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public health

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South Africa

The ANC has called for stricter health and safety protocols for spaza shops

  In S.A, the ANC has called for stricter health and safety protocols for spaza shops following recent foodborne illnesses, which have affected children. The party is working with law enforcement, local businesses, and other partners to introduce stricter regulations for establishments like spaza shops to ensure public health is prioritised. ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula told the media the party is also closely monitoring investigations into these incidents:  

todayNovember 8, 2024 20

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South Africa

S.A. Police Target Food Manufacturers Amid Rising Food Poisoning Cases

In S.A, Acting Gauteng premier and Roads and Transport MEC Kedibone Diale-Tlabela says police have been given a mandate to focus on food manufacturers, as cases of suspected food poisoning are on the rise. She visited the family of two pupils from Sonqoba Primary School in Katlehong, who died after allegedly consuming snacks from a local spaza shop and food supplied by the school. Diale-Tlabela says communities need to be […]

todayNovember 6, 2024 37

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World

Air quality in India’s capital dips to “severe” levels

Air Quality in parts of New Delhi has dipped to "severe" levels - with pollutants spiking to 10 times the permissible limits. Overall, the air quality in the capital remained in the very poor category. Officials could now bring in more measures to tackle the pollution, as Ishan Garg reports from New Delhi.  

todayNovember 4, 2024 34

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Namibia

City of Windhoek Clarifies Misleading Claims on District Hospital Land Sale

The City of Windhoek has responded to recent inaccurate reports alleging that land allocated for the Windhoek District Hospital is being sold. An article published in the Windhoek Observer on October 24, suggested that CoW was transferring this land to a private entity and insinuated that the Ministry of Health and Social Services misled the public during a recent groundbreaking ceremony. In its response, the City clarified the facts regarding […]

todayOctober 25, 2024 23

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Health / Medical

DA In Gauteng Pushes for Private Health Sector Involvement to Save Public Cancer Patients

South Africa's DA in Gauteng says it will continue to press for the urgent involvement of the private health sector to save the lives of cancer patients in public hospitals. Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko revealed that despite two-thousand-652 cancer patients on the waiting list for radiation therapy, 511-million-rand of the budget for urgent cancer cases has been unspent since April last year. The DA’s Jack Bloom says the MEC’s excuse […]

todayOctober 25, 2024 28

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Local

City of Windhoek Addresses Misleading Reports Regarding Hospital Land

  The City of Windhoek (CoW) has clarified misleading reports that claimed it is selling land designated for the Windhoek District Hospital. In an article titled "CoW Puts Windhoek District Hospital Land on Sale," published in the Windhoek Observer on 24 October 2024, inaccuracies may have caused confusion among the public. The article incorrectly suggests that the CoW is selling land allocated for the construction of a District Hospital to […]

todayOctober 25, 2024 9

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