Health · updated 30 October 2026
Health in South Africa
Health news from South Africa: 34 stories in the last two weeks, each pinned to where it happened. Updated every 5 minutes.
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- No drugs found, man assaulted: Soweto resident awarded R200 000 in damagescitizen.co.za · Soweto ·
- Health department assures HIV medicine supply is safe after court sets aside two tender awardscitizen.co.za · South Africa ·
- Foton enters plug-in hybrid bakkie war with Tunland V9 PHEVcitizen.co.za · South Africa ·
- Bird flu ruling backs culling compensation claimsbizcommunity.com · South Africa ·
- How leaders' stress is affecting engagement, trust and performancebizcommunity.com · South Africa ·
- Africa's largest hospital to receive R20m upgrade for its Mother's Lodgebizcommunity.com · Baragwanath Hospital ·
- UCT food bank offers science students peace of mindgroundup.org.za · University Of Cape Town ·
- Dirty water, raw sewage and bad audits: see how your town is doinggroundup.org.za · Tshwane ·
- Eastern Cape heatwave: Which areas face another hot weekend?thesouthafrican.com · South Africa ·
- Farm attack: Family provides update on Donovan Marx's conditionthesouthafrican.com · Ventersdorp ·
- Gig guide: music, markets and Halloween festivitiesdailydispatch.co.za · Thomas River ·
- 2026 - Wits Universitywits.ac.za · Acacia ·
- Employees key to cyberdefenceit-online.co.za · South Africa ·
- South Africa: Tshikota Residents Call for Public Clinic As Transport Costs Add to Healthcare Burdenallafrica.com · Louis Trichardt ·
- The enterprise threat that lives downstreamitweb.co.za · South Africa ·
- Moving people, caring for people: the journey to an inclusive South Africamg.co.za · South Africa ·
- R122m Sinenhlanhla Primary School openedsanews.gov.za · Gauteng ·
- Simpler healthcare is more affordable healthcaretimeslive.co.za · South Africa ·
- Zolani Zondani walks 1,071km so men no longer have to suffer in silencetimeslive.co.za · Johannesburg ·
- OPINION | Young people's mental health is inseparable from povertytimeslive.co.za · Orange Farm ·
- Van Onselen on Joburg; Moeng on Chauke; JSE's 10% risk; Alphabetbiznews.com · Johannesburg ·
- Steve Biko Hospital surgeries delayed as air-con fails againcitizen.co.za · Pretoria ·
- Cape's 'Dr Dolittle' looks for farm to expand animal sanctuarycitizen.co.za · Cape Town ·
- [OPEN LETTER] Beyond that day (22 October 2026).seri-sa.org · Braamfontein ·
- Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africawsws.org · Johannesburg ·
- Wicked Wednesdays: Honoring a decade of legal drag racingcitizen.co.za · Brakpan ·
- Weather: Thundershowers on the cards for two provincesthesouthafrican.com · Durban ·
- Biker injured in Durban collisionroadsafety.co.za · Durban ·
- Fixing SA's broken municipalitiesmg.co.za · Johannesburg ·
- Water is a basic right – vote to defend itmg.co.za · Bronkhorstspruit ·
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