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Department of Health begins HPV vaccine rollout for young girls

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The Department of Health will on Monday begin its Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination drive targeting girls at the age of nine and older. HPV is a common virus that can infect both males and females and causes cervical cancer in women later in life. It’s spread primarily through skin-to- skin contact, often during sexual intercourse….

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Senona ‘not barred’ from entering headquarters building: SAPS KZN

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KwaZulu-Natal Hawks head General Lesetja Senona at the Madlanga Commission in Pretoria on January 29, 2026. Police in KwaZulu-Natal say the provincial Hawks head, Major General Lesetja Senona, is not barred from entering the police headquarters building in the province. This after Senona made claims over the weekend that he was kicked out of his…

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KZN Police issue statement on Senona’s office removal claims

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KwaZulu-Natal Hawks Head Major-Gen Lesetja Senona KwaZulu-Natal police have responded to claims made by KwaZulu-Natal Hawks Head Major-Gen Lesetja Senona that he was kicked out of his office and his devices confiscated on the instruction of the Provincial Police Commissioner Lt. Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. Senona further claimed that after being removed from the office, he…

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Phala Phala trial to resume at Modimolle Regional Court

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The accused, Imanuwela David, Froliana Joseph and her brother Ndilinasho Joseph, who are linked to the theft of $580,000 USD at South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s farm, Phala Phala, appear in the Magistrate’s Court in Modimolle, South Africa October 7, 2024. The trial of three people in the theft of $580 000 at President Cyril…

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NUMSA’s Phakamile Hlubi-Majola resigns, cites death threats

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Phakamile Hlubi Majola, the long-serving and outspoken spokesperson for the National Union of Metal Workers of South Africa (NUMSA), has resigned from the union, citing death threats. In her resignation letter, Majola says this is the third time a death threat has been made to her life. She says she received a call, on Saturday while…

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Free State launches app to monitor scholar transport safety

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Scholar transport vehicle. The Free State Education Department, together with the Department of Community Safety and Transport, has developed an app to monitor school transport. This as a measure to regulate and boost scholar transport safety in the province. Scholar transport safety recently came under scrutiny after 14 learners died in a collision in the…

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Three children hacked to death in Lulwane, northern KwaZulu-Natal

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murder investigation Three children were hacked to death in the Lulwane area of eManguzi in northern KwaZulu-Natal. Police say the children, aged between seven, nine and 15-years-old were attacked with a bush knife while they were apparently alone in their home on Saturday night. Police spokesperson Robert Netshiunda says the mother had gone out and…

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Geographical name changes evoke strong emotions across South Africa

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Robert Sobukwe The changing of geographical names of places and towns continues to evoke strong emotions around South Africa. Just this week, 21 name changes and name registrations from the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal were approved, following recommendations from the South African Geographical Names Council. The changes are still to be gazetted and the new…

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Africa4Palestine welcomes persona non grata move, says it’s overdue

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FILE | A view of an Israeli flag outside the Israeli embassy in Stockholm, Sweden. Africa4Palestine has welcomed the decision to declare Israel’s deputy ambassador, Ariel Seidman, persona non grata, saying it was overdue, as they have been calling for the total shutdown of the Israeli embassy in South Africa. On Friday the Department of…

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SAMRC warns of major health risks after Mpumalanga, Limpopo flooding

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Flooded road The South African Medical Research Council has raised concerns over the serious health risks linked to recent flooding in parts of Mpumalanga and Limpopo, with vulnerable communities facing both immediate and long term public health threats. Experts say standing water and damaged sanitation systems could lead to waterborne diseases, while access to healthcare…

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