By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on IOL
South Africa is strengthening Ebola screening at ports of entry, preparing 36 hospitals and introducing a questionnaire for travellers. These measures come as year-end travel approaches, while the Bundibugyo outbreak continues in the DR Congo, according to IOL.
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Commercial flights remain suspended at Bunia, and violence in Ituri is hampering the health response to the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo.
12 Nov$700m in Ebola funds remain unaccounted for in DR Congo
12 NovEbola cases in DR Congo exceed 11,000
12 NovEbola response in DR Congo hampered by attacks on 11 health centresSADC is to draw up a regional Ebola response plan within two weeks and share health alerts within 24 hours. The measures also target surveillance, laboratories and cross-border information, according to SADC officials Peter Kumpalume and Lamboly Kumboneki.
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DR Congo has recorded more than 11,000 confirmed Ebola cases, including around 2,990 people who have recovered. Eight provinces have recorded cases since the outbreak was declared in mid-May, according to a report from the National Institute of Public Health released on 11 November.
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Médecins sans frontières warns that hundreds of millions of dollars intended for the Ebola response are not reaching beneficiaries in DR Congo, while more than 5,400 people have died. Africa CDC estimates that $700m of $962m remains unaccounted for, according to MSF and the BBC.
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The Ebola outbreak in DR Congo currently has 966 patients hospitalised in isolation centres, out of 11,042 recorded cases. Ituri province accounts for 69.6% of infections, according to data from DR Congo’s National Public Health Institute cited by AfricaNews.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · Source: O País ·
Gauteng housing department spends 97% of budget but misses 31% of targetsSouth Africa’s Gauteng Human Settlements Department spent 97% of its budget in 2025-2026, while missing 31% of its performance targets. Delays to housing projects and thousands of outstanding title deeds remain concerning, according to IOL.
Malawian health workers demand 14,400 recruits or threaten strikeMalawian health professionals threaten to gradually withdraw services after an ultimatum demanding the recruitment of more than 14,400 qualified staff expired. The action could begin with a tactical labour withdrawal before a nationwide strike, reports The Nation Malawi.The week in Africa
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