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"Thinking I'm botched": Woman gets rhinoplasty in South Africa, TikTok video of nose job goes viral
Briefly
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July 5, 2025
` A woman showed people the process she went through in pursuit of improving one of her facial features The lady posted a video of the day she found out to whether or not her rhinoplasty was a success Peeps were fascinated by the video of the...
It’s Time to Rethink Universal Health Coverage in Africa: Introducing ‘Access-as-a-Service’
Next Billion
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July 9, 2025
As global health funding contracts — most notably with recent reductions in U.S. foreign aid — low- and middle-income countries are confronting a hard truth: Traditional models of delivering healthcare at scale are no longer financially or...
ACPN National Chairman Hails Local Drug Makers, Warns Nigerian Government Against Merging Pharmacy Council
Daily Independent
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July 9, 2025
1 ABUJA: Nigeria’s pharmaceutical sector is defying odds with bold billion-dollar investments in local production and will not accept any attempt to dilute its professional standards through ill-advised regulatory mergers, the Association of...
No water, and no help for patients at Malvern clinic
eNCA
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JOHANNESBURG - While those on the ground suffer, the city of Johannesburg is adamant officials are doing their best to address deteriorating utilities. READ: No Water! Malvern Clinic left high and dry for 6 weeks Malvern Clinic has been without...
Devastating floods displace thousands in Cape Town's informal settlements
IOL
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Heavy downpours overnight have left thousands of residents displaced and roads submerged, with widespread damage reported across parts of the Cape Flats and surrounding suburbs. Disaster Risk Management spokesperson Charlotte Powell said...
Health minister to receive report into alleged racial discrimination
SABC News
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July 7, 2025
Health Minister Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi will this morning receive the report of an investigation into allegations of racial discrimination against black healthcare providers. This follows reports that some medical aid schemes in South Africa practice...
City of Johannesburg takes a stand for clean air
The Citizen (South Africa)
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July 9, 2025
On Saturday, 28 June, the City of Johannesburg, in collaboration with the pioneering Breathe Cities initiative, hosted the #PauseAndBreathe campaign across the city and with a flagship Hike for the Environment at Kloofendal Nature Reserve in...
Discovery Health denies discrimination following Section59 report
eNCA
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JOHANNESBURG - Discovery Health has questioned the Section 59 inquiry released on Monday. In its reaction, the medical aid scheme's CEO, Dr Ron Whelan, denied any form of discrimination and that the findings were flawed in methodology. "Discovery...
Challenges to Accessing and Utilizing Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Services in Rwanda
Dove Medical Press
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July 9, 2025
Introduction Adolescents, defined according to the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations, are individuals aged between 10 and 19 years.1 It is a period of transition from childhood to adulthood, marked by significant and rapid...
Healthcare access for undocumented migrants in South Africa: What you need to know
IOL
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The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has raised concerns over the current move where undocumented foreign nationals are being denied access to healthcare services at public clinics and hospital. In a recent statement, the SAHRC said...
South Africa to ban highly toxic pesticide Terbufos
Mongabay
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July 2, 2025
In a decision welcomed by advocacy groups and researchers, South Africa’s Cabinet has approved a ban on the import of Terbufos, a highly toxic pesticide linked to the deaths of six children in a South African township in October 2024. On June 12,...
Betting in South Africa: A Journey form illegality to legality Recruitment & Jobs South Africa
AASHTO Journal
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July 4, 2025
Now, with the advent of online betting, you can place bets from the comfort of your own home. This has made it much easier for people to get involved in sports betting. Bettors can use betting apps like the hollywood bet app or betting websites....
South Africa: Cansa brings health experts and services to the workplace
Zawya
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“We know only too well that the workplace often leaves employees little or no time to seek out medical advice from healthcare professionals,” says Lorraine Govender, the Cancer Association of South Africa’s (Cansa) national manager: health...
No Water! Malvern Clinic left high and dry for 6 weeks
eNCA
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JOHANNESBURG - Malvern Clinic in Johannesburg has not had running water for six weeks now. This situation has tested the patience of both patients and staff, who're relying on buckets, a tanker. Basic handwashing is a struggle, raising the risk of...
South Africa reports H5N1 bird flu on poultry farms, international agency says
The Malaysian Star
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July 2, 2025
FILE PHOTO: Test tubes are seen labelled "Bird Flu" words in this illustration taken, June 10, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo PARIS (Reuters) -South Africa has reported the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza, or...
South Africa’s most favourite bottled water brand, aQuellé – By Gerda Potgieter
South Africa - The Good News
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July 1, 2025
By Gerda Potgieter South Africa’s most favourite bottled water brand, aQuellé, was awarded again for its excellence and innovative approach. The renowned bottled water brand aQuellé has been honoured with the Energy Storage Project of the Year...
A Warning: What South Africa Can Teach Americans About Preserving Their Freedom
The Daily Caller
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July 4, 2025
Many Afrikaners told The Daily Caller that there is something rotten in the state of South Africa — and they weren’t just talking about farm attacks. Unemployment hovers near one-third, basic infrastructure like power and water is failing, the...
How Nigeria Loses ₦200bn Yearly, Exposes Citizens to Health Risks Over Weak Sugar Tax
The News Chronicle
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July 9, 2025
In Nigeria, the failure to implement the sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) tax siphons over ₦200 billion from the economy annually, according to new evidence by Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA). CAPPA cautions that...
Tennis hero Arthur Ashe's South African legacy: 'The first free black man I'd ever seen'
BBC
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Patricia WhitehorneBBC News ShareSave The Wimbledon title was the third of Arthur Ashe's Grand Slam crowns Fifty years ago Arthur Ashe pulled off an amazing feat, upsetting the odds and becoming the first black man to win the Wimbledon Men's final...
Our two health care systems chalk and cheese - Aaron Motsoaledi
Politicsweb
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Wednesday, 09 July 2025 09/07/25 POLITICS Our two health care systems chalk and cheese - Aaron Motsoaledi Aaron Motsoaledi | 08 July 2025 Minister says we don't want two health care systems in the country, otherwise we keep on having this type of...