The Department of Health says there is no need to panic should there be an increase in the cases of influenza, including H1N1 (swine flu).
Die departement van gesondheid sê meer voorvalle van griep moet nie paniek in Suid-Afrika saai nie.
Plumes of white smoke have been seen rising from Japan's stricken Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant following a loud explosion occurring at the plant's No. 3 reactor.
Wit rook kan gesien word van die Fukushima No 1 reaktor na 'n ontploffing vroeër vandag.
The humanitarian community has mobilised its resources to help the Haitian government respond to an outbreak of cholera in the western region of the small Caribbean country.
Meer as 1500 gevalle van cholera is reeds in Haiti aangemeld en die internasionale gemeenskap vergader hulpbronne om te help na sowat 138 mense op die eiland aan die siekte gesterf het.
Japan is facing an escalating nuclear threat as the country's top government spokesman warned that radioactive meltdowns may have occurred in two reactors of the Fukushima nuclear power plant.
Daar is steeds ‘n risiko van bestraling in Japan na Vrydag se tsunami die Fukushima kernkragsentrale beskadig het.
Delegates from NGOs, civil society, private sector and philanthropic representatives are in Rome for week-long United Nations-led talks to trash out solutions for global hunger.
Afgevaardigdes van nie-regeringsorganisasies is in Rome om oplossings vir hongersnood in die wêreld te probeer vind.
The quake which hit Christchurch on Tuesday was centred 10km south-east of the South Island city and struck at 12:51pm. According to the latest reports, some 65 people have died in the disaster.
Ten minste 65 mense het in 'n aardbewing in Christchurch, Nieu Seeland, gesterf vanoggend.
Somali pirates hijacked a cargo ship with 15 Indian crew on board off East Africa, the European Union Naval Force said Wednesday.
Seerowers van Somalië het ‘n vragskip gekaap met sowat 15 Indiese bemanningslede aan boord.
President Jacob Zuma will from today join world leaders in Cancun, Mexico for the United Nations Climate Change Conference.
President Jacob Zuma gaan van vandag af met wêreldleiers in Mexico samesprekings voer oor klimaatsverandering.
South Africa and Kazakhstan have reaffirmed the need to strengthen their existing relations and further expand cooperation between the two countries.
Suid-Afrika en Kazakhstan sê hulle wil samewerking tussen die twee lande verbeter.
Interpol on Tuesday issued an arrest warrant for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange over rape allegations.
Interpol wil die stigter van WikiLeaks, Junlian Assange, in hegtenis neem oor ‘n beweerde verkragting.
Intelligence officials have intercepted a credible terror plot against Britain and France, raising security fears at the Eiffel Tower on Tuesday, but failing to raise the overall threat level in either country.
Amptenare sê hulle het ‘n geloofwaardige terreursameswering in Brittanje en Frankryk ontbloot.
