MEASLES Gauteng Department of Health intensifies public health response following rise in measles cases 3 min 0 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
WATERBORNE DISEASE SCARE Suspected case of cholera flagged in Nelson Mandela Bay 3 min 0 By Estelle Ellis
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES Cholera case confirmed in Nelson Mandela Bay — sewage spill may be the cause 2 min 0 By Estelle Ellis
AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY Agriculture Minister faces scrutiny as South Africa delays ban on toxic organophosphates after child deaths 4 min 21 By Marianne Thamm
CONTAGIOUS DISEASE NICD issues diphtheria alert after cases rise in Western Cape 4 min 0 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
SUMMER SNIFFLES EXPLAINER Covid-19 and beyond: What South Africans need to know about respiratory illnesses today 6 min 19 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
HEALTH ALERT NICD links over-the-counter probiotic to bacteraemia outbreak in Gauteng and North West 4 min 1 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
SOWETO TRAGEDY Banned insecticide found in spazas as inspectors home in on what killed 6 kids 3 min 21 By Lerato Mutsila
SPOTLIGHT SA’s HIV burden a concern as new mpox strain spreads in DRC – but much still unknown 2 min 0 By Elri Voigt for Spotlight
NOT TO BE SNEEZED AT Hospital admissions expected to increase as flu season gets into full swing 2 min 0 By Estelle Ellis
SPOTLIGHT SA’s cancer database has critical gaps – now patients can help fill in the registry blanks 6 min 0 By Elri Voigt for Spotlight
CORONAVIRUS Caution warranted over new Covid variant, says health chief– here’s what you should do 3 min 0 By Takudzwa Pongweni
LOW RISK VARIANT Department of Health confirms one case of Covid Eris variant in Gauteng 2 min 0 By Estelle Ellis
WATER TREATMENT CRISIS Cholera outbreak and death toll under control due to swift action, claims Health Department 3 min 0 By Naledi Sikhakhane
CHOOK TO THE SYSTEM Avian flu lowdown: Feeling ill? It is not likely to be from the chicken or the eggs 3 min 0 By Estelle Ellis
CONTAGIOUS INFECTION ALERT Health Minister Phaahla calls for vigilance after two cases of contagious diphtheria confirmed in SA 2 min 0 By Estelle Ellis
INFECTIOUS DISEASE FLARE-UP Cholera outbreak declared in Gauteng as sixth case identified 3 min 2 By Estelle Ellis
CORONAVIRUS Fifteen more cases of Covid-19 ‘Kraken’ subvariant detected in South Africa 2 min 0 By Estelle Ellis
PANDEMIC UPDATE Second case of XBB.1.5 Covid-19 subvariant found in SA — but no data to show a change in symptoms 2 min 0 By Estelle Ellis
CONTAGIOUS DISEASE Measles cases drop in South Africa, but concerns remain as schools reopen 2 min 0 By Estelle Ellis
