International Nurses Day is celebrated annually on 12 May in memory of the birth of the founder of modern nursing, Florence Nightingale. On International Day of the Nurse, we celebrate these heroes who put their own health and well-being on the line to care for their communities. Nurses in the City of Cape Town’s Health Department boast […]

South Africa is set to produce Anti-HIV injections at a drug company, Cipla in Benoni and Durban. ALSO READ: Health Forum recommends Covid boosters, especially people over 50 ANTI-HIV INJECTIONS TO BE MADE IN SA According to the Mail and Guardian, South African arm of the Indian drug company Cipla has confirmed that a generic version of […]

A primary school pupil allegedly had a “cardiac event” and had to have his stomach pumped as a result of drinking Prime energy drink. A pupil in the United Kingdom allegedly suffered a “cardiac episode’” after drinking a Prime Energy drink. According to the Daily Mail, the primary school wrote to parents warning them of […]

South Africa is currently experiencing a mumps outbreak, with an increase in the number of queries about clusters noted since February. South Africa is currently in the midst of a mumps outbreak, according to the National Institute for Communicable Disease (NICD). MUMPS CASES ON THE RISE SINCE FEBRUARY 2023 Mumps is a viral infection caused by the […]

Priscilla Tumira from Zimbabwe thinks she is eight months pregnant, but she has not had any prenatal health care. Without valid documents, Tumira says, staff at Jeppe and Hillbrow Clinics in Johannesburg refused her registration for prenatal care. Pregnant women who are immigrants are being turned away from some clinics in Gauteng, in spite of […]

Progressive Health Forum recommends South Africans get Covid booster vaccines ahead of the winter season, especially people over 50 years. Health Forum urges people to get Covid vaccine booster shots, especially those above 50. Image: iStock/(IDA) READ MORE: WHO declares COVID-19 global health emergency over, but pandemic not over The Progressive Health Forum said while […]

The Department of Health says it has noted an announcement by the World Health Organisation (WHO) that COVID-19 no longer constitutes a public health emergency of international concern. “However, it is important to clarify that this doesn’t mean the pandemic is over,” the department said on Saturday. “The fact of the matter is, the pandemic […]

NEWS IN A MINUTE: Listen or watch the full versions of the ”Church donates R5.4m worth of assistive devices to KZN Department of Health” article in a minute. The KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Department of Health has distributed assistive devices to more than 3,300 beneficiaries, thanks to a donation by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The church handed over […]

An international team of scientists who spent five years studying the poo of 647 Danish babies found something astonishing. The nappy samples contained 10,000 species of virus – ten times the number of bacterial species in the same children. Most of the viruses had never been described before. This may alarm many readers. Viruses haven’t […]

Nicotine-substitute solutions, including vaping products, will be included in the tax net with a flat excise duty rate of R2.90/ml from 1 June 2023. MUST READ | Rapists caught again: Second escapee now rearrested According to the South African Revenue Service (SARS) website, Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana announced in the 2022 budget speech that excise duty on vaping tobacco products would be […]

After being dragged for filth after a shopper filmed a video of a live rat in a pack of raw chicken, Woolworths has finally revealed the outcome of their investigation. Over the weekend, the viral video elicited strong reactions from consumers, some of whom threatened to boycott the store. The incident took place at the […]

Sexual grooming is a pervasive issue that affects children all over the world, and South Africa is no exception. byGCIS Vuk’uzenzele 02-05-2023 15:47 in News Image: GCIS Vuk’uzenzele. Parents and caregivers should make sure that their children do not fall prey to sexual groomers. The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development says sexual grooming occurs when […]

Popular and academic literature is replete with examples of how to cope with daily stresses. Mental health professionals have also long researched and implemented strategies to deal with burnout from workplace stressors. Coping with stress is not a new phenomenon. But COVID-19 and the responses to the pandemic have increased our attention on how people […]

South Africa has been grappling with power cuts for 15 years, which have worsened in recent years. The persistent power outages have disrupted every facet of life, including food safety. The Conversation Africa’s Ina Skosana spoke to food safety expert Lise Korsten about the impact of persistent power cuts on the food in our homes […]

Many South Africans are pondering moving abroad due to the ongoing crises in the country. There is growing pessimism and hopelessness among many people in SA, leading to deteriorating states of mental health. The seemingly endless state-regulated power cuts, increasing crime levels, rising unemployment, and failing infrastructure make the future look rather unattractive, forcing many […]

On Tuesday, 25 April, a Pitbull attacked a woman in Seatides, KwaZulu-Natal, causing serious injuries. PITBULL ATTACK CAUSES SERIOUS WOUNDS TO WOMAN The Tongaat operations centre of Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) received a distress call at approximately 15:14. They dispatched reaction officers immediately. ALSO READ: GRAPHIC: Pedestrian attacked by PITBULL in KwaZulu-Natal Upon arriving at the scene, […]

According to Gauteng Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko  the department has been experiencing a huge shortage of male and female condoms in all its districts. “Contract RT75_condom suppliers didn’t have stock to deliver to Province from the inception of the new contract in February 2022 as suppliers were awaiting SABS sample approval prior ordering bulk stock from […]

The internet has really made things a lot easier to do with lifehacks – be it making the viral pasta you’ve been seeing on TikTok or assembling IKEA furniture, knowledge is nowadays, quite literally one click away. Here’s today’s life hack! Natural ways to get rid of mosquitoes effectively. The next life hack to make your […]

On April 27, 2023, Freedom Day, the Langa Running Club will once again host the much-awaited Run4Freedom in Cape Town, Image by pexels The Langa Running Club is preparing for an even larger and better event this year after last year’s event, which saw thousands of people take to the township’s streets, was a success. […]

Checkers has announced that it is the official partner of the PRIME energy drink that has blown up on social media in recent weeks in SA. Prime energy drinks – created by Logal Paul and KSI – have recently launched in SA. Images via Twitter: @anele Checkers has announced that it is the official partner of […]

World Immunisation Week, which is being observed between 24 and 30 April this year, focuses on what’s needed to protect people from vaccine-preventable diseases. The purpose is to raise awareness of the need of using vaccinations to protect people from diseases that can be prevented. City Health is a key player in administering vaccinations, particularly […]

A Newborn baby was reunited with their biological Mum after they were mistakenly swapped when discharged at Bara Hospital. A Newborn baby was reunited with it’s real family at Baragwanath Hospital. A newborn baby was mistakenly discharged from with the family, but the security officer quickly intervened when he realised that the baby’s tag name […]

Start your weekend morning on the tastiest note when you make some loaded scrambled eggs with your choice of flavourful ingredients. Silky Scrambled Eggs. Image credit: Steve. Mullon On the weekend, you’ve got time to wake up whenever you want to and make the breakfast of your dreams without being rushed. However, that doesn’t mean […]

Annual performance plan presentations to the parliamentary portfolio committee on health this week have illustrated the dire straits of the country’s public health sector – and inadvertently shined a light on the devastation the introduction of the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill will cause. Doctors are struggling to cope with the patient loads, have little […]

Is our food becoming less nutritious? If we use the most useful definition of “nutritious” – “having a macronutrient profile that is conducive to health, and a high ratio of micronutrients to calories” – the short answer is yes, and quite severely. Macronutrients include carbohydrates, protein, fat and fibre, and the distribution of these nutrients, […]