South Africa Pledges $2.5 Million to Support Ebola Response in DRC and Uganda
- Medafrica Times - 21 May 2026, 20:00

... South Africa has contributed 2.5 million US dollars to support efforts to combat Ebola outbreaks in DRC and Uganda through the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention Epidemics Fund. According to the South African Government News Agency on Wednesday, the contribution will assist critical response operations, including surveillance, laboratory systems, rapid response deployment, infection prevention and control, cross-border preparedness ...
South Africa pledges $2.5m for DRC Ebola response
- APAnews - 21 May 2026, 09:00

... South Africa has pledged $2.5 million to help the Democratic Republic of Congo respond to the Ebola outbreak, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday, calling on other governments to scale up support amid warnings of growing regional risks. Africa CDC said the funding will strengthen response operations, including surveillance, laboratory systems, rapid-response deployments, infection prevention and ...
South Africa commits Sh323.9 million to Ebola containment efforts in East, Central Africa
- The Eastleigh Voice, Kenya - 20 May 2026, 22:00

... South Africa has pledged Sh323.9 million through the Africa CDC's Epidemics Fund to strengthen Ebola surveillance, rapid response and cross-border containment efforts in Uganda and DR Congo. South Africa has pledged US$2.5 million (about Sh323.9 million) to support efforts to contain Ebola outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, as African health authorities intensify coordinated response measures ...
Kenya on high Ebola alert as seven tested and cleared
- Nation, Kenya - 22 May 2026, 20:00

... treatment facilities have been identified and equipped with personal protective equipment and essential response supplies released. Principal Secretary Mary Muthoni has confirmed that Kenya can now process and return Ebola test results within six to eight hours of receiving a specimen, a significant improvement from the Covid-19 era when samples travelled to South Africa for analysis. Dr Ahmed Kalebi, an ...
Africa CDC urges enhanced solidarity to contain Ebola outbreak in DRC, Uganda
- Namibia Daily News, Namibia - 22 May 2026, 17:00

... and deployed an eight-member multidisciplinary team to Bunia in the DRC's Ituri Province. Urging for robust African solidarity in action, the agency welcomed South Africa's contribution of 2.5 million U.S. dollars to support Ebola response efforts. It also recognized the dedication of frontline health workers for their "commitment to ending the outbreak and protecting communities." Meanwhile, the agency announced that, ...
Walvis Bay Corridor supply chains remain uninterrupted amid DRC Ebola alert
- Namibia Economist, Namibia - 22 May 2026, 15:00

... stakeholders to follow updates from the WHO and the Ministries of Health in Namibia, Zambia, the DRC, Botswana, South Africa, Malawi, Angola, and Zimbabwe, or any other SADC countries linked to Walvis Bay. According to the World Health Organization, the Ebola disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus in the DRC and Uganda constitutes a public health emergency of international concern, ...
Only three laboratories in Kenya can test for Ebola
- Nation, Kenya - 21 May 2026, 19:00

... Virology Reference Laboratory, Cambridge Centre for Virus Research Laboratory and other designated national laboratories, capable of processing and releasing Ebola test results within six to eight hours after receipt of the specimen "Initially, and during the Covid-19 pandemic, we would send our samples as far as South Africa to get results, which would take a longer time. But right now, ...
SA scientists join efforts to contain Ebola outbreak in central Africa
- Channel Africa, South Africa - 21 May 2026, 18:00

... Scientists at South Africa's (SA) Stellenbosch University have joined regional efforts to respond to the Ebola outbreak affecting the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda, as health authorities work to contain the spread of the virus. The outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, has been classified as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by the ...
Central Africa rallies strong int'l support against Ebola
- APAnews - 21 May 2026, 13:00

... The Ebola response intensifies in Central Africa with coordinated measures from the United States, South Africa, and the Africa CDC. Faced with a resurgence of Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda, the United States, South Africa, and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) announced a series of coordinated measures on Tuesday ...
SA contributes R41.2mn to Ebola outbreak response in DRC and Uganda
- Jacaranda FM, South Africa - 21 May 2026, 12:00

... The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has welcomed South Africa's R41.2-million pledge to the Africa Epidemics Fund. The funds are meant to support the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda's response to the Ebola outbreak. Over 600 suspected cases were reported in the two countries so far, with 139 deaths. Africa CDC said South Africa's leadership reflects ...
Daily Podcast - May 22, 2026
- Polity, South Africa - 22 May 2026, 21:00

