With Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal still reeling from the violent unrest two weeks ago, the KZN provincial government is urging the elderly to keep COVID-19 in mind and be vaccinated, registered or not.Â
President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed the news that South Africa’s Biovac Institute will collaborate with global pharmaceutical giants Pfizer in producing COVID-19 vaccinations on home soil. This exciting development will ensure African nations will be well-protected from the virus.
A woman from Khopho Village, outside Tzaneen, is planning to turn her passion for farming into an opportunity to create jobs for her community to alleviate hunger and poverty.
The Eastern Cape government is optimistic that the extension of healthcare worker contracts and installation of oxygen points at rural hospitals has positioned it to effectively curb the ongoing third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Transgender people still face significant challenges that prevent them from gaining access to and continuing HIV prevention and care services, despite the disease being first diagnosed 40 years ago.
News that the South African High Court has ordered the Department of Education (DBE) to develop new plans for its National School Nutrition Programme (NSNP) around school meals has been welcomed, meaning close to 2 million learners will no longer miss out on their daily meals during COVID-19.
A recent clinic trial has provided new hope for drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) sufferers, as it managed to successfully cut the long and expensive treatment period of the disease by two-thirds.
A partnership between Biovac and Pfizer-BioNTech will see locally-produced COVID-19 vaccines being distributed to African Union members from next year, but some say the target of manufacturing 100 million doses a year could be optimistic.
Stress and anxiety levels have hit the roof as COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to rise during the third wave.  And just when the nation thought things couldn’t get any worse, the country was set alight last week during the violent protests and looting sprees, adding to an overwhelming sense of doom.
Following a week of looting and violence, the Right ePharmacy announced that it will permanently close its ATM pharmacy branches in Gauteng, which suffered large-scale damage during the unrest.
Life as we once knew it changed forever last March as COVID-19 kicked in. Â Working from home, virtual meetings and home schooling soon became a norm for mothers already carrying the weight of the world on their shoulders trying to cope with motherhood during lockdown.
The Department of Social Development (DSD) is aiming to vaccinate over 240Â 000 of its workforce by the end of this week as South Africa enjoys an uptick in its national COVID-19 vaccination rollout during the past few days.
Health experts and public sector union Nehawu are frothing at the mouth following a controversial decision by the Eastern Cape Health Department to shut down a field hospital in Nelson Mandela Bay. Â Â
Studies show that the dapivirine vaginal ring offers new hope as an additional HIV prevention option for young women in Africa, lowering the health risk factors associated with HIV infections.
Trying to get children to form healthy eating habits from a young age is a major challenge faced by parents and teachers alike. But an Early Childhood Development (ECD) educator, believes that the younger kids are when introduced to a healthier lifestyle, the better - and it doesn’t have to cost a fortune.
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