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Cholera: vaccines can stop the spread, but the biggest deterrent is clean water
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By Edina Amponsah-Dacosta, University of Cape Town and Julie Copelyn, University of Cape Town South Africa has experienced outbreaks of cholera since January. The worst was in May in Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria, where nearly 30 people died. Cholera is a bacterial disease which spreads via the faecal-oral route mostly
Weather experts issue alert over looming El Niño as sea surface temperatures hit record highs
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by Onke Ngcuka, Daily MaverickWeather experts have sent out an alert about the possible impacts of an El Niño manifesting in the central Pacific Ocean, but they are uncertain what effect it will have across southern Africa. El Niño is a weather phenomenon that typically brings with it higher temperatures
HIV/AIDS: Millions still not on treatment
Ndivhuwo Mukwevho
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NICD: Flu cases on the decline
Lilita Gcwabe
The National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) says that flu transmission is currently at a moderate level and that circulation is declining. Based on historical data over a number of years, the NICD has seasonal thresholds which show the number of cases ranging from low to moderate, high, and very
Alcohol use a potent threat to youth development
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Youth Month calls us to reflect both on the historic debt we owe previous generations of young people who fought for our freedom and on the challenge of breathing hope and self-belief into the hearts of the current generation. The debate, quite rightly, centres on skills and jobs for young
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