... May 22, 2026. For Creamer Media in Johannesburg, I'm Lynne Davies. Advertisement Making headlines: Advertisement RISE Mzansi, GOOD will contest 2026 local election together Treasury to start deducting money owed to municipalities by provincial and national departments And, WHO Africa head warns against underestimating risk of Ebola spread Political parties RISE Mzansi and GOOD have announced a "strategic cooperation framework" ...
Kenya on high Ebola alert as seven tested and cleared
- Nation, Kenya - 22 May 2026, 20:00

... treatment facilities have been identified and equipped with personal protective equipment and essential response supplies released. Principal Secretary Mary Muthoni has confirmed that Kenya can now process and return Ebola test results within six to eight hours of receiving a specimen, a significant improvement from the Covid-19 era when samples travelled to South Africa for analysis. Dr Ahmed Kalebi, an ...
Africa CDC urges enhanced solidarity to contain Ebola outbreak in DRC, Uganda
- Namibia Daily News, Namibia - 22 May 2026, 17:00

... and deployed an eight-member multidisciplinary team to Bunia in the DRC's Ituri Province. Urging for robust African solidarity in action, the agency welcomed South Africa's contribution of 2.5 million U.S. dollars to support Ebola response efforts. It also recognized the dedication of frontline health workers for their "commitment to ending the outbreak and protecting communities." Meanwhile, the agency announced that, ...
Walvis Bay Corridor supply chains remain uninterrupted amid DRC Ebola alert
- Namibia Economist, Namibia - 22 May 2026, 15:00

... stakeholders to follow updates from the WHO and the Ministries of Health in Namibia, Zambia, the DRC, Botswana, South Africa, Malawi, Angola, and Zimbabwe, or any other SADC countries linked to Walvis Bay. According to the World Health Organization, the Ebola disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus in the DRC and Uganda constitutes a public health emergency of international concern, ...
A VIEW OF THE WEEK: No load shedding in more than a year, so why do you still stockpile candles?
- The Citizen, South Africa - 22 May 2026, 10:00

... leadership when, as we saw this week, corruption-accused city managers returned to their posts, and officials earn more than R44 million annually but don't even have the required qualifications. Another pandemic on the way? While we seem to have been spared further trauma of a widespread Hantavirus outbreak, Ebola looms as a threat. It may be localised to the DRC ...
Seven Days on Social Media: The toxic scapegoat
- The Media Online, South Africa - 22 May 2026, 09:00

... San Diego three were killed in a mosque. They were gunned down by "two radicalised teenagers". Not terrorists, mind. Those have brown skin. Cuba endures endless blackouts that threaten its entire existence. Ebola and Hantavirus are vying for media space. Ebola is definitely more terrifying as the death toll hits 150. A planeload of people was making its way to ...
Africa: All of Africa Today - May 22, 2026
- AllAfrica - 22 May 2026, 09:00

... Angry Crowd Burns Ebola Treatment Tents in Eastern DR Congo An angry crowd attacked and partially burned sections of Rwampara General Hospital in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. This comes after relatives and supporters of a young man believed to have died from Ebola were prevented from removing his body for burial. Protesters, who reportedly doubt the existence of ...
Have African leaders betrayed the dream of 1963?
- Mail & Guardian, South Africa - 22 May 2026, 06:00

... ahead of Africa Day this week, from a drone strike that killed 10 people in Mali, to gunmen abducting 39 students in Nigeria and four citizens killed during fuel protests in Kenya. There was even more bad news. An outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus killed more than 100 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. In South ...
Daily Podcast- May 21, 2026
- Polity, South Africa - 21 May 2026, 21:00

... For Creamer Media in Johannesburg, I'm Thabi Shomolekae. Making headlines: SACP slams Eskom over Joburg power cut threat; Geordin Hill-Lewis says SA needs real jobs, not more investment conferences; And, coalition says Congo Ebola outbreak cases are'top of the iceberg' Advertisement SACP slams Eskom over Joburg power cut threat Advertisement The South African Communist Party has condemned Eskom's threat ...
South Africa Pledges $2.5 Million to Support Ebola Response in DRC and Uganda
- Medafrica Times - 21 May 2026, 20:00

... South Africa has contributed 2.5 million US dollars to support efforts to combat Ebola outbreaks in DRC and Uganda through the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention Epidemics Fund. According to the South African Government News Agency on Wednesday, the contribution will assist critical response operations, including surveillance, laboratory systems, rapid response deployment, infection prevention and control, cross-border preparedness ...