The Children’s Institute at the University of Cape Town says one in four children in South Africa are stunted. 2 minutes The Health department has raised concerns about the increased levels of child stunting in the country, as more children suffer from malnutrition that ultimately affect their development and school performance. Child stunting happens during…
The miner’s body was retrieved amid some miner’s refusing to resurface. 2 minutes Community leader Thembile Botman says illegal miners, who are still stuck in a mine shaft in Stilfontein in the North West, cannot resurface on their own as there are no operators on top. This as he says officials are not allowing any…
[FILE IMAGE: A bandaged hand with a medical drip. 2 minutes More than 50 pupils of Lundanda Primary School in Mahushu near Hazyview in Mpumalanga were rushed to a local clinic after complaining of itchy bodies. It is alleged that this happened after they consumed chocolates they bought from a local tuck-shop. Mpumalanga Department of…
[File Image] A worker nets meat at Cranswick Convenience Foods in Milton Keynes, Britain November 20, 2017. 2 minutes City of Cape Town Mayco Member for Safety and Security, JP Smith, has called on members of the public to report any cases of food being prepared under unhygienic conditions to the City of Cape Town…
[FILE IMAGE] Mayor of City of Matlosana James Tsolela handing over title deeds to community members of Alabama Ext 4. This was part of the official launch of Human Settlements Month in the North West. 1 minute Residents from 30 villages east of Bushbuckridge in Mpumalanga are urging the government to help them secure title…
Illegal miners at an abandoned mineshaft. 2 minutes The South African Police Services (SAPS) has confirmed that it has stopped the process of providing food and water to illegal miners still underground at a mine shaft in Stilfontein in the North West. One body was retrieved on Tuesday while five people were brought to the…
[File image]: Fishermen repair their nets. 1 minute The Department of Transport has instructed officials to establish a Marine Court of Enquiry to report on the death of 11 fishermen at sea in May. The fishermen were a part of 20 crew members who were on the MFV Lapanto when it sank of the coast…
A spaza shop in South Africa. 2 minutes KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli has convened an urgent meeting with 54 municipalities to discuss spaza shops. At least 23 people have died countrywide since the start of October after buying food from spaza shops. In KwaZulu-Natal, three siblings from the Ndlovu family from uMzumbe on the South…
A hospital ward. 1 minute The Limpopo health department says 50 learners from Dzumeri Primary School at Ndhambi village in Giyani have been taken to hospital due to a suspected food-borne illness. Health Spokesperson Neil Shikwambana says the learners were sent to Nkensani Hospital after complaining of abdominal pains, with some indicating that they have…
No to bullying in school sign. 2 minutes The parents of a Grade 8 learner, who was hit by a brick and collapsed at school in Ga-Dikgale in Limpopo, want the Department of Education to take action against the perpetrator. The parents say their child was injured when he was hit by another learner at…
