South Africa's health department is on high alert for a possible surge of Mpox, with two more laboratory-confirmed cases recorded in KwaZulu-Natal this week.

The total number of positive cases has increased from 20 to 22 since the outbreak in May, with three deaths.

The Department of Health has called for members of the public to be vigilant.

People identified during contact tracing for Mpox have been urged to come forward for screening to prevent more disease transmission.

A spokesperson for the department, Foster Mohale, says the latest cases include a 40-year-old man who was diagnosed at a private health facility in Durban on 6 July.

Lulu Gaboo spoke to the spokesperson for South Africa's health department, Foster Mohale.

South Africa's health department is on high alert for a possible surge of Mpox, with two more laboratory-confirmed cases recorded in KwaZulu-Natal this week.
The total number of positive cases has increased from 20 to 22 since the outbreak in May, with three deaths.
The Department of Health has called for members of the public to be vigilant.
People identified during contact tracing for Mpox have been urged to come forward for screening to prevent more disease transmission.
A spokesperson for the department, Foster Mohale, says the latest cases include a 40-year-old man who was diagnosed at a private health facility in Durban on 6 July.
Lulu Gaboo spoke to the spokesperson for South Africa's health department, Foster Mohale. <a href="https://sabc-plus.com/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0"></a>

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South Africa's health department is on high alert for a possible surge of Mpox

Activists say it is an important victory for human rights that lawmakers in The Gambia have voted to uphold the law criminalising female genital mutilation FGM.

They say this decision reinforces legal protection for women and girls and demonstrates the country's commitment to ending FGM and supporting survivors.

Gambian lawmakers on Monday upheld a 2015 ban on female genital mutilation despite pressure from religious traditionalists in the West African country, rejecting a controversial bill seeking to overturn the law after months of heated debate.

International rights groups and the United Nations has urged MPs to reject the bill, saying it threatened years of progress and would have seen The Gambia become the first country to overturn a ban on female genital mutilation (FGM). 

Lulu Gaboo spoke to Judy Gitau, Regional Coordinator for Africa at Equality Now.

Activists say it is an important victory for human rights that lawmakers in The Gambia have voted to uphold the law criminalising female genital mutilation FGM.
They say this decision reinforces legal protection for women and girls and demonstrates the country's commitment to ending FGM and supporting survivors.
Gambian lawmakers on Monday upheld a 2015 ban on female genital mutilation despite pressure from religious traditionalists in the West African country, rejecting a controversial bill seeking to overturn the law after months of heated debate.
International rights groups and the United Nations has urged MPs to reject the bill, saying it threatened years of progress and would have seen The Gambia become the first country to overturn a ban on female genital mutilation (FGM). 
Lulu Gaboo spoke to Judy Gitau, Regional Coordinator for Africa at Equality Now.

Human rights activists lauded the Gambia lawmakers for upholding the law criminalising female genital mutilation

Early election results coming out of Rwanda show incumbent president, Paul Kagame has won a landslide victory with 99 per cent of the vote.

An outcome that was widely expected.

Final results are expected by the 27th of July but could be announced sooner.

Lulu Gaboo spoke to the head of Channel Africa's French Desk, Pamela Koumba who is Rwanda covering the election and Rwandan analyst, James Munyaneza.

Early election results coming out of Rwanda show incumbent president, Paul Kagame has won a landslide victory with 99 per cent of the vote.
An outcome that was widely expected.
Final results are expected by the 27th of July but could be announced sooner.
Lulu Gaboo spoke to the head of Channel Africa's French Desk, Pamela Koumba who is Rwanda covering the election and Rwandan analyst, James Munyaneza.

Early election results show a landslide victory for Kagame

As Human Rights Organisations in Kenya continue to express their concern over allegations of widespread human rights abuses by police officers, following the recent anti-government protests- Kenya's police watchdog is now investigating whether the police were involved in a killing- after finding dismembered body parts near a police station in Nairobi.

Lulu Gaboo spoke to Human Rights Watch, Advocacy Director for Africa, Allan Ngari.

As Human Rights Organisations in Kenya continue to express their concern over allegations of widespread human rights abuses by police officers, following the recent anti-government protests- Kenya's police watchdog is now investigating whether the police were involved in a killing- after finding dismembered body parts near a police station in Nairobi.
Lulu Gaboo spoke to Human Rights Watch, Advocacy Director for Africa, Allan Ngari.

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