Maimane to address media amid resignation speculation
Politics
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WHO updates view on Zika as cause of brain abnormalities
Zika virus infection during pregnancy is a cause of congenital brain abnormalities including microcephaly.
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Congo, Angola begin mass vaccination drive against yellow fever
Health officials expect to vaccinate 14 million people over the next 10 days.
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US declares a Zika public health emergency in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico is expected to see the worst of the Zika outbreak due to its tropical climate.
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Lack of exercise costs world $67.5bn, 5m lives a year
The greatest risk of premature death was for people who sat for long periods of time and did not exercise.
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First in Asia: Thailand eliminates mother-to-child transmission of HIV
Thailand has become the first Asian country to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV & syphilis.
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WHO to consider new evidence on Zika, Olympics next week
The emergency meeting set for 14 June will be the WHO’s third regarding the Zika virus outbreak.
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WHO emergency panel to meet in June on Zika & Olympics
A spokesman for Rio 2016 said they continue to follow WHO recommendations on Zika.
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Yellow fever outbreaks in Africa need action, mass vaccination
The disease has already spread to Kenya & China, and there's an unrelated outbreak in Uganda.
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Zika virus may spread to Europe in coming months, WHO warns
The virus has been linked to thousands of cases of a birth defect known as microcephaly in babies.
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SA could be malaria free by 2020
The WHO estimates that 21 countries are in a position to become malaria free.
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WHO: Yellow fever could be a threat to the entire world
The UN fears communities living in Angola are carrying the mosquito borne virus into neighbouring countries.
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ANALYSIS: Unpacking the dramatic rise in diabetes
Sundeep Ruder looks at what Africa can learn from the developed world in terms of diabetes.
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Inside the global diabetes rate
Inside the global diabetes rate
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Angola's yellow fever death toll rises to 158
There has also been an increase in malaria, cholera and chronic diarrhoea in Luanda and other cities.
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WHO: 'Unhealthy' environments cause 12.6 million deaths a year
Low & middle-income countries bear the greatest environmental burden in all types of diseases & injuries.
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Private healthcare costs in SA raise concerns
Research found that South Africans are paying high costs to access quality health care.
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WHO sees Zika link proven in weeks
The WHO said US scientists & an Indian biotechnology firm are frontrunners in the race to develop a vaccine.
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UN report: Lives at risk unless WHO reforms
The report says the World Health Organisation needs urgent reform to boost its ability to respond to crises.
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Concerns Zika virus could spread
The WHO says the new revelation that the Zika virus can be sexually transmitted must be closely monitored.
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First US Zika virus transmission reported
The virus is spreading rapidly in the Americas, and WHO expressed concern that it could hit Africa and Asia.
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Zika virus tied to birth defects
WHO said coordinated international action was needed to improve detection and expedite work on a vaccine.
