Clinical lead doctor points to an x-ray showing a pair of lungs infected with TB. The Africa Health Institute has called on the South African government to prepare adequately for the roll-out of TB vaccines, which are currently under clinical trials. The KwaZulu-Natal-based institute is one of the sites for the M72 vaccine trials, which…
Clinical lead doctor points to an x-ray showing a pair of lungs infected with TB. Professor Limakatso Lebina, Director of Clinical Trials at the Africa Health Research Institute, says it’s important for South Africa to prepare early for rolling out new TB vaccines, which are currently undergoing clinical trials. The institute, in northern KwaZulu-Natal, is…
Phelophepa parked at a station Some Kimberley residents have for the past three weeks been camping at the train station in the city to access much needed healthcare. Transnet’s Phelophepa train that pulled in on the 10th of September has had to extend its service duration due to an influx of patients needing medical care….
National Taxi Alliance Chairperson Thamsanqa Moya. The family of slain taxi official, Thamsanqa Moya, say they are still trying to come to terms with his untimely death. Moya’s memorial service is under way at the Diepkloof Community Hall in Soweto. Moya, who was the National Taxi Alliance’s Gauteng chairperson, was shot dead along the Soweto Highway while on his way to a taxi…
[File image] Crime scene from a fatal shooting. Three carjacking suspects have been killed in a shootout with police in Atteridgeville, west of Pretoria. Two suspects were wounded. Police say in a statement that highway patrol, with the assistance of private security companies, operationalised intelligence information about the suspects. #sapsGP Three suspects have been fatally…
Rain, Roof, Water image. The South African Weather Service has issued a Yellow Level 2 warning, which could result in heavy downpours leading to flooding in the Gauteng province. The Weather Service says there is also a possibility of damaging winds and hail over the southern and central areas of the province. Forecaster Lehlohonolo Thobela…
A Sassa card, card machine and a biometric device. South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has announced that social grants will increase by R10 in the October payment cycle. This will be the second increase in this financial year with the first increase in April as announced by the Minister of Finance during his 2025/26…
Celebrations at the Castle for Heritage Day The Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town has paid tribute to unsung struggle stalwarts to mark Heritage Day. They include those who fought against armed colonial oppression. Many tribes took up arms against Dutch and British colonialists in the 1870s. A member of the Klipfontein Aboriginal Royal…
A man holding a gun A man has been shot and killed at Westridge in Mitchell’s Plain on the Cape Flats. Police spokesperson Wesley Twigg says the 37-year-old’s body was found on an open field next to a primary school. Twigg says the motive for the attack is yet to be determined. He says no…
Minister of Electricity and Energy Kgosientsho Ramokgopa is briefing the media briefing on interventions aimed at ending load reduction. LIVE STREAM:
