Teenager with contraceptives 1 minute Free State Human Rights Commission Manager, Thonoko Modise says access to health is a fundamental right to learners. He says learners must be given accurate information on the implications and consequences of taking contraceptives. Provincial Department of Health in partnership with Soul City and Lovelife launched an initiative to reduce…
An Eskom power station. 2 minutes Energy Expert, Ruse Moleshe says if Eskom can effectively address the issues that have led to recent load shedding, the utility will be well-prepared for the winter season. Her remarks follow Eskom’s failure to maintain over 300 days of uninterrupted power supply last month, due to poor performance at…
An electricity meter 2 minutes City Power has conceded that they’ve previously had challenges in terms of their billing system and methods, where it didn’t show accurate reflection of consumption. This as the Johannesburg Society for the Blind has questioned its exorbitant electricity debt. The organisation owes City Power about R9.8 million and their electricity…
Health worker testing a patient 3 minutes Unions have welcomed the proposed budget allocation for the Department of Health. During his Budget Speech on Wednesday, Finance Miniter Enoch Godongwana said health spending will increase from R277 billion to R329 billion by the 2027/2028 financial year. An additional R28.9 billion will go towards retaining the 9…
Aeroplanes at O.R. Tambo International Airport 1 minute Airports company, ACSA says check-in at the OR Tambo International Airport may be delayed due to a global technical issue affecting all check-in systems. It has advised passengers to arrive earlier than usual to make room for possible delays. In a public statement, the airport says check-in…
Olympic rings seen in front of the Eiffel Tower at the Trocadero square in Paris, France. 3 minutes A gender row involving two female boxers at the Paris 2024 Olympics was the result of a Russian fake news campaign and had little to do with reality, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said on…
Handcuffs and fingerprints. 1 minute The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) in Limpopo has welcomed the arrest of a man who allegedly stabbed his 14-year-old stepdaughter to death at Ga-Thoka outside Polokwane. The incident happened as the deceased, Rebotile Moloto, walked to school yesterday morning. The suspect fled the scene after the stabbing. He…
A general view of the White House in Washington, US 2 minutes The Democratic Alliance (DA) has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to send a delegation of the GNU to the United States to broker peace with the Donald Trump administration. This follows the expulsion of South Africa’s ambassador to the US, Ibrahim Rasool. Last…
1 minute Police in Siloam, Limpopo, say they have recently arrested and charged nine suspects with possession and dealing in drugs. Police spokesperson, Hlulani Mashaba says an undisclosed amount of cannabis was seized from houses and individuals with the help of a civic organisation, Vhembe Concerned Group. Last year, an illegal drug laboratory, alleged to…
The body of late Gqeberha based gender rights activist and whistleblower, Pamela “Maro” Mabini has arrived at Feather Market Centre. The 46 year old was gunned down outside her home on March 7th. Hundreds of mourners are in pouring in to pay their last respects. 2 minutes Friends and family have described the late Gqeberha-based…
