health

African Union ‘dismayed’ US withdrawing from WHO

Addis Ababa – The African Union expressed dismay on Wednesday over President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the United... Read more

24 Jan

Cape Town — Minister of Health Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has dismissed claims that the African National Congress (ANC) intends... Read more

14 Jan

Freetown – Sierra Leone declared a public health emergency on Monday to combat mpox, announcing it was stepping up... Read more

14 Jan

Cape Town — Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, has come under criticism for his remarks that the government... Read more

10 Jan

Loyiso Maciko, University of the Witwatersrand The harmful use of alcohol causes approximately 3 million deaths every year. Alcohol... Read more

9 Jan

Cape Town — The eThekwini Municipality has temporarily closed two beaches in Umhlanga after two unidentified brown substances, suspected... Read more

9 Jan

Paris — Five years since Covid-19 started upending the world, the virus is still infecting and killing people across... Read more

8 Jan

Cape Town – The South African government is closely monitoring a respiratory virus outbreak in China that has raised... Read more

6 Jan

Cape Town — The two security guards who were filmed dragging a patient out of the Karl Bremer Hospital... Read more

3 Jan

Cape Town – The Gauteng Health Department’s investigation into the death of 32-year-old Miriam Singh, who passed away at... Read more

3 Jan