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52 more Palestinians killed in Gaza as Israeli onslaught continues: Health Ministry

At least 52 more Palestinians were killed and 95 others injured over the last 24 hours as Israel continues its onslaught on the besieged Gaza Strip, the territory’s Health Ministry said on Saturday, Anadolu Agency reports. “The Israeli occupation (forces) committed five massacres against families in the Gaza Strip, leaving 52 martyrs and 95 injured during the past 24 hours,” a ministry statement said. “Many people are still trapped under rubble […]

13 April 2024

International

Fire at Egypt police complex leaves at least 38 injured

Dozens of people have been injured after a huge fire broke out in the early hours today at a police headquarters in Egypt’s northeastern province of Ismailia. According to state media, the blaze has since been contained after raging for several hours. The cause of the fire is currently unknown and the government is yet to comment. No fatalities were reported, although the Health Ministry said at least 38 people […]

2 October 2023

Local

Health Ministry negotiating with Cuba for lesser punishment for SA students over kidnapping incident

Deputy Health Minister Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo says his department is in talks with the Cuban government to impose a lighter punishment for an Eastern Cape medical student who studied in Cuba. Last month, the Villa Clara University of Medical Sciences in Cuba suspended the student from Ngqamakhwe, near Butterworth, for three years. He is accused of kidnapping two young Cuban women along with a fellow student from KwaZulu-Natal. The student […]

16 July 2022

Local

COVID-19 infections increasing despite third wave downward turn: Phaahla

LOCAL Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla says coronavirus infections in the country have increased by 18.2% in the last seven days. In the past 24 hours, around 13 000 new infections were recorded. This comes as the third wave curve is beginning to show a downward trend. Phaahla told the media in Pretoria that while they remain concerned about the curve picking up, they are, however, encouraged by a drop […]

20 August 2021

Local

Salim Abdool Karim steps down as co-chair of covid advisory committe

Health Minister Zweli Mkhize's top coronavirus adviser, Salim Abdool Karim, has stepped down - saying he needed to devote his attention to his HIV research and other academic commitments. On Thursday, he said his term as the co-chair of the ministerial advisory committee (MAC) on COVID-19 was coming to an end and he would be moving on. “As the one-year anniversary of my term nears, the time has come for […]

25 March 2021

Local

2 South Africans test positive for coronavirus on Japanese cruise ship

Two South African citizens working on a Japanese cruise ship have tested positive for the Covid-19 virus, known as the coronavirus, the health ministry said on Friday. "The South African government has been made aware by Japanese authorities through the South African embassy in Tokyo, that there were 12 South African crew members working on board the Diamond Princess Cruise Ship when it was affected by Covid-19. "On 25 February […]

28 February 2020

International News

4 Palestinians dead in Gaza explosion – health ministry

An explosion in the southern Gaza Strip killed four Palestinians on Saturday, the local health ministry said. Medics at the scene in the Rafah area said it was caused by an Israeli tank shell. But an Israeli military spokesman said the army was not involved. “We have no knowledge of any Israeli strike in the area,” he said. Local residents at the hospital morgue identified the four dead men as […]

15 April 2018

Health Ministry

52 more Palestinians killed in Gaza as Israeli onslaught continues: Health Ministry

Fire at Egypt police complex leaves at least 38 injured

Health Ministry negotiating with Cuba for lesser punishment for SA students over kidnapping incident

COVID-19 infections increasing despite third wave downward turn: Phaahla

Salim Abdool Karim steps down as co-chair of covid advisory committe

2 South Africans test positive for coronavirus on Japanese cruise ship

4 Palestinians dead in Gaza explosion – health ministry

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