1 minute Government has expressed regret over two deaths during a violent service delivery protest in Diepkloof, Soweto, on Monday. The two people died when angry residents blocked roads and looted a truck. The residents accuse the City of Johannesburg of failure to develop vacant land in the area. In a statement sent to the…
Drops of water running from a tap. 1 minute At least eight clinics in the West Rand District in Gauteng are experiencing low to no water supply following a major waterpipe burst on Rand Water’s pipeline in Soweto. Leratong Regional Hospital and Dr Yusuf Dadoo District Hospital are also affected. In Johannesburg, several public health…
Prince Mshiyeni Memorial Hospital. 2 minutes The Public Servants Association (PSA) has expressed dissatisfaction with the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health’s response following the death of 25-year-old medical intern Dr Alulutho Mazwi at Prince Mshiyeni Memorial Hospital in Umlazi, Durban. It is alleged that Mazwi was forced to work despite being unwell and fainted twice while…
1 minute The body of a man believed to be the 22-year-old surfer missing since last week has been recovered off Southbroom Main Beach in KwaZulu-Natal. The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) Shelly Beach crew responded to the scene on Monday afternoon after a witness spotted the body in the surf zone. “NSRI teams, SAPS…
Nehawu says the strike at the state mortuaries in Gauteng will continue until the Department commits to its promises. 1 minute The Northern Cape Health Department has raised concerns about the increasing number of unclaimed bodies at state mortuaries in the province. The department says the situation is putting pressure on storage capacity, particularly at…
A commuter carries a bag of groceries while walking in the rain, September 22, 2023. 1 minute The South African Weather Service has issued an alert for strong and damaging winds in parts of KwaZulu-Natal on Wednesday. This, as a cold front sweeps across parts of South Africa from today. The Western Cape, Eastern Cape,…
Corne van Rooyen (L) was recently jailed for 12 years in a plea agreement after being caught downloading child porn images. 2 minutes Corne van Rooyen from Kraaifontein, Cape Town, has begun serving a 12-year prison sentence following his conviction on multiple serious charges. The Bluedowns Regional Court sentenced Van Rooyen on Monday after he…
2 minutes The University of the Free State’s Faculty of Health Sciences has launched a new Research Room aimed at improving maternal and child health outcomes. The facility, developed in partnership with Universitas Academic Hospital in Bloemfontein, includes the use of the PEA POD and DXA machine to assess body composition in infants. The university…
National Senior Certificate (NSC). 2 minutes A group of 23 former matric learners from Mashienyane Secondary School in Limpopo have expressed their frustration over the Department of Basic Education’s failure to release their matric results. The department has accused the learners of cheating in the economics paper during the 2024 final matric exams. A class…
Inside a mortuary 1 minute The Northern Cape Department of Health say they are battling with the number of unclaimed bodies that are piling up in State mortuaries. The department says mortuaries in both Kimberley and Hartswater have large number of unclaimed bodies and that is creating challenges with storage space. Provincial Health MEC Maruping…
