Images and video clips of Pretoria’s Steve Biko Academic Hospital full of patients has once again placed focus on the state of the health system and its ability to treat COVID-19 patients

Gift of the Givers has handed over essential machines to several Eastern Cape Health hospitals in the fight against Covid-19.

South Africa’s COVID-19 surge continues as hospitals in the Western Cape report a shortage of hospital beds. Non-emergency surgery has been cancelled as well.

The Children’s Hospital Trust is hosting a free online benefit concert featuring some of the best local music and comedy acts.

The Garden Route has seen a spike in COVID-19 cases and according to the health department, hospitals in the area are taking serious strain.

The Bheki Mlangeni Hospital CEO has been moved from the hospital following an alleged rape incident last weekend.

Shortly after Angelo Agrizzi’s lawyer said his client’s condition was not improving, he suffered a heart attack.

Although former Bosasa COO Angelo Agrizzi has tested negative for COVID-19, he is still battling a respiratory condition.

An investigation has been launched by the fire department on Tuesday, after a huge blaze broke out at the Cape Gate Hospital in Brackenfell.

Alan Winde said messages, regarding an increase in COVID-19 infections at Groote Schuur Hospital, have no truth to them.

Due to a decline in infections in the Western Cape, the Brackengate Field Hospital will replace the CTICC as the new ‘Hospital of Hope’.

Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu said they would continue using the centre

Zuliswa Maqana, 48, has been discharged from Groote Schuur hospital in Cape Town after battling COVID-19 for more than two months.

Mantashe’s comment follows social media backlash around ministers being hospitalised in private over public hospitals for COVID-19.

The fraud conned at least five hospitals in KZN into thinking she was a medical student from Wits during a two-year a spree of deceit.

DA Gauteng Shadow Health MEC Jack Bloom said the hospital CEO claims he found out about the rape incident through the media, although it happened in June.

The Brackengate Field Hospital in the Western Cape has approximately 330 beds and is expected to take in its first patient on 10 July 2020.

Due to a cyber attack, the Life Healthcare Group’s hospitals and administrative offices have had to switch over to manual processing systems.

Severe alcohol withdrawal could last days, weeks or even months.

A crime of an unspeakable nature has been reported at the Bheki Mlangeni hospital in Soweto – two elderly patients were attacked in their beds.

In a heart-wrenching video, hospital staff can be seen cheering for a woman who was discharged from hospital after making a COVID-19 recovery.

The General Justice Gizenga Memorial Hospital in KwaDukuza, KwaZulu-Natal, has been closed on Monday and will stop accepting new patients with immediate effect.

The Ahmed Al-Kadi Private Hospital in Durban confirmed that a pregnant woman who tested positive for COVID-19, gave birth to a baby that also tested positive.

The Netcare Kingsway Hospital has been temporarily closed for new admissions after a patient who was admitted on 4 April, tested positive.

With no risk of infection or fatigue, a robot named Quinton is jumping in to help the hardworking staff at Tygerberg Hospital.

Health Minister Zweli Mkhize confirmed that 66 people at the St Augustine’s hospital had tested positive.

A South African expat and a group of volunteers are lending a hand to those fighting on the UK frontline against the invisible enemy.

The only exceptions are to visit gravely ill patients and arrange for one parent to sleep at the hospital with children.

Mediclinic Victoria in KZN confirmed that a patient with coronavirus has been admitted to the hospital and is currently in an isolation unit.

The coronavirus is officially in SA. What better way to prepare than to know how your medical aid will have your back.

The naked man in the NorthCliff Challenge video has been taken to hospital to determine if he suffers from any psychological issues.

The SAHRC, after a visit to Tembisa Hospital on Monday, said it urgently needs more staff to avoid another outbreak of CRE.

New technology donated to Tygerberg Hospital on 23 January 2020 is set to ensure less invasive treatment of TB for children.

Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae – or “CRE” – is the cause of these deaths. But Tembisa Hospital officials have a lot to answer for.

