A hospital room. 1 minute Patient fees at public hospitals could increase by 4.4% from April 1 this year in Gauteng. That is if the Gauteng Health Department’s proposed tariffs are approved by the Gauteng Legislature. The department is also proposing a 30% increase in Emergency Health Services Standby tariffs for patients involved in major…
Ballot box. 1 minute The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) says it is continuing with its drive, to encourage youth participation in future elections. The commission is taking its drive to one of the far-flung areas of the North West, Amalia near Schweizer Reneke at Obang Secondary School, on Tuesday. This is where Grade 11 and…
File Image: Medical equipment. 2 minutes The National Professional Teachers’ Organisation of South Africa (NAPTOSA) says 20 to 30 000 teachers in the Free State have been denied medical care due to the non-payment of medical aid contributions by the Free State Department of Education. It’s believed the department has been deducting the contributions from…
1 minute The Joshlin Smith kidnapping trial continues in the High Court sitting at Saldanha on the Cape West Coast today. The child’s mother Kelly Smith, her boyfriend Jacquen Appollis and Steveno van Rhyn are facing charges of kidnapping and human trafficking. This after the seven-year-old went missing a year ago. Live proceedings:
A gavel and a cone in a court room. 1 minute A 48-year-old man who allegedly stabbed his 14-year-old stepdaughter to death at ga-Thoka outside Mankweng in Limpopo is this morning expected to appear at the local magistrate’s court. Rebotile Moloto was stabbed to death while walking to school on Friday morning. Emergency personnel found…
1 minute The City of Johannesburg’s Emergency Services (EMS) remains on high alert after the South African Weather Service issued a level 2 yellow warning for severe thunderstorms about a week ago. Johannesburg EMS spokesperson Robert Mulaudzi says no major incidents have been reported within the city, but residents are still urged to stay vigilant….
Part of a missing person’s poster. 2 minutes A R50 000 reward has been offered to anyone with information regarding missing Community Radio Journalist Aserie Sibusiso Ndlovu and his partner Zodwa Mdhluli. The National Press Club and the African Media and Communications Forum made the announcement during a media briefing in Tshwane. The two media…
Children at an ECD centre are given food. 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa will open the Bana Pele Early Childhood Development (ECD) Leadership Summit in Johannesburg this morning. The summit is co-convened by the Department of Basic Education and Business Leadership South Africa. The aim of the summit is to mobilise a public and private…
Water in a dam after heavy rains. 1 minute The 14th International Water Association conference on water reclamation and reuse is currently under way in Cape Town. The five-day event, which started on Sunday, is aimed at discussing the sustainability and innovation of water by the captains of the industry. International delegates are gathering at…
Rescue teams at the scene of the building collapse 1 minute The National Minister of Human Settlements Thembi Simelane says all recommendations in the final report into last year’s deadly George building collapse in the Western Cape, will be implemented. Thirty-four people died and several others were injured in the collapse. The National Home Builders…
