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Justice and Correctional Services Committee recommends four for Information Regulator vacancies
18th November 2021 The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional today resolved that the National Assembly should recommend four candidates to be appointed to... →
Milestone as Connect TB Study, Private and public health partnership for TB detection and care first client completes treatment
15th November 2021 The first client in the novel Connect TB study successfully and timeously completed treatment for tuberculosis (TB) at the end of October 2021. A... →
$10m shot in arm for fight against Covid-19, HIV and TB in Western Cape
By: News24Wire 10th November 2021 The fight against Covid-19, HIV and TB in the Western Cape got a shot in the arm after the US government, through the United States Agency for... →
Wits extends deadline for comments on proposed compulsory Covid-19 vaccinations 
By: News24Wire 15th October 2021 The deadline for comments on the Wits University's proposed compulsory vaccination policy has been extended by a week. Spokesperson Shiron Patel... →
What can be done to tackle the systemic causes of poverty in South Africa
15th October 2021 Despite gains made in the first 15 years of democracy, 55.5% of South Africans lived below the poverty line as of 2015. Coupled with the impact of... →
Stellenbosch University startup BioCODE receives R7 million second grant from UTF
12th October 2021 The University Technology Fund (UTF) recently made their second investment in BioCODE, a Stellenbosch University (SU) and Innovus startup that... →
Pregnancy and COVID-19
8th October 2021 Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic most of our healthcare resources have been directed toward identifying those with COVID-19, and providing... →
UN chief takes on Ethiopia over expelled staff: show me proof
By: Reuters 7th October 2021 United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres hit back at Ethiopia on Wednesday over the government's expulsion of seven UN staff,... →