Politicians in KZN have expressed their outright fury, after two gunmen were allowed to ‘execute’ a target within the walls of Clairwood Hospital

It was announced on 4 December 2019 that Archbishop Desmond Tutu has been admitted to hospital in Cape Town for what his wife says is a stubborn infection.

The Public Service Commission has completed its report after an unannounced inspection at Cecilia Makiwane and Frere Hospitals in East London.

Some hospitals in Gauteng have been slammed for “severe management problems”, as thousands of deaths have been blamed on “negligence”.

Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu has pleaded with the public to engage with the NHI Bill themselves after it was panned in the media.

The City of Cape Town has resolved to take a harsher line on people who occupy property illegally, such as those currently residing in Cissie Gool House.

Cyril Ramaphosa has categorically stated that the NHI is the future of the South Africa healthcare sector, “whether people like it or not”.

Ensure your Medical Aid is in place before seeing these heart-stopping figures. We’re looking at three estimated costs for NHI, and how it’d hurt taxpayers.

The DA were left disappointed by the piece of legislation that has not been changed much despite many criticisms of the NHI Bill to date.

There would be almost no use for private medical aid schemes if the National Health Insurance Bill is passed into law in its current form.

The DA demands answers for outrageous request during patients’ procedure

Thieves took advantage of the lax security at Life Westville Hospital and made off with two TVs, some cash and a few cellphones in a brisk five-minute raid.

Local politicians have expressed their outrage on Wednesday, after two paramedics in Durban were shot and robbed after being lured to a fake emergency.

The Health MEC says he empathises with patients who wait for hours to be attended to in public hospitals and clinics.

A blaze engulfed the administration block of the hospital.

Some truly disturbing tales have emerged from the laundry room of Charlotte Maxeke in Johannesburg. The DA want answers, with the hospital on the defensive.

Julius Malema has vowed to carry on campaigning on Wednesday, after whispers about his ill-health spread like wildfire during his visit to Durban.

Zimbabwe Vice President Constantino Chiwenga faces protests from outside his hospital room on Monday, after being rushed to Groote Schuur.

A tragic incident has gripped Hoërskool Driehoek in south Gauteng, as three learners were killed and five are “critical” following a walkway collapse.

There are many complex elements that keep donor numbers low.

Most of us can’t play the guitar when we’re fully functioning. But SA jazz legend Musa Manzini can do it while he’s under the knife, and he’s blown us away.

A 28-year-old woman from Mpumalanga said nurses beat her after she was forced to give birth on her own. 

In times of crisis, it’s easy to panic. Keep our “emergency numbers in South Africa” guide handy so you have a full complement of options.

The South African Human Rights Commission inspected the Rahima Moosa Mother & Child Hospital on 8 November. 

Court has been adjourned in the Nicholas Ninow trial, where he stands accused of raping a seven-year-old in a Dros restaurant.

A crime of unspeakable horror has been reported in Mthatha, Eastern Cape, as a teenage mom was violated by a fake doctor.

Some daunting statistics regarding negligence in Gauteng hospitals.

A critical shortage of beds at the Khayelitsha District Hospital is forcing patients to sleep on the floor.

The party have reported the doctor for “unethical behaviour”.

Steve’s had quite a scare.

Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital has been through a lot over the last year. From collapses in ceilings to burst pipes.

You know all about Christiaan Barnard but do you even know the name Hamilton Naki? The Sound Africa podcast took a deeper look at his story.

11 billion blocks of cheese. Why can’t we live in THAT country?

Utter, utter bastards

Jerome Booysen was wounded at Cape Town International, but rival gangsters tried to finish him off

Humans are becoming more and more resistant to drug treatments. How on earth has it happened?

As patients wait years for Hip operations, the DA continues to raise concerns over medical issues in this Gauteng hospital.

All that money spent and still so much is damaged…

The facility will serve as a state of the art centre for both treatment and training.

Three South African hospital officials to be investigated over the alleged sale of a body to an undertaker.