Beds inside of a healthcare facility. The Gauteng Health Department says it has implemented measures to curb hospital-acquired infections, which are also known as nosocomial infections. These are infections that patients can contract while receiving treatment for other conditions at medical facilities. Such infections can lead to serious and sometimes life-threatening complications. During a recent…
Organisation advocating for the rights and protection of children has raised concerns over the viral video depicting a mother encouraging her four-year-old son to light up and smoke the drug mandrax. The mother and two others aged between 28 and 36 have since been arrested and are now facing charges of child abuse. Action Society…
Members of the ANC Provincial Executive Committee (PEC) in Limpopo convened at their ordinary meeting on 28 July 2025 at the PEC Boardroom, Frans Mohlala House in Polokwane. The African National Congress (ANC) in Limpopo has threatened to remove incompetent mayors and councillors in the province’s municipalities. This is one of the resolutions taken during…
Polokwane Municipality Mayor John Mpe addresses media briefing on July 24, 2025. Embattled Polokwane Municipality Mayor John Mpe says he will not make any comment on the investigations by the Hawks as the matter is already before the courts. He was reacting to the ruling of the High Court in Polokwane, which struck off the…
Outside City Hall in Cape Town. The Good Party has called for the resignation of City of Cape Town Speaker, Felicity Purchase, alleging that her continued presence in that role is divisive. EFF councilor, Mzubanzi Dambuza, was allegedly choked during a council meeting by security staff. The City of Cape Town could not be immediately…
E-hailing spokesperson Vhatuka Mbelengwa says the app companies have neglected their concerns forcing them to take up strike action on Monday. Proper regulation within the e-hailing industry will help decrease criminality and exploitation in the sector. This is according to Gauteng E-hailing Services (GES), that held a media briefing in Johannesburg, about the ongoing challenges…
No injuries were reported. The Free State Department of Education suspects arson is the cause of the fire that burned down five classrooms at Refihletse Combined School in Verkeerdevlei. Four classrooms were completely burnt down with the fifth one, a Grade R classroom, partially burnt. Department spokesperson, Howard Ndaba, says another attempt to burn a…
The Presidency’s spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya The Presidency Spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya has reacted to comments made by former Chief Justice Raymond Zondo about the pain he felt when he had to swear in cabinet ministers who had serious state capture findings against them. Zondo was speaking on the sidelines of the South African Council of Churches National…
Cooperative Governance MEC Thulasizwe Buthelezi. Workers of the Umkhanyakude district municipality in Northern KwaZulu-Natal who are opposed to the appointment of an administrator are on strike and have blockaded the main gate to the municipal buildings with trucks. Cooperative Governance MEC Thulasizwe Buthelezi appointed Bamba Ndwandwe as administrator earlier this month. Auditor-General (AG)…
South African Social Security Agency (Sassa). The Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in Vryburg in North West has sentenced Ethiopian national, Etebo Lapso Wangore, to a R60 000 fine or eight months’ imprisonment for two counts of corruption linked to fraudulent activities targeting the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa). He also received a suspended 12-month…
