Saturday, 17 October 2026 SourcesAbout🌓
🇿🇦 ZA ▾
BREAKING
› 'Sportswashing' or investment? Rwanda F1 stirs debate and doubts› Apple’s multi-year wait for new smart home gear Ends in massive anti-climax› Trump waives key Russia-related sanctions› Police Portfolio Committee chairperson welcomes Masemola’s return› Safa consults with Cosafa to fast-track delayed VAR training for local referees› Discovery of over 200 substance abuse victims highlights bogus drug rehab centres› HEALA calls for urgent government action on public health ahead of budget announcement› Teenager (15) among four accused in alleged murder of Phoenix e-hailing driver› The new nutrition basket aims to tackle food costs for young children in ECD care› IEC prepares for local elections with crucial system test› 'Sportswashing' or investment? Rwanda F1 stirs debate and doubts› Apple’s multi-year wait for new smart home gear Ends in massive anti-climax› Trump waives key Russia-related sanctions› Police Portfolio Committee chairperson welcomes Masemola’s return› Safa consults with Cosafa to fast-track delayed VAR training for local referees› Discovery of over 200 substance abuse victims highlights bogus drug rehab centres› HEALA calls for urgent government action on public health ahead of budget announcement› Teenager (15) among four accused in alleged murder of Phoenix e-hailing driver› The new nutrition basket aims to tackle food costs for young children in ECD care› IEC prepares for local elections with crucial system test
Health

In The Spotlight | A fungal infection that targets the brain claims many lives in SA, stopping it won’t be easy

Spotlight ·

One of the top killers of people living with HIV in South Africa is a fungal infection caused by spores found all around us.

In this Spotlight special briefing, Elri Voigt unpacks what we know about this dangerous disease called cryptococcal meningitis, why it remains so deadly, and what we can do about it.

The post In The Spotlight | A fungal infection that targets the brain claims many lives in SA, stopping it won’t be easy appeared first on Spotlight .

Read the full article on Spotlight ›

5News aggregated this summary from the outlet’s public feed. The full article, with all the context, is on www.spotlightnsp.co.za — the content belongs to Spotlight.

More from Spotlight

See all ›

More in Health

See all ›