MEDIA ADVISORY & INVITATION
Relaunch of SA TB Caucus Media Breakfast
CAPE TOWN, 25 October 2025: To amplify government’s efforts against tuberculosis South Africa’s Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi along with the National Assembly’s Speaker, Honourable Thoko Didiza will lead the relaunch of the South African TB Caucus in the 7th Administration on 28 October, 2025 in Parliament, Cape Town.
TB has been South Africa’s leading cause of death for several years and continues to pose a significant public health threat claiming around 56 000 lives a year. South Africa falls in the top 30 high burden TB countries globally and in the country, an estimated 54% of people with TB are coinfected with HIV. While TB is a curable and preventable disease, only a quarter of those infected are successfully treated each year.
The caucus is part of the Global TB Caucus – a unique, non-partisan global network that mobilises parliamentarians to foster an enabling environment for access to TB services, research and development, disease awareness, and resource mobilisation among stakeholders. It provides a vital platform for Members of Parliament to drive political action towards ending the TB epidemic and ensures accountability for TB-related commitments.
During the 6th Administration, the South African Parliament recognised TB as one of the country’s primary causes of morbidity and mortality. Both the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces resolved to establish a South African Chapter of the Global TB Caucus – the relaunch is therefore a continuation of that work.
Coordinated by the South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) as the in-country Secretariat, the relaunch is hosted in collaboration with the National Assembly, Department of Health and the TB Accountability Consortium.
The relaunch precedes a National Assembly Debate led by Health Minister Motsoaledi on ‘The Status of TB in South Africa’ scheduled for 14h00.
Members of the media are invited to cover the Relaunch Media Breakfast as follows:
Date: Tuesday, 28 October 2025
Time: 8:00am – 09am (to be seated by 07:45am)
Venue: Media Centre, Parliament, Cape Town
RSVP: Mr Karabo Makgato: karabo.m@sanac.org.za
For media queries and interviews please contact:
- Mr Nelson Dlamini, SANAC Spokesperson: nelson@sanac.org.za / 078 731 0313
- Mr Foster Mohale, Health Department Spokesperson: foster.mohale@health.gov.za / 072 432 3792