2 minutes The University of the Free State’s Faculty of Health Sciences has launched a new Research Room aimed at improving maternal and child health outcomes. The facility, developed in partnership with Universitas Academic Hospital in Bloemfontein, includes the use of the PEA POD and DXA machine to assess body composition in infants. The university…
National Senior Certificate (NSC). 2 minutes A group of 23 former matric learners from Mashienyane Secondary School in Limpopo have expressed their frustration over the Department of Basic Education’s failure to release their matric results. The department has accused the learners of cheating in the economics paper during the 2024 final matric exams. A class…
Inside a mortuary 1 minute The Northern Cape Department of Health say they are battling with the number of unclaimed bodies that are piling up in State mortuaries. The department says mortuaries in both Kimberley and Hartswater have large number of unclaimed bodies and that is creating challenges with storage space. Provincial Health MEC Maruping…
A doctor at a hospital 1 minute Medical Ombudsman Professor Taole Mokoena has launched an investigation into the death of a medical intern at Durban’s Prince Mshiyeni Memorial Hospital last week. It’s alleged that the 25-year-old Dr. Alulutho Mazwi collapsed at work after being denied sick leave by his manager. Several trade unions and associations…
President Cyril Ramaphosa. 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to meet with US President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington DC. This visit will enable Pretoria and Washington DC to reset the strategic relationship between the two countries. There are number of issues on the agenda including trade, investment, geopolitical issues and…
Police seen in Diepkloof 1 minute Johannesburg Human Settlements MMC Mlungisi Mabaso says they want to know how a portion of the Diepkloof Hostel in Soweto ended up in private hands. This after hostel residents embarked on a violent protest over the land and the dilapidated state of the hostel. Two people died following the…
A branch of the SA Post Office Office. 2 minutes The South African Post Office (SAPO) has entered into a R381 million agreement with the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) aimed at preserving jobs and supporting the organisation’s recovery plan. The funding will be provided through the UIF’s Temporary Employer-Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) over a six-month…
South African U20 national team players. 2 minutes The South African U20 side has made history by winning the U20 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) for the first time on Sunday evening in Egypt. This when Amajita beat Morocco by a solitary second half goal when star midfielder, Gomolemo Kekana fired home a beautiful goal…
SABC building in Auckland Park, Johannesburg. 1 minute Counsel for the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party, Advocate Dali Mpofu insists that the public’s right to freedom of expression has been violated by the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC)’s use of the term “Government of National Unity”. This forms part of the party’s bid to appeal their…
ANC delegation visiting Lungi Mnganga-Gcabashe’s family 2 minutes African National Congress (ANC) spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu has described the late Women’s League Deputy President, Lungi Mnganga-Gcabashe as a remarkable leader who will be remembered for her commitment to gender equality, peace and unity. Bhengu is amongst the ANC leadership visiting the home of Mnganga-Gcabashe who died…
