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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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KZN health MEC urges nurses to treat people better in the new year
KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Health Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu has urged nurses and other healthcare workers to treat patients better in the new…
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DA opens case against KZN Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu
The Democratic Alliance in KwaZulu-Natal has laid criminal charges against Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu for contravening COVID-19 regulations. A video…
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Premier Zikalala docks 50% of KZN Health MEC’s salary for flouting COVID restrictions
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala has docked health MEC Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu’s salary for flouting COVID-19 restrictions at a recent party thrown…
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Video: Drama as Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane goes partying after telling South Africans to follow Covid-19 rules
When KZN entered into the Covid-19 third wave earlier this month, Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu was extremely worried about the…
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KZN residents asked to assist in identifying 57 bodies at Phoenix mortuary
Government authorities in KwaZulu-Natal are calling on residents to present themselves to the Phoenix Medico-Legal Mortuary to claim unidentified bodies.…
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Ongoing violence putting extra strain on medical facilities, says Sama
The South African Medical Association (Sama) on Thursday said it was working hard to ensure the necessary support was provided…
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eThekwini records highest number of TB cases in KZN
Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu says KwaZulu-Natal is the epicentre of South Africa’s tuberculosis (TB) epidemic. Simelane-Zulu said South Africa is…
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Covid-19 patients in KZN urged to present themselves early to reduce demand in ICU
Government authorities in KwaZulu-Natal have called on COVID-19 patients to present themselves early to health facilities saying this will reduce…
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MEC: Wentworth Hospital was under immense pressure when viral video was taken
KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu said a video circulated on social media that showed patients at Durban’s Wentworth Hospital in…
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Touching video goes viral: Woman helplessly screams for help as she fails to breathe at Durban hospital
A viral video of a woman shouting for help and patients lying on the floor while waiting for their Covid-19…
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KZN Health: Alcohol sales ban will free up hospital beds for COVID-19 patients
The KwaZulu-Natal Health Department said that following the ban on the sale of alcohol, it believes that more beds will…
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KZN Health confirms rise in Covid-19 cases among health care workers
The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health has confirmed that there has been a significant rise in Covid–19 infections among health workers.…
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COVID-19 deaths and infections declining in KZN
Coronavirus infections and death rates are dropping in KwaZulu-Natal. The province has the second-highest number of infections with over 120,000…
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KZN Health MEC says job market facing a shortage of healthcare professionals
KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu has said there is a shortage of some health professionals in the job market. Simelane-Zulu…
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KZN health department considering moving the Addington Hospital from Durban’s beachfront
The KwaZulu-Natal health department is considering moving the 141-year-old Addington Hospital from Durban’s beachfront. Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu told a…
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Democratic Alliance submits complaint about KZN health MEC to public protector
The party says that the lack of current information being disseminated by the MEC and her department is placing the…
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Durban’s new R2.8 billion hospital 99% complete but will be used for COVID-19 patients for now
The Dr Pixley ka Isaka Seme Memorial Hospital is 99% complete but Inanda, Ntuzuma and KwaMashu residents might have to…
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KZN to employ almost 5,000 nurses and general hospital staff in June
Almost 5,000 nurses and general hospital staff will be employed by the department of health in KwaZulu-Natal over the next…
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KZN working on ensuring schools are ready to be reopened
KwaZulu-Natal is working on ensuring that schools are ready to be reopened, this includes stocking up on PPE. The Premier…
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KZN Coronavirus patients to be quarantined
People who test positive for COVID-19 in KwaZulu-Natal will no longer be allowed to self-isolate. The health department will move…
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4 more Kingsway Hospital health workers test positive for COVID-19
KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu has confirmed that four more health workers have tested positive for COVID-19 at Netcare’s Kingsway…
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COVID-19 – Durban’s St Augustine’s Hospital to be kept under quarantine, says MEC
KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu said that Netcare’s St Augustine’s Hospital in Durban will be kept under quarantine for now.…
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SA’s patient zero gets sent home
He was cleared of the coronavirus along with three of the province’s other Covid-19 patients. KwaZulu Natal MEC for health…
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Coronavirus patients at Durban hospital want to go home, consider court action
The lawyer representing four people quarantined in Addington Hospital is considering applying for an urgent interdict for them to be…
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KZN Health MEC to communicate with traditional healers over Coronavirus
The MEC said to ensure the safety of patients, traditional healers would also be required to change some of their…
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Baby dies hours after patients forced to help mom give birth
The KwaZulu-Natal Health Department said health MEC Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu had called for a report on the allegations that a first-time…
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Former Backstage actor Sibusiso Radebe and his family were hopeful about the future
Seasoned actor Sibusiso Radebe‘s family were hopeful he would beat cancer, but tragedy struck last week. The star died on…
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14-year-old girl among hundreds who gave birth at public hospitals on Christmas Day
The department of health states they ‘are going to start implementing the law’ against statutory rape. While festive cheer fills…
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#SAElections2019: ANC KZN defends IEC over ‘double voting’, blunders
The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal says opposition parties need to stop being opportunistic in their criticism of the Electoral Commission of…
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ANC wins KZN by-elections
ANC wins by-elections held in KZN. The party walked away with victories in the Alfred Duma and Umtubatuba municipalities, unseating the…
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