Surgeon Dr. Alexandre Lesage examines an obese patient in his office prior to surgery at the Saint Jean d’Angely Hospital, in Saint Jean d’Angley, France… 1 minute The World Obesity Federation (WOF) and its member organisations have gathered to raise awareness about obesity as a documented medical condition that should not be overlooked. This follows…
The Gauteng Traffic Wardens, SAPS, immigration and health Officials joined Merafong Traffic conduct operation targeting spaza shops within the West Rand to ensure compliance on November 6, 2024. 1 minute Some owners of food outlets including spaza shops in the Makhado Municipality in Louis Trichardt, Limpopo, say they have failed to register their businesses. They…
Emergency medical services are trying to extracted passengers who are trapped in a bus and a track that collided in the Free State. 1 minute The death toll from a collision between a truck and a bus on the N6 between Reddersburg and Springfield in the Free State has risen to 10. The road remains…
Second witness continues to testify in the Joslin Smith case. 2 minutes A second witness, a police officer will continue to testify in the trial of seven-year-old Joslin Smith in the High Court in the Saldanha Bay Circuit in the Western Cape today. The girl went missing a year ago. The officer has so far…
Thembi Simelane addresses media briefing as Justice Minister. 1 minute Minister of Human Settlements Thembi Simelane says they are looking at permanent housing solutions for flood victims in KwaZulu-Natal. Simelane is on a two-day visit to KwaZulu-Natal to assess damage in flood affected areas. The province has experienced heavy torrential downpours in the last two…
Nafiz Modack in the dock 2 minutes Alleged underworld figure Nafiz Modack who faces a slew of charges, including the murder of Anti Gang Unit (AGU) detective, Charl Kinnear, has been described as a dangerous and manipulative man. Modack is faced gruelling cross-examination in the Western Cape High Court, where he is on trial with…
Spaza shop owner sits inside his shop in Nkaneng township, Marikana’s informal settlement. 2 minutes Limpopo’s Economic Development Department says the spaza shop owners experiencing challenges with registration levies at municipalities or traditional authorities should contact the department. This follows complaints by some spaza shop owners in the Makhado municipal area in Louis Trichardt who…
Members of the media seen outside the Zanzou nightclub in Pretoria. 2 minutes Prominent lawyer, Advocate Zola Majavu, has questioned why the Zanzou nightclub matter was not reported at the time it occurred. Majavu is the legal representative of one of the nightclub’s directors, Neo Moela. He addressed the media in Johannesburg today. A video…
Lions 2 minutes Environmental conservation organisation, the EMS Foundation, wants government to permanently ban the trade of lion bones in South Africa. The foundation’s director, Michele Pickover says their study shows that the lion bone sale is linked to the Asian big cat market operated by syndicates without permits. The foundation will be a friend…
