President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday praised late health minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang.
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/ 22 December 2009
Mourners arrived at the Catholic Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Pretoria on Tuesday morning for the funeral service of Manto Tshabalala-Msimang.
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/ 21 December 2009
About 300 people were assembled at the Pretoria City Hall on Monday afternoon for the memorial service of Manto Tshabalala-Msimang.
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/ 18 December 2009
The funeral of former health minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang will be held in Pretoria on Tuesday.
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/ 18 December 2009
The death of former health minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang has been met with a wave of eulogies and criticism.
Manto Tshabalala-Msimang hoped to polish her legacy, but in the end she will be remembered for her Aids stance.
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/ 17 December 2009
Political allies of Manto Tshabalala-Msimang offered praise in the wake of her death on Wednesday while her many detractors muted their criticism.
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/ 17 December 2009
The ANC on Wednesday described recently deceased Manto Tshabalala-Msimang as someone who fought for justice and democracy.
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/ 16 December 2009
Former health minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang has died, her doctor confirmed on December 16.
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/ 2 December 2009
The ANC on Wednesday condemned ”negative and irresponsible” media reports about the former health minister’s hospitalisation.
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/ 30 November 2009
While South Africa’s HIV-infection rate may have stabilised, experts warn that the slow response to the pandemic has triggered a time bomb.
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/ 30 November 2009
Former health minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang is in a stable condition at hospital, her doctor said on Monday.
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/ 17 November 2009
The SABC wanted ”issues of balance” addressed before agreeing to air a documentary on former president Thabo Mbeki and Aids deaths, it says.
Activists say Aids-related deaths in the Mbeki era should be investigated. Qudsiya Karrim reports.
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/ 18 December 2008
Minister in the Presidency Manto Tshabalala-Msimang was lucky to be alive after a plane she was aboard performed an emergency landing on Thursday.
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/ 28 October 2008
With the unexpected expulsion of former president Thabo Mbeki, the ANC was caught without a transitional plan in place.
South Africa’s new Health Minister, Barbara Hogan, vowed on Thursday to make Aids a top priority after years of controversy over her predecessor.
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/ 27 September 2008
There is a need for a change in South Africa’s healthcare system, newly appointed Health Minister Barbara Hogan said on Friday.
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/ 26 September 2008
Newly elected President Kgalema Motlanthe used the limited room afforded by a partial Cabinet reshuffle to promise stability.
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/ 22 September 2008
Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang on Monday expressed concern about the poor safety standards in some of the country’s public hospitals.
The prevalence in HIV is showing signs of decreasing, Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang said on Monday.
Ferial Haffajee looks at the ANC’s health and education policies.
A probe has been launched into the stability of two drugs received from a supplier for the management of tuberculosis.
A draft policy on African traditional medicine has been gazetted for public comment, the Department of Health said on Wednesday.
The DA is appealing the government’s ”refusal” to approve an application for the release of a report into Eastern Cape baby deaths.
No national health insurance until the health minister gets the basics of healthcare delivery in public hospitals and clinics right, says the DA.
The government is considering increasing the value of social grants in order to soften the blow of high food prices.
South Africa has the world’s fourth-highest TB burden and the national response is in many cases a shambles.
The politician’s solution to all public blunders is to claim that his or her words were misinterpreted
Diagnosing extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) will be reduced from several weeks — and in some cases several months — to about a week.
Poor hygiene may have caused the diarrhoea outbreaks that killed nine babies in the Ndlambe municipal area in the Eastern Cape over the past three months, government departments said on Friday. The Water Affairs Department said although there had been poor water quality, this was neither ”excessive” nor ”severe enough” to cause diarrhoea outbreaks.
An investment of R42-million was placed into a project for a medical aid for ex-miners on Thursday. The agreement aims to improve public health facilities that will be largely utilised by ex-miners in South Africa and neighbouring countries, for the benefit of medical examinations.