[FILE IMAGE]: Hospital beds in a hospital ward. The Gauteng Health Department says it is taking steps to recover R4.6b in outstanding patient fees. It says a significant portion of R2.4b, is owed by self-paying patients, including foreign nationals. The department has appointed debt collectors and is targeting traceable debt categories. Chief Director of Health…
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EFF leader Julius Malema Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Leader Julius Malema has poured cold water on speculation that his party and Umkhonto Wesizwe Party (MKP) may be looking at coming together in the local government elections later this year. The speculation has been sparked by MKP President Jacob Zuma’s s visit to Malema’s home in…
A view of an entrance to Robben Island. Authorities says the beach-cleanup operation on Robben Island off Cape Town forms part of an ongoing effort to preserve the island as a national heritage site. Over 200 volunteers took part in the cleanup, over the weekend. The initiative was led by the Western Cape Department of…
Cradock Four inquest under way at the Gqeberha High Court in the Eastern Cape on October 23, 2025. The inquest looking into the deaths of the Cradock Four will resume in the Gqeberha High Court, Eastern Cape, on Monday. Political activists Fort Calata, Matthew Goniwe, Sicelo Mhlauli and Sparrow Mkonto, known as the Cradock Four…
Moments before match kick-off on the pitch. AmaZulu has collected maximum points on the road as they beat Polokwane City 1-nil in a Betway Premiership match at the Old Peter Mokaba stadium in Polokwane this afternoon. Thapelo Matlhoko scored the solitary goal of the match in only his fourth match for Usuthu. AmaZulu are now…
Water droplets. The Water and Sanitation Department in the Eastern Cape says the small community of Misgund in the Koukamma municipality has received much needed water crisis intervention through the provision of a bulk water project. The department marked World Water Day by handing over the R15 million project. The Department’s Provincial Head, Portia Makhanya,…
The remains of Khoi and San descendants President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to deliver a keynote address on Monday at the reburial of 63 Khoi and San people whose remains were unethically removed from South African soil more than a century ago. Descendants of Khoi and San people whose bodies had been exhibited overseas and…
Crime scene cordoned-off. Residents in Atteridgeville, particularly Saulsville, west of Pretoria, are calling for the army to urgently be deployed in the area. Locals say crime has been escalating significantly in recent months. In December last year, heavily armed gunmen attacked a tavern and a local hostel resulting in 12 people being killed including three…
U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vane are reflected in the FIFA World Cup Trophy, as President Trump makes an announcement on the 2026 FIFA World Cup, in the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 22, 2025. Intelligence briefings reviewed by Reuters have warned of the potential for extremists and criminals to…
