South Africa News » Gauteng News South Africa » Gauteng » Health: Gauteng malaria spike was due to travel in flood regions, experts conclude
The sudden spike in malaria cases in Gauteng earlier this year – with more than 400 infections and 11 deaths in the first three months of 2026 – has been attributed to people visiting neighbouring ...
News South Africa » Gauteng » Health: Gauteng reports shortage of nearly 4,000 nurses — TimesLIVE
Gauteng’s public healthcare system lacks nearly 4,000 nurses and faces overcrowded hospitals, long clinic queues and budget constraints on hiring staff.
News South Africa » Gauteng » Health: South Africa acknowledges disruptions in medicine supplies to public clinics — TimesLIVE
Gauteng’s Health Department acknowledged medicine supply problems at public clinics after patients in Mamelodi reported shortages of chronic disease and asthma medication.
News South Africa » Gauteng » Health: Denosa urges Gauteng health department to address mounting system failures
The Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (Denosa) in Gauteng has given the provincial Department of Health an ultimatum, saying it needs to address a long list of critical system failures, ...
News South Africa » Gauteng » Health: Gauteng health launches new eye screening service in Tshwane
The initiative marks Eye Care Awareness Month following thousands of cataract surgeries and spectacle distributions across the province.
News South Africa » Gauteng » Health: Gauteng health officials sound alarm as malaria cases surge after festive season travel
Justin Williams, a journalist at Briefly News since 2024, covers South Africa’s current affairs. Before joining Briefly News, he served as a writer and chief editor at Right for Education Africa’s ...
News South Africa » Gauteng » Health: Gauteng Health denies claims of R16m worth of idle ambulances
The Democratic Alliance (DA) recently claimed that 41 ambulances in Johannesburg, worth almost R16 million, have stood idle for six years.
News South Africa » Gauteng » Health: Gauteng Health ready to respond to Mpox, after three confirmed cases
The cases were reported by the National Institute For Communicable Diseases (NICD) last Friday, with health officials now strengthening surveillance and response measures across the province. Mpox ...
News South Africa » Gauteng » Health: Financial stress emerges as South Africa’s leading mental health risk
Financial pressure has emerged as the leading contributor to poor mental health across generations in South Africa, with rising living costs, debt repayments and family responsibilities leaving many ...
News South Africa » Gauteng » Health: Health Department urges vigilance as South Africa’s Mpox cases reach 26
South Africa has recorded four new mpox cases, bringing the national total to 26 since January 2026, with the Western Cape accounting for 18 infections as the Department of Health urges the public to ...
News South Africa » Gauteng » Health: Leaving no one behind: WHO and South Africa advance health and migration agenda
In a landmark collaboration to promote health equity for mobile and displaced populations, the World Health Organization (WHO), in partnership with the National Department of Health (NDOH), conducted ...
News South Africa » Gauteng » Health: South Africa: Black Market Weight-Loss Drug Sellers Are Moving Fast. South Africa's Regulators Are Struggling To Keep Up
South African regulators have won an important court battle against a pharmacy making its own versions of popular weight-loss injections. But illegal and experimental drugs are still being sold openly ...