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South Africa continues to rank among countries that are vulnerable to hazardous weather events including, among others, droughts, tropical cyclones, storms, and heat waves
On Wednesday, the department said during raw water sampling in September, water from five sites namely; Wentzel Dam, Schweizer Reneke, Christiana, Barkley West Caravan Park, and Douglas Weir indicated the presence of cholera.
Former Minister of Water and Sanitation Senzo Mchunu promised residents in Hammanskraal that Klipdrift water treatment works would be upgraded from 42 to 92 megalitres a day.
The City of Tshwane is working hard to solve its long-standing water and sanitation problems by partnering with the National Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS).
Kenyan President William Ruto put the country on high alert and postponed the reopening of schools indefinitely as it braced for its first-ever cyclone.
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A 48-year-old man has died five days after he was admitted to hospital with cholera. Picture: Armand Hough/Independent Media
High Commissioner of Mozambique to South Africa, Maria Lucas said residents of Lunga district fled aboard boats and headed out the sea, after the fake news circulated.
Lekota, who launched the party’s manifesto on the weekend, said South Africans are entitled to self-defence.
Tshwane residents said the governing style of the official opposition does not represent what most of them want on matters, stretching from proper roads, electricity, economic growth, through to safety and security.
Malema emphasised that the current Eskom CEO Dan Marokane could get the job done but needed the best engineers to work with him to get the job finished.
Health Minister Joe Phaahla said the country remains on high alert for a possible surge in cholera cases at community level.
Facing the dual challenges of unemployment among medical professionals and public health concerns, Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla sheds light on the financial dilemmas plaguing South Africa's health sector.
Residents used the ANC’s campaign trail to tell the president about their frustrations, dissatisfaction, and disappointments of living in a metro that was not prioritising their lives.
Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu has demanded accountability from officials who did not want to work and deliver services.
The two cases were both of Zimbabwean nationals aged 43 and 27, who upon their return from the December holidays presented to Musina and Hellen Franz Hospitals respectively with cholera like symptoms.
Deputy Health Minister Dr Sbongiseni Dhlomo urged communities to remain vigilant and maintain personal hygiene.
South Africa is on high alert after two cases of cholera have been reported in Limpopo.
The two patients, both men, recently returned to South Africa after spending the festive season in Zimbabwe - where the country is battling a cholera outbreak.
The National Department of Health said the outbreak of cholera in neighbouring countries has led to the government intensifying screening efforts at South Africa’s borders.
In his end-of-year message, World Health Organization director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said 2023 had marked a turning point in fighting major health challenges but had also brought ‘immense and avoidable suffering. ’
The government subsequently declared that there was a cholera outbreak in the area.
This year, the news cycle was dominated by some of the worst social and political events that grabbed newspaper headlines as the country was still reeling from the effects of the Boksburg blast which killed 41 people, including 12 health workers from nearby Tambo Memorial Hospital.
While no other cases have been detected, the department has activated highly trained outbreak response and health promotion teams on the ground as a precautionary measure.
A 47-year-old woman is in isolation in hospital in the Eastern Cape with a suspected case of cholera. The Department of Health is awaiting her results and have begun contact tracing.