Alcohol bought at the Marko Liquor Store in Silverlakes, Pretoria for a bottle store in Mamelodi, owned by Linda Nkosi. (News24/Alex Mitchley) Minister of Health Zweli Mkhize said the decision to reimpose the ban on alcohol was evidence-based.Modelling done to predict the impact of an alcohol ban suggested the prohibition could result in a significant…
Minister of Health Dr Zweli Mkhize. Medical scooters procured by the Eastern Cape Health Department do not meet criteria to transport patients.Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said his department was not consulted on the specifications of the scooters.The Eastern Cape Health Department spent R10 million to procure 100 scooters.Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has admitted medical scooters…
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize. (Darren Stewart/Gallo Images) An Eastern Cape courier company is accused of negligence after it lost test samples in transit.Its initial report suggests that the samples in transit fell off due to an opened canvas cover of the moving bakkie.The National Health Laboratory Services is planning to take legal action against couriers,…
Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize on a tour of the Reverend Dr Elizabeth Mamisa Chabula-Nxiweni Field Hospital in Port Elizabeth. A field hospital built by car-maker VW came up in record time.Two nations unite "to save humanity" - South Africa and Germany in action together.Hospital opens just in time for "the raging storm" of the…
Minister of Health Zweli Mkhize. Brenton Geach/Gallo Images via Getty Images The health department has launched a new multi-sectoral ministerial advisory committee to focus on social behavioural change. The committee will be chaired by Malusi Mpumlwana of the South African Council of Churches. Minister Zweli Mkhize says South Africans should adopt a new culture of wearing masks,…
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Another outbreak was traced to the consumption and handling of meat Published: February 23, 2026, 12:05 am Researchers have shared details of an outbreak at a funeral in Uganda that killed three young people. Aeromonas bacteria can cause food poisoning with an incubation period of 12 hours to seven days, typically 24 to 48 hours. In February 2024