JOHANNESBURG, May 4 - The first victim of a suspected hantavirus outbreak had already been dead 21 days when fellow passenger Jake Rosmarin posted a video about cows he had seen on a remote volcanic island in the Atlantic, showing no indication he was aware his cruise ship was about to be quarantin»»»

84-year-old Gladys Khoza reacted with delight after she was one of 133 people who had their sight restored during a cataract eye surgery “marathon” conducted by doctors in South Africa at two hospitals over two weekends last month. “Wow,” she whispered as a nurse peeled back the bandage over one ey»»»

09 Oct 2025 World Mental Health stakeholder engagement: 10 October The Department of Health will on Friday, 10 October, convene a media and mental health stakeholder engagement session to discuss the burden of mental health in South Africa, including leading contributing factors, and recommendation»»»

As if it's not enough running a gauntlet of faulty traffic lights, smash-and-grabbers and the scourge of occasional road rage behind the wheel in the fast-paced metropolis of Johannesburg, enter the whimsical street performer who dances pantsula-style with a plastic beer crate as a prop in the hope»»»

— Theto Ngobeni was just 18 days old when doctors first inserted a shunt into the back of her head to drain excess fluid accumulating in her brain. She was born with a condition known as hydrocephalus, which doctors said was caused by a listeriosis infection that her mother contracted while pregnan»»»