The ANC is moving closer to finalising its candidates for the 2026 Local Government Elections. The party is holding an Extended National Executive Committee meeting in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, where it is expected to conclude the national list process before submitting its candidates to the Independent Electoral Commission. ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula said the meeting
A major step forward in protecting children from polio has been recorded across the continent. Health authorities have confirmed that transmission has been stopped in five countries. Burundi, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, the Republic of Congo and Uganda have now had their poliovirus type 2 outbreaks officially closed. Independent Outbreak Response Assessment teams reviewed the five countries
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been allocated 70 000 Ebola vaccine doses. The vaccines will support the response to an ongoing Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak. The International Coordinating Group on Vaccine Provision (ICG) approved the allocation following a request from the DRC government. Of the 70 000 doses, 20 000 will be