Hlabisa tables 10-point plan for improving municipalities

Residents fill up water buckets. Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa has tabled a 10-point plan at a Local Government Indaba in Johannesburg. The meeting is aimed at improving the local government sector and bring confidence to this sphere of government, that’s struggling to render much needed services to communities. The two-day…

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Social Dev month highlights poverty, unemployment, inequality in SA

Children queuing for food. The Chairperson of Parliament’s Social Development Portfolio Committee, Bridget Masango, has called on government to fix systemic inefficiencies and poor governance that affect the country’s social development. The official launch of Social Development Month is underway at the Brixton Multi-Purpose Centre in Johannesburg. The Deputy Minister of Social Development, Mr Ganief…

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SAMA suspends relations with Israeli Medical Association

A medical professional works in a laboratory. The South African Medical Association (SAMA) has suspended all professional and bilateral relations with the Israeli Medical Association (IMA). SAMA says in a statement that the IMA should be barred from the World Medical Association. The association says this follows concerns about the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza…

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Nehawu slams Gauteng Health senior officials

Nehawu members march against corruption in the Gauteng Health Department Members of the National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) have expressed dissatisfaction by the absence of senior officials at the Gauteng Health Department to accept their memorandum of demands. The union marched outside the department’s offices in Johannesburg. They are demanding that the department take…

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