Lerato Mailoane “Red meat is safe for consumption, and all protocols are in full effect at Karan Beef facilities.” That’s according to the Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen, during an oversite visit on Monday, 23 June 2025 at Karan Beef Feedlot in Heidelberg facility to combat the persistent Foot and mouth disease (FMD) Minister Steenhuisen…
The Gauteng MEC for Health and Wellness, Nomantu Nkomo Ralehoko has called on parents and guardians to ensure that their children are vaccinated and work with health teams conducting school and community campaigns to halt measles outbreak as cases rise. “We must close the immunity gap in our communities and prevent further spread of the…
Koketso Maraba In a show of support for accessible healthcare, MEC for Health and Wellness, Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko visited the Phelophepa 1 Train of Hope at Heidelberg Station this week (12 June). The visit marks a key moment in the province’s effort to strengthen community-based healthcare and bring essential medical services directly to the people. The…
Lesego Montso The One Clinic, One Garden initiative is bringing nutrition, skills and economic empowerment right into public health spaces, promoting wellness, dignity and sustainability. The community of Laudium have become the latest to get a garden established at their local health centre as part of the ongoing collaboration between the Gauteng Department of Health…
Brümilda Swartbooi Tucked behind the Helderkruin Clinic, Region C proudly hosts the City’s only public Biokinetics Centre. Located on Pheasant Street in Roodepoort, this facility is elevating public health and championing healthy lifestyles through exercise-based interventions. Biokinetics focuses on improving physical functioning and overall healthcare through scientifically based physical activity, encompassing health promotion, rehabilitation, and performance enhancement. Rhandzu…
South Africa has advocated for concrete, actionable strategies to operationalise vaccine equity as a core pillar of global pandemic readiness during the G20 Health Working Group meeting. This was part of the discussions between 10 to 13 June which saw global health leaders, experts and policymakers converge in South Africa’s as part of the G20…
While the SA Canegrowers Association has welcomed the decision by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana not to enact any further increases in the Health Promotion Levy (or sugar tax) in his third instalment of the much-maligned budget, the Healthy Living Alliance (HEALA) has been left disappointed by the decision. On Wednesday, Godongwana announced that the levy would remain unchanged. …
Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi convened a media briefing to provide an update on the progress made to mitigate the impact of funding withdrawal by US Government on the country`s response to HIV/AIDS and TB program in South Africa. “Under no circumstances are we going to allow this program to collapse due to Trumps…
“People would ask me why I was studying baboons,” Locadia Dzingwena recalls. “They would say I should choose something more exciting, like lions or elephants. It was discouraging.” Yet Locadia proved them all wrong, with her research focused on chacma baboons (Cape baboon) and a final mark of 90 percent, graduating with distinction at Mandela…
City employees in Region A are no strangers to Senior Occupational Health Nurse Thato Williams’ friendly face and bubbly personality. She’s known for her infectious laugh and for putting patients at ease with her warm humour. “Humour goes a long way – everyone loves to laugh,” she says. “Interacting with people is healing for me,”…
