Among the items found in the dodgy illegal lab were one thousand bioengineered mice, of which about two hundred were dead and the rest carrying an assortment of contagious infections.
Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla has confirmed that the first case of monkeypox has been reported in South Africa. The patient, a 30-year-old male, has no travel history.
It looks like the COVID-19 virus has evolved into a more infectious version of the disease, although there is still much work to be done to fully understand what is happening.