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“Unemployed doctors to be placed by the end of April,” said Dep of Health

By Loushe Jordaan Gilbert The Department of Health confirmed that more than 300 medical graduates have been placed at health facilities in the last month. This announcement follows the ongoing concern that the health sector faces immense staff shortage while many medical graduates are left unemployed in the country. Speaking on VOC Breakfast on Tuesday morning, spokesperson to the Department of Health, Foster Mohale said by the end of April […]

12 March 2024

Local

Health Department encourages people to wash hands, boil water before drinking

The death toll from the cholera outbreak in South Africa has climbed to 32 after the death of a woman from Parys in the Free State on Thursday. She’s the second person confirmed dead by the provincial Department of Health. Last month a 33-year-old woman from Vredefort died in Parys Hospital as a result of cholera. At least 29 deaths occurred in the Hammanskraal area, north of Pretoria, and one […]

9 June 2023

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Union protests over decision not to renew temporary nursing posts

The Young Nurses Indaba Trade Union (YNITU) will march to the Gauteng Department of Health on Wednesday morning, protesting against the decision not to renew temporary nursing posts. The Department says it cannot afford to renew all eight-thousand temporary posts created at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The jobs were rolled out to address inadequate capacity, where needed, amid the healthcare crisis. The job terminations are expected to start taking effect […]

16 March 2022

Local

Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal record highest number of new Covid-19 cases

LOCAL The National Institute for Communicable Diseases recorded 9,828 new Covid-19 cases in its latest 24-hour report. This represents a 26.6% positivity rate. The majority of new cases were from the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal with 26% each, followed by Gauteng with 17%. The Eastern Cape reported 12% of the new cases. A further 53 Covid-19 related deaths were recorded and 62 patients had to be admitted to hospital. The […]

2 January 2022

Local

WC residents urged to vaccinate ahead of the festive season

With the festive season around the corner Western Cape residents are urged to get vaccinated. Health officials have indicated that there's early signs of the start of the fourth wave in the Western Cape. Over 4 million people have been vaccinated in the province. 42% of the total adult population in the Western Cape have been fully vaccinated. Head of Health Dr Keith Cloete said over the past few weeks […]

28 November 2021

Local

Phase two of COVID-19 vaccine rollout could begin at the end of April

Phase two of South Africa’s coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine rollout could begin at the end of April. To date, over a hundred thousand healthcare workers have been vaccinated in phase one of the Johnson& Johnson vaccine drive. Deputy Director General at the Department of Health Doctor Anban Pillay explains that the elderly will be given first priority when the second phase is rolled out. “Our target is that we would have […]

8 March 2021

Local

SA records 2 888 new coronavirus cases, 123 deaths

South Africa has recorded 2 888 new coronavirus cases bringing the total number to 757 144. In a statement, the Department of Health also reported 123 new COVID-19 related deaths. “Regrettably, 123 more COVID-19 related deaths have been reported: Eastern Cape 35, Free State 31, Gauteng 4, KwaZulu-Natal 3, Limpopo 7, North West 31 and Western Cape 12. This brings the total deaths to 20 556. Of the 123 deaths, […]

19 November 2020

Local

SA records 2 055 new coronavirus cases, 85 related deaths

South Africa has recorded 2 055 new coronavirus cases bringing the total number to 708 359. The Gauteng province accounts for 31% of the total number of cases, followed by KwaZulu-Natal at 17.2%. In a statement, the Department of Health also confirmed 85 more deaths. This brings the total number of COVID-19 related deaths to 18 741. Of the 85 deaths reported today, eight occurred in the past 48 hours. […]

22 October 2020

Local

SA’s COVID-19 cases breach the 700 000 mark

South Africa has surpassed the 700 000 mark in confirmed COVID-19 cases. The country recorded 2 019 new cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to 700 203. The country also recorded 69 new COVID-19 related deaths, taking the total number of people who succumbed to COVID-19 related complications to 18 370. According to the Department of Health, more than 4.5 million tests have been […]

17 October 2020

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