Media Statements 2025
- 31 December 2025 MEC Simelane’s New Year’s eve and festive season warning: ‘giving children alcohol is disgraceful, dangerous and amounts to abuse
- 31 December 2025 MEC Simelane orders urgent repairs at Niemeyer Hospital, following storm damage
- 30 December 2025 New twice-yearly HIV prevention injection expected to reduce missed PrEP doses and expand protection to more people
- 26 December 2025 Service update following severe storm in Amajuba District and call for public vigilance
- 24 December 2025 KZN Department of Health unequivocally condemns “appalling” allegations against employee facing drunk driving, firearm charges
- 21 December 2025 KZN Department of Health holds maiden bilateral meeting with SAMATU
- 12 December 2025 MEC for Health announces appointment of new Head of Department, calls for urgent management reform
- 30 November 2025 MEC Simelane condemns shooting of Caluza Clinic security guard during robbery
- 23 November 2025 KZN Health MEC Ms Nomagugu Simelane condemns MK Party for disrupting urgent Isibhedlela Kubantu programme in Mandeni
- 07 November 2025 KZN Health confirms nurses under investigation over alleged insurance fraud
- 25 October 2025 MEC Nomagugu Simelane urges young men to embody discipline, faith, and responsibility at Methodist Thanksgiving service
- 21 September 2025 KZN MEC for Health makes a clarion call for men to champion behavioural change, urges communities to close the gap in HIV/AIDS treatment
- 18 September 2025 KZN Health MEC Simelane lauds top-performing Benedictine Campus, highlights concerns over low male participation in nursing at graduation ceremony
- 14 September 2025 KZN Health condemns smear campaign against Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital
- 13 September 2025 Stronger turnout marks second day of prostrate cancer awareness run – MEC Simelane pays tribute to those supporting cancer initiatives
- 10 September 2025 KZN MEC for Health inspects new clinic in Emzumbe, delighted by construction progress
- 09 September 2025 KZN DoH and cancer survivor launch prostate cancer awareness run at Grey’s Hospital
- 05 September 2025 Leukemia is not a death sentence, says KZN MEC for Health as she delivers a powerful message for World Leukemia Day commemoration
- 31 August 2025 KZN Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane closes women’s month with groundbreaking women cancer screening and official opening of a gender-based violence support centre
- 28 August 2025 MEC Nomagugu Simelane leads women’s month health hike at Dragon’s Peak
- 19 August 2025 MEC Simelane kicks of unannounced pharmacy inspection programme, at Eshowe Hospital
- 17 August 2025 KZN Health MEC vows to fight for more posts, and also says: “lets embrace artificial intelligence in healthcare, instead of fearing it
- 09 August 2025 Urgent appeal for road safety following ambulance crash
- 09 August 2025 KZN Health MEC salutes women in healthcare on women’s day
- 07 August 2025 KZN Health Department to advertise 270 new posts for doctors and nurses, boosting staffing and service delivery
- 04 August 2025 MEC Simelane applauds KZN women as champions of health and urges them to continue during women’s month and beyond
- 31 July 2025 Statement of behalf of KZN Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane regarding a surfeit of allegations and misinformation against her
- 24 July 2025 Statement by MEC Nomagugu Simelane: setting the record straight
- 20 July 2025 Department of Health clarifies position on Vuma FM presenter dismissal
- 11 July 2025 MEC Simelane announces major expansion of health services in Hlobane, Zululand District
- 10 July 2025 MEC Nomagugu Simelane unveils new R14 million CT Scanner and R11 million water treatment plant at Prince Mshiyeni Memorial Hospital
- 09 July 2025 KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health condemns abuse of public health services and unlawful acts of vigilantism
- 06 July 2025 KZN Health MEC urges parents to be wary of the impact of social media on children’s mental health
- 03 July 2025 Statement by the KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Health Nomagugu Simelane on leaked internal report
- 26 June 2025 MEC Simelane calls for a new era of responsible men at PSA men’s health conference
- 25 June 2025 KZN Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane provides clarity of doctors posts and national funding process
- 25 June KZN Health MEC thanks Umlazi prostate cancer survivor for breaking the silence on a disease that kills more black men than other race groups
- 06 June 2025 KZN Health MEC says men seeking help when they are sick is “not a sign of weakness”
- 21 May 2025 “Our door is open for those who wish to return to HIV treatment” says KZN Health MEC, Ms Nomagugu Simelane
- 20 May 2025 KZN Department of Health on Prince Mshiyeni Memorial Hospital matter
- 14 May 2025 KZN Health mourns the loss of four dedicated health care workers
- 14 May 2025 KZN Health clarifies misleading claims about RK Khan Hospital
- 11 May 2025 KZN Health responds to weekend accidents in King Cetshwayo District and mourns loss of staff member
- 04 May 2025 KZN Health MEC Ms Nomagugu Simelane urges ARV defaulters to come back to care, as Province intensifies new “close the gap” campaign
- 01 May 2025 Statement by KZN Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane on the occasion of workers’ day
- 25 April 2025 Media and public statement by the KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Health, Nomagugu Simelane, on the Northdale Hospital power outage
- 21 March 2025 “It is not a disgrace for boys and girls to remain virgins until they leave school,” KZN Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane
- 19 March 2025 KZN Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane leads impactful “Qo-Qo-Qo” community outreach programme in rural Mqeku community
- 16 March 2025 KZN Health convenes strat plan
- 09 March 2025 KZN Health MEC Ms Nomagugu Simelane congratulates Hluhluwe Clinic for heroic service to rural communities
- 27 February 2025 KZN Health MEC Simelane engages TC and KZN Christian Council of Churches in fruitful dialogue
- 19 February 2025 Public statement by KZN Health on tragic fire incident
- 19 February 2025 KZN MEC for Health calls for calm as disruption of services hits Catherine Booth Hospital amid community unrest
- 18 February 2025 KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health confirms fatal fire incident at Prince Mshiyeni Memorial Hospital
- 18 February 2025 Remarks by KZN Health MEC Ms Nomagugu Simelane on the occasion of a visit to Lenham Primary School, Phoenix
- 17 February 2025 KZN Department of Health provides update on hand, foot and mouth disease cases in the Province
- 14 February 2025 Foot and mouth disease cases at eThekwini District
- 13 February 2025 KZN MEC for Health leads impromtu media tour to Wentworth Hospital to address medication stock level concerns
- 12 February 2025 KZN MEC condemns attack on EMS staff following response to hoax call, implores communities to look after state resources
- 11 February 2025 KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Health conducts a visit to Prince Mshiyeni Memorial Hospital to address water supply challenges
- 07 February 2025 eThekwini Municipality has assured the Department that measures are being expedited to restore water supply at Prince Mshiyeni Memorial Hospital
- 28 January 2025 “Please ask you members to treat the public with care” urges MEC Simelane, as she addresses DENOSA KZN congress
- 01 January 2025 Remarks by the KZN Health MEC Ms Nomugugu Simelane on the occasion of welcoming babies born on New Year’s Day, Prince Mshiyeni Hospital