[FILE] Diabetes is the major co-morbidities associated with serious COVID-19 complications and one of the most pressing health issues in South Africa. 1 minute Deputy Health Minister Joe Phaahla and Gauteng Health and Wellness MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko are to lead this year’s World Diabetes Day commemoration event in Hammanskraal, Tshwane. World Diabetes Day aims to…
The Union Buildings, in Pretoria. 1 minute The Presidency says there is an increase in the vetting of senior government officials who are being employed in the public sector. The Presidency briefed Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts on the Special Investigating Unit’s report. Chief Operating Officer in the Presidency, Rory Gallocher, has conceded that…
South African Football Association (SAFA) President Danny Jordaan speaks during a media briefing. 1 minute With pressure mounting on Danny Jordaan to step down as South African Football Association president. The 73-year-old sport administrator is expected to appear in court this morning on charges of fraud and theft amounting to R1.3 million, despite filing an…
3 minutes Government has joined hands with a number of role-players in the private sector to combat the scourge of crime in the country. The aim is to develop some tangible initiatives, including the recent signing of a memorandum of understanding. Police Minister Senzo Mchunu revealed this in Parliament on Tuesday during the oral question-and-answer session…
A miner’s helmet. 2 minutes Five suspected illegal mine workers had been retrieved alive from a mine shaft in Stilfontein, North West, by late Wednesday afternoon. They were assisted by about 50 residents who volunteered to rescue the miners who were too weak to come to the surface by themselves. The residents used ropes to…
A gavel used in the court of law. 2 minutes The Pietermaritzburg Magistrates Court has postponed the case against Musawenkosi Mnikathi, an area manager for the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), who faces charges for allegedly transporting election materials without a police escort during the general elections on May 29. Members of the uMKhonto weSizwe (MK)…
An installed CCTV camera. 2 minutes National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola says CCTV cameras have been rolled out in crime hotspots KwaMashu and Inanda in KwaZulu-Natal. South African Police Service (SAPS) top brass Parliament’s Police Portfolio Committee on using technology in crime fighting and modernising the Central Firearm Register. Masemola highlights plans for an…
Running water from a tap. 1 minute Water utility, Rand Water has refuted claims that its water in some parts of the Emfuleni Local Municipality is contaminated and poisoned. This after voice notes circulated on social media alleging that the water in the Vaal area has been poisoned. The voice notes advise residents to stop…
A computer screen with an article on unemployment 1 minute The 2024 Quarterly Labour Survey reports a rise in unemployment across population and gender, with Black African women experiencing the highest rate at 38.6%, while South African White men have the lowest at 7.7%. INFOGRAPHIC below: Race and gender of the unemployed by SABC Digital…
Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube speaking at a media briefing. 3 minutes The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (SADTU) in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) has criticised the Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube for not attending the signing of the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill into law. SADTU in the province claims that this is due to…
