Daily Reporting on Covid-19 in South Africa Ends
South Africa’s Department of Health and the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) will no longer issue the daily numbers of COVID-19 cases, hospital...
Carte Blanche: SA School Athletes Are Creating Positive Change in the...
It’s the great South African love story: the nation and their sport. At school, making the first team in any sport is a rite...
Joburg Child Dies After Being Turned Away From Clinic Because of...
A family in Alexandra township is mourning the death of their 4-year-old child who died after being turned away from a clinic in Johannesburg....
7 Most Popular Medicinal Plants from Africa’s Treasure Trove
Plants have directly contributed to the development of important drugs. The antimalarial treatment artemisinin, pain medication morphine, and cancer chemotherapy taxol are just three...
WHO Calls Emergency Meeting as Monkeypox Cases Rise
The World Health Organisation (WHO) announced its plan to reconvene the Emergency Committee on monkeypox under the International Health Regulations as infections continue to...
Monkeypox: South Africa Identifies First Case
The first case of Monkeypox in South Africa has been confirmed, Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, said during a media briefing in Pretoria on...
SA’s Health Dept Accuses South Africans Opposing New Health Regulations of...
Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla is being called on to issue an immediate public apology to South Africans for his Department's insults to those...
Calls for Calm After Measles Detected in Gauteng
Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, has called for calm and vigilance after four cases of measles were detected in Gauteng, South Africa.
These cases were...
Ivermectin Sent Back to the Worms by SA Medicines Regulator
The use of ivermectin to treat Covid has been terminated by the South African medicines regulator.
The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) announced on Monday...
Over 50 000 COVID-19 Vaccines Administered in the Last 24 Hours
A total of 56 769 COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in the last 24 hours in South Africa, including 14 409 Johnson & Johnson...