Health Minister Joe Phaahla on Thursday 23 June 2022 confirmed South Africa’s first case of monkeypox, saying the disease was detected in a 30-year-old male patient from Johannesburg who had no history of having travelled. What is monkeypox? Monkeypox is a rare viral infection that is harbored by certain animals, most likely certain species of rodents in […]

The Department of Basic Education has now also announced that wearing of face masks by learners and teachers in classrooms and on school premises is no longer a requirement. Spokesperson for the Education Department Elijah Mhlanga says Minister Angie Motshekga supports the repealing of the mask mandate for learners. Mhlanga says learners, teachers and staff […]