Stolen copper cables 1 minute A Rustenburg Local Municipality employee and five foreign nationals have been arrested for possession of stolen copper cables and transformer components. The stolen items were found at the premises of the municipal employee in Tsitsing village near Rustenburg in North West. This follows a tip-off from the public regarding municipal…
Anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs sit on a shelf in the pharmacy at the Ubuntu clinic in Khayelitsha, Cape Town. 1 minute The Western Cape Government says it welcomes measures announced by the National Department of Health, to ensure that HIV/AIDS services and treatment can continue uninterrupted. This follows the 90-day suspension of some foreign aid by…
Zanzou nightclub in Pretoria. 1 minute The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) in Gauteng has called on the public to stop further sharing the Zanzou nightclub material on social media. The incident appears to show security personnel using excessive force against patrons. Three victims have opened a case of alleged assault and sexual abuse…
JRA clearing a blocked stormwater pipe. 2 minutes Infrastructure in the City of Johannesburg continues to decay and the Auditor General (AG)’s findings for the 2022/23 financial year paint a bleak picture. In her report, Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke flagged the metro’s failure to comply with supply chain management regulations, which had a negative impact on…
Scientific officer Anathi Nkayi works in the research lab at the University of Cape Town’s Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, in Cape Town, South Africa. 4 minutes South African lab technician, Nozipho Mlotshwa, was waiting for the test results for a potential HIV vaccine, which has eluded scientists for decades, when the order…
Hand foot and mouth disease on a child’s feet. 1 minute The KwaZulu-Natal Health Department says the total number of confirmed hand-foot-and-mouth cases in the province now stands at 168. In a statement, the department says that all of these cases are from primary schools and daycare centres. The eThekwini District bears the brunt of…
A maternity hospital employee carries to patients meals provided by the NGO World Central Kitchen, during an electricity power cut. 2 minutes The National Department of Health says they have already begun implementing short, medium and long-term load reduction interventions for all health facilities across the country. This was heard during their presentation at the…
Wits University’s Great Hall in Braamfontein. 1 minute Wits University students are on hunger strike, protesting against financial exclusion due to historical debt. Despite 95% of students registering successfully, returning students are demonstrating against financial barriers. The university requires students to have a debt of less than R10 000 or pay 50% of what they…
A tertiary student’s room 2 minutes The National Students Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has vowed to conduct a full-scale probe against some student accommodation service providers. This follows allegations of exploitation and sexual harassment of vulnerable students stranded to secure accommodation. Mainstream news and social media platforms have shown some returning students at various campuses…
Sassa staff assisting beneficiaries. 2 minutes South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) beneficiaries have welcomed the card extension from February 28 to March 20 despite concerns over long queues at big retail stores where card renewals are taking place. Card renewals are taking place at retail stores due to a number of Post Office branches…
