Zuma-Sambudla trial postponed to November 17

Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla The Durban High Court has postponed the trial of Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, where she faces charges of inciting terrorism and violence, to the 17th of November. Zuma-Sambudla, an uMkhonto weSizwe Party Parliamentary member and daughter of former president Jacob Zuma, pleaded not guilty to the charges against her when the trial began on Monday…

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UPDATE| Revamped funding key to SABC’s survival and mission: Chabeli

The South African Broadcasting Corporation’s (SABC) TV Park building in Auckland Park, Johannesburg. The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) senior management continues to express the need for a viable funding model for the public broadcaster in order to have financial stability. The executive and the board of the public broadcaster appeared before the Standing Committee…

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Gauteng sets up crisis committee to clear operating license backlog

The committee has since expanded to include all affected stakeholders.   The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport (GDRT), in partnership with public transport operators has established a Public Transport Crisis Committee to address the long-standing operating license backlog.   Chaired by MEC Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, the committee was initially formed to facilitate collaboration with the…

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GP Health assures patients’ safety during maintenance at Steve Biko Hospital

Steve Biko Academic Hospital Building. The Gauteng Department of Health has dismissed reports by some media that patients’ safety was compromised during the recently planned temporary power supply shutdown at the Steve Biko Academic Hospital‘s Emergency Units in Pretoria. The shutdown was to enable maintenance work at the hospital. The department has further denied reports…

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Italy beat Wales 22-15 in six nations rugby tournament

Wales’ Evan Lloyd in action with Italy’s Giacomo Nicotera and Niccolo Cannone. 1 minute Italy beat Wales 22-15 in the second round of the six nations rugby tournament. Italy has now beaten Wales in consecutive tournaments and in three of their last four contests between the two nations. The match was the unoffical wooden spoon…

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Niehaus accuses Motshekga of neglecting SANDF’s operational readiness

SANDF soldiers patrolling 2 minutes EFF MP Carl Niehaus has criticised Defence Minister Angie Motshekga for cancelling a scheduled meeting with Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans. The postponement was announced by the committee’s chairperson, Dakota Legoete. Niehaus, a member of the committee, accused Motshekga of neglecting the SANDF’s operational readiness, particularly for…

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CompCare’s giant leap into instant next-day cover

Source: Josua Joubert, chief executive and principal officer of CompCare. Tailored for the digitally savvy, these options harness cutting-edge technology to transform healthcare, streamline processes and enhance efficiency, fundamentally redefining member interactions and enriching healthcare delivery. “We’ve flipped the script on traditional medical aids,” comments Josua Joubert, chief