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TB is like “devastating slavery” - Health Minister

Nonkolelo Jijingubo’s husband died of TB in 2009 while working at Beatrix Gold Mine in the Free State. Despite lodging her claim in 2021, she is yet to receive payment. Photo supplied

Huge delays in payouts to miners with silicosis and TB

By Sipokazi Fokazi 25 Jul 2025

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Historic TB vaccine meeting in SA eyes epidemic endgame

23 Jul 2025

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Ex-miners urged to register for social benefits programme

14 Jul 2025

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Stellenbosch University to explore AI-powered TB testing

25 Jun 2025

#BestofBiz 2024: Healthcare

#BestofBiz 2024: Healthcare

17 Dec 2024

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Study revolutionises global TB treatment

28 Aug 2024

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New TB skin test could offer cheaper and easier way to detect the disease

Yvette Naudé 5 Apr 2024

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Next phase of TB vaccine clinical trial sparks hope of game-changing results – top SA scientist

28 Mar 2024

Alexia and Keerthana exploring Mahdia

South African students showcase innovative TB detection, green tech at I-FEST2

27 Mar 2024

Source: Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine.

Researchers developing cellphone app that detects TB

25 Mar 2024

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$94m injected into TB fight

25 Mar 2024

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South Africa confronts alarming TB death rate despite declining infections

13 Dec 2023

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation campus is pictured in Seattle, Washington, US 5 May 2021. Reuters/Lindsey Wasson/File Photo

Gates gives $40m to boost access to mRNA vaccines in Africa

Jennifer Rigby and Wendell Roelf 9 Oct 2023

Zarcare: The future of healthcare in South Africa

Zarcare: The future of healthcare in South Africa

Zarcare 26 May 2023

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Diagnosis of TB lagging post-pandemic

24 Mar 2023

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Tackle TB, prevent future pandemics, report finds

22 Mar 2023

TB is once again the deadliest disease in Africa - what went wrong?

TB is once again the deadliest disease in Africa - what went wrong?

Tom Nyirenda 20 Dec 2022

Anglo American commits $15m to Global Fund's Seventh Replenishment

Anglo American commits $15m to Global Fund's Seventh Replenishment

22 Sep 2022

Plan your new financial year resolutions

Plan your new financial year resolutions

Bizcommunity.com 10 Mar 2022

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TB: an orphan disease?

Danette Breitenbach 1 Oct 2021

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First-of-a-kind TB dashboard launched

21 Sep 2021

Source: ©The Global Fund. A march through Agogo town in Ghana to educate citizens on malaria

Covid-19's adverse impact on HIV, TB and malaria programmes

8 Sep 2021

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TB prevention has relied on the same vaccine for 100 years. It's time for innovation

Bavesh Kana 22 Jul 2021

Healthcare worker, Boitsholo Mfolo, inside the digital x-ray truck at one of Africa Health Research Institute’s mobile screening camps in rural KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. Samora Chapman/ Africa Health Research Institute

Study shows a huge burden of undiagnosed disease in a rural South African district

Emily B Wong 28 Jun 2021

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Study: HIV and TB co-infection skews Covid-19 T cell response

24 Jun 2021

Six-month treatment effective for multi-drug-resistant TB, study finds

Six-month treatment effective for multi-drug-resistant TB, study finds

8 Jun 2021

Low trust in authorities affects vaccine uptake: evidence from 22 African countries

Low trust in authorities affects vaccine uptake: evidence from 22 African countries

Jean-Francois Maystadt, Kalle Hirvonen & Nik Stoop 21 May 2021

Molecular-level detail of the interaction of trehalose bound to the mycobacterial LpqY transporter.
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Starving TB of sugar could help fight the disease

19 Apr 2021

#WorldTBDay2021: Adolescents with perinatally acquired HIV at increased risk

#WorldTBDay2021: Adolescents with perinatally acquired HIV at increased risk

24 Mar 2021

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