Bodies rot as Ga-Rankuwa mortuary has no working generator
Relatives are traumatised as bodies deteriorate at the Ga-Rankuwa state mortuary whenever there’s an Eskom power cut as there is no functional emergency generator since...
Category : Health
EFF condemns “homophobic” stigma around monkeypox
The Economic Freedom Fighters has condemned what it calls “homophobic and dangerous rhetoric” which is being spread around the recent Monkeypox outbreak. On Thursday, Health Minister...
Monkeypox no cause for concern-Phaahla
Monkeypox is not a severe disease. That’s according to Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla. Phaahla announced on Thursday during a media briefing that the country has recorded its first...
South Africa reports first case of monkeypox
Health Minister Joe Phaahla has confirmed the first case of monkeypox in South Africa. The patient is a 30-year-old male from Johannesburg with no travel...
Chris Baragwanath Hospital fire damages section of building
Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital has become the third hospital in Gauteng to be engulfed by fire. The hospital’s COVID-19 section caught fire on Wednesday,...
Indoor wearing of masks scrapped
The government has done away with the remaining COVID-19 regulations. The rules on wearing masks indoors and the limitation on public events and gatherings have...
Bara hospital to minimize postponement of medical procedures
The Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital (CHBAH) is currently implementing measures to ensure that medical procedures are carried out timeously. This was announced by Gauteng...
Another fire at Steve Biko hospital in two weeks
Several items of linen were burnt when another fire broke out at Steve Biko Academic Hospital in Tshwane on Sunday evening. The blaze, which is...
Additional booster dose for people over 50
The Department of Health has updated the vaccination schedule for people aged 50 years and older, to be eligible to receive an additional booster dose...
Gauteng reports four cases of measles
South Africa has reported its first cases of measles after four cases were confirmed through laboratory testing by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD)....