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KZN Health MEC assures no medication shortage amid speculation
KZN Health MEC assures no medication shortage amid speculation! During a walkabout at Wentworth Hospital on Thursday, KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC…
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KZN Health says over 120 Tongaat residents treated for injuries
Over 100 people were injured following the devastating storm and tornado that struck Tongaat on Monday afternoon. Speaking from the…
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MEC expresses concern over KZN teenage pregnancies
KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane has expressed concern over the rate of unplanned pregnancies in the province. Commenting following the…
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Baby born to 14-year-old KZN girl fuels concerns over scourge of underage pregnancies
The youngest mother to give birth to a new year’s baby in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) was a 14-year-old girl, which has…
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Concern over teen pregnancy in KZN
Health MEC in KwaZulu-Natal, Nomagugu Simelane, is concerned that over ten teenagers gave birth on New Years Day. She says…
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14-year-old girl among those who gave birth on New Year’s Day
A 14-year-old KwaZulu-Natal girl was among those who welcomed a baby in the first hours of 2024. In KwaZulu-Natal, as…
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Nurse shot & killed in presence of his colleagues during hijacking incident in KZN
The KwaZulu-Natal health MEC Nomagugu Simelane has strongly condemned the killing of a nurse in a hijacking incident on Wednesday.…
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Investigation underway after 2 children in KZN died from consuming alleged expired polony & Grand-Pa headache pill
Two children in the province have died after allegedly consuming expired food and medication. The Economic Development, Tourism, and Environmental…
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Thulasizwe Hospital to be repurposed due to fewer cases of MDR-TB in Ulundi
The KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Health Department says it wants to repurpose the Thulasizwe Hospital in Ulundi into a primary healthcare facility.…
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KZN Health MEC calls for arrest on those who impregnate teen girls
The authorities in KwaZulu-Natal have called on the law enforcement agencies to follow up on teen pregnancies and help press…
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KZN government to meet with families of 20 who died in crash
The KwaZulu-Natala (KZN) provincial government will be assisting the bereaved families who lost their children to the tragic truck accident…
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Woman arrested after allegedly stealing a 4-day-old baby
Staff at Hlabisa Hospital, northern KZN, have been applauded for their quick thinking, which resulted in the arrest of a…
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Sihle Zikalala loses ANC KZN chairperson bid
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala’s bid for a second term as African National Congress (ANC) chairperson was thwarted on Saturday as…
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58 healthcare facilities damaged as eThekwini tries to restore water & electricity to areas affected by floods
KZN Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane said at least 58 healthcare facilities around KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) have been damaged by the floods…
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Ramaphosa: A family lost 10 members in KZN floods
President Cyril Ramaphosa says one family lost 10 members in the KZN flood disaster. Ramaphosa was speaking while visiting communities…
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Death toll rises to over 250 #KZNfloods – Health MEC
KwaZulu-Natal continues to count the cost of the floods that have swept across the province. According to KZN Health MEC…
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KZN health authorities team up with soccer legends to intensify COVID-19 vaccination campaign
KwaZulu-Natal health authorities have teamed up with soccer legends in a bid to intensify the COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Newcastle,…
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KZN health concerned with new COVID-19 infections
The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health says it is concerned that the province continues to record over a hundred per day…
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Get vaccinated and give yourself the gift of life – KZN health MEC pleads
Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane has urged residents in KwaZulu Natal, which is currently the epicentre of the fourth wave to…
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Health MEC concerned over teen pregnancies as KZN welcomes 59 Christmas babies
Public healthcare facilities in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) saw the delivery of 59 babies on Christmas Day. KZN saw 35 boys and…
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Festive Season: eThekwini will close vaccination sites due to low turnout
eThekwini is set to close vaccination sites during the festive season holidays, including the beachfront pop-up. The closure was due…
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SA COVID-19: KZN cases expected to rise
Over the past week over 40 people have lost their lives to COVID-19 in KwaZulu-Natal. Just under 2,500 new infections…
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Pietermaritzburg’s Edendale Hospital renamed after Struggle icon Harry Gwala, R75m maternity complex planned
The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health has renamed the Edendale Hospital in Pietermaritzburg after Struggle icon Harry Gwala. The 900-bed hospital…
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Sad scenes: Bullet-ridden KZN ambulance emerge after paramedics ambushed
The shooting of two KwaZulu-Natal paramedics in the Mabhanoyini area near Estcourt early on Monday morning has been condemned and…
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KZN Health MEC issues public apology after maskless party video goes viral
KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Health Nomagugu Simelane has issued a public apology after a video from an apparent surprise birthday party…
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COVID-19: The importance of masks
Perhaps we should re-visit the importance of masks for the sake of KwaZulu Natala’s Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane. Dr. Kerrin…
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KZN Health MEC’s salary to be docked by 50%
KZN Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane has to contribute 50 percent of her salary to a Covid-19 NGO and has been…
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Covid-19: KZN now the epicentre of the 3rd wave
KwaZulu Natal is currently the epicentre of the Covid-19 third wave in South Africa. Of the 7 632 new Covid-19…
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Sihle Zikalala: Major problems Chatsworth residents face are crime and drugs
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala has conceded that the major problem facing the residents of Chatsworth were crime and drugs. “When…
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SA violence: 5 arrested in connection with Phoenix murders
Police in KwaZulu-Natal have arrested five people in connection with murders that took place in Phoenix last week. According to…
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KZN Health MEC dismisses reports of 100s of bodies piling up at Phoenix mortuary
KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane has dismissed widespread false reports concerning the number of bodies that are being kept at…
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Dead bodies dumped outside police station
About five dead people were dumped outside the Inanda police station since Monday. It is alleged that the people were…
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MEC Simelane unveils new forensic pathology services fleet for dignified collection of human remains
KZN Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane unveiled a new fleet of 16 Forensic Pathology Services vehicles at the Dumbe Community Health…
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SAD video of 2 security guards beating up an elderly patient at KZN hospital – Watch
The two security guards caught on video assaulting an elderly patient at Estcourt Hospital in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) have been dismissed…
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Video goes viral: KZN nurse swearing at injured woman
KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane has ordered an investigation into claims that a woman was discharged from Prince Mshiyeni Memorial…
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Health MEC Simelane tells of oxygen shortage in 2nd wave
THE KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health has revealed that it almost ran out of oxygen during the second wave of the…
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Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane sets the record straight on why she has not been vaccinated yet
Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane has cleared the air over claims that she refused to be vaccinated “for personal reasons”. Addressing…
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Covid-19: Over 300 workers at KZN hospital test positive
More than 300 workers at the Albert Luthuli Hospital in Durban have tested positive for the coronavirus. There are claims…
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