The Roads and Transport Department in Gauteng is planning to get taxi associations involved in efforts to boost the numbers of people who want to get to vaccination sites but cannot afford transport costs. MEC for the department, Jacob Mamabolo…
The COVID-19 vaccine rollout for teachers is still sparked with uncertainty. A combination of fake news, personal beliefs and health reasons have prevented many school staff from registering to be vaccinated. Health-e News spoke to a few teachers in KwaZulu-Natal…
Government’s move to direct all medical resources at the fight against COVID-19 has scuppered the hopes of many boys and men across the country who are waiting to undergo circumcision procedures.
Equal Education and the governing bodies of two Limpopo schools want a court to rule that education department officials have not met their constitutional obligations in providing daily meals to all qualifying learners.Â
Police minister Bheki Cele put his best foot forward as the COVID-19 vaccination rollout for the South African Police Service (SAPS) kicked off yesterday morning with the safety of all 180Â 000 members topping his list.
While the country grapples with COVID-19 and its third wave devastation, there is another outbreak going under the radar. Hate crime and gender-based violence needs serious attention if alarming figures are to be brought under control anytime soon.
Short-staffed Gauteng healthcare facilities are scrambling to secure more resources as the number of daily infections continues to climb in the province.
The Delta variant which is driving South Africa’s current surge in COVID-19 infections has hogged the headlines since acting health minister, Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane, confirmed its prevalence in the country last Saturday afternoon. But, there are three other variants still swirling about as South Africans fight to keep this virus at bay.
The closing of schools couldn’t have come soon enough in the North West province with more than 2600 teachers testing positive for the virus.
Why is women’s health is important to society? By: Dr Abofele Khoele, Organon South Africa MD.
The health of residents living in Botshsbelo is under serious threat and with their concerns falling on deaf ears within the Mangaung municipality, the number of tuberculosis cases are rising and fast.
The Eastern Cape health department has been plagued by a series of controversies as the province prepares to deal with the looming COVID-19 third wave. Matters have since worsened with the release of a damning report which has left officials scurrying around in an attempt to save face.
The Delta variant is on the tip of all our tongues as South Africans get to grip with this vicious new strain which has led to the country being placed in an adjusted level 4 lockdown for two weeks starting today.
With drug users becoming younger and younger, the South African National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (SANCA) has urged citizens to fight substance abuse as the country enters day two of national Drug Awareness Week.
World Vitiligo Day: Mental health and awareness in the spotlight. Read these stories of people living with vitiligo in South Africa.
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