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Cats could help scientists better understand human cancer, study says
3+ hour, 15+ min ago (898+ words) Researcher Geoffrey Wood, a pathology professor at the University of Guelph in Ontario, inspects a sample. Image: University of Guelph Louise van der Weyden is a dog person. But as a scientist who studies cancer in animals, she has turned…...
'She will forever live in our hearts' | UKZN pays tribute to Dr Kelly Fredericks
10+ hour, 22+ min ago (343+ words) Dr Kelly Fredericks' funeral will take place this Friday in Sydenham The University of Kwa Zulu-Natal's College of Health Sciences has paid a touching tribute to Dr Kelly Fredericks. Fredericks died in Sydenham on Thursday, June 18. In the post, shared…...
True South Africa | South Africa's Health System Is Better Than You Think, Worse Than It Should Be
8+ hour, 9+ min ago (261+ words) It is hardly surprising that many have concluded that South Africa's public healthcare system is in a state of collapse. The conclusion is understandable. The evidence, however, suggests something rather different. This is not an argument that South Africa's health…...
Campaign Launched to Sterilise 1, 000 Pets in Khayelitsha
9+ hour, 1+ min ago (326+ words) Image: Kloof and High Way SPCA The Mdzananda Animal Clinic and Shelter has launched a large-scale sterilisation initiative aimed at controlling animal overpopulation and improving pet health across the Khayelitsha community. The campaign aims to fund and execute an additional…...
Nearly 4. 4 million animals vaccinated as South Africa procures 13. 5 million FMD vaccine doses
10+ hour, 35+ min ago (589+ words) Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen says 4. 4 million animals have been vaccinated against Foot-and-Mouth Disease as South Africa intensifies efforts to contain the outbreak and regain access to key export markets. South Africa has vaccinated approximately 4. 4 million animals against Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD)…...
Overcoming addiction: A Khayelitsha teen's journey from tik to triumph
11+ hour, 19+ min ago (717+ words) Sipho Mayiza speaks about the grip that tik has on communities. In the heart of Khayelitsha, a staggering youth unemployment rate approaching 60% presents young men with a harsh choice: gang involvement, drug addiction, or extreme poverty. Sipho Mayiza succumbed to…...
SAPS suicide crisis sees one officer die per week as mental health approaches emergency levels
13+ hour, 50+ min ago (491+ words) By Dr Zizamele Cebekhulu-Makhaza, Chairman of Safer South Africa Foundation (SSAF) Earlier this month, a 47-year-old Free State police officer drove to a family gathering in Hennenman in the early hours of a Sunday morning, searching for his girlfriend. When…...
Nutra Pectin: Transforming citrus waste into a health supplement for South Africa
12+ hour, 2+ min ago (588+ words) Citrus waste prepared for pectin extraction. A groundbreaking health supplement developed by young scientists at the University of Pretoria is set to tackle South Africa's soaring rates of lifestyle diseases by recycling mountains of agricultural waste into an affordable medical…...
Mountain milestone: Kate Middleton scales three highest UK peaks for cancer charity
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (423+ words) Media outlets are buzzing with the news that Kate Middleton successfully conquered the National Three Peaks Challenge over the weekend. The Princess of Wales, who entered remission at the start of 2025 following a March 2024 cancer diagnosis, participated in the demanding…...
Doctors warn SA is heading for humanitarian crisis as migrants become too afraid to seek healthcare
1+ day, 10+ min ago (675+ words) South Africa - Johannesburg - 29 June 2026 - Scores of Soweto residents, including hostel dwellers and izinduna, have once again marched in their numbers to march against illegal immigrants, just hours before the self-imposed June 30 deadline calling for illegal migrants to leave the country....