abuse said that the shocking number of young girls who fell pregnant in Gauteng alone over the…
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Gauteng Health denies mom’s claim she found daughter dead in hospital waiting room
The Gauteng Health Department said that its preliminary investigation had revealed that 26-year-old Sichelesile Dube was still alive when her…
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Gauteng Health Dept probing patient’s death at Helen Joseph Hospital
The Gauteng Health Department won’t be drawn into giving details around the death of a 26-year-old woman at the Helen…
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COVID-19: Gauteng Health says no one who is eligible for the jab will be turned away
The Gauteng government on Tuesday said it was pleased that eligible people were enthusiastic to get their COVID-19 jab without…
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Life Esidimeni inquest postponed to August
The Life Esidimeni inquest has been postponed once again, this time to next month to allow for all parties involved…
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Premier David Makhura took the decision to transfer Life Esidimeni patients, says Qedani Mahlangu
Former Gauteng Health MEC Qedani Mahlangu has blamed Premier David Makhura for the transfer of mental health patients from Life…
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Over 7 500 new Covid infections recorded in Gauteng
New coronavirus infections in Gauteng were just over 7 543 on Tuesday, the Gauteng Health Department said. On Monday, the…
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Health Dept says Gauteng has sufficient oxygen
The Gauteng Health Department has assured residents it has enough oxygen for COVID-19 patients. As Gauteng’s COVID-19 infections continue to…
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GP activates 25 more vaccine sites as 3rd wave gathers momentum
The Gauteng Health Department has activated a further 25 sites as it ramps up its COVID-19 vaccination drive in the…
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Joy as 101-year-old SA woman beats Covid-19
Jubilation was palpable in the corridors of the Tshwane District Hospital as centenarian Betty Mashiloane exited the medical facility after…
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Phase 2: Gauteng Health Dept assures health workers they’ll be vaccinated
The Gauteng Health Department said that it would continue to inoculate health workers who had not been vaccinated under the…
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Charlotte Maxeke Hospital waiting to reopen
The Charlotte Maxeke Hospital in Johannesburg remains closed for now following the fire that broke out there three weeks ago.…
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Concerns over imminent COVID-19 third wave in Gauteng
Health authorities are urging people to continue obeying lockdown rules. This over fears of a third wave of COVID-19 infections…
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More than 400k people have contracted Covid-19 in Gauteng, of those 9678 have died
Over 400 000 people have been infected with the novel coronavirus in Gauteng since the virus arrived in South Africa…
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David Makhura set to face integrity commission amid PEC faction battles
The publication understands that Gauteng African National Congress (ANC) chairperson David Makhura will have to subject himself to the provincial…
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SIU to give update on investigation into PPE scandal
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) is expected to give an update on its probe into the personal protective equipment (PPE)…
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More than R26 million recouped in PPE tenders
Twenty companies, linked to a controversial Gauteng Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) contract, are being forced to pay R10 million back…
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Health Dept in Gauteng plans to roll out COVID-19 vaccine from Monday
The Gauteng Health Department said it planned to start rolling out the COVID-19 vaccine next Monday. The first batch of…
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SIU asks court to dismiss Bandile Masuku’s bid to challenge report on him
The Special Investigative Unit (SIU) has asked the Gauteng High Court to dismiss former MEC Bandile Masuku’s application to have…
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Khusela Diko’s professional future in limbo
Khusela Diko’s future as the president’s spokesperson continues to be in limbo. Diko will remain on special leave after being…
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