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JOHANNESBURG, 16 JANUARY 2019 - President Cyril Ramaphosa will be leading South Africa’s delegation to the world’s most important meeting of global CEOs at...

For the first time since 1998, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) has conducted an exhaustive study of South Africa’s demographics. The first report, covering...

Global leaders in government, civil society, academia and the media are headed to Durban in early May as South Africa hosts the annual World...

The World Health Organization has backed South Africa’s stance on taxing sugary drinks. It is a step towards curbing non-communicable diseases such as diabetes...

South Africa is taking part in an experimental vaccine programme to curb HIV. Just over 5 000 volunteers, from 15 cities across five provinces,...

South Africa's minister of health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, has received the USAid-TB International Award for his contribution to the fight to eradicate the diseases. He said the cause should receive the same attention as other global health issues.

With South Africa having the third highest incidence of TB in the world, the government's latest campaign aimed at encouraging South Africans - particularly those in mining communities, early childhood development centres, and inmates in correctional facilities - to be screened and tested for TB.

Brand South Africa and the Department of Communications have convened a high-level discussion with stakeholders on how the country is responding to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.

Brand South Africa and the Department of Communications have convened a high-level discussion with stakeholders on how the country is responding to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.

Two months after the fatal collapse of a church guesthouse in Lagos, Nigeria, the bodies of 74 of the South African victims returned home to an emotional reception ceremony at Waterkloof Airforce Base in Pretoria on Sunday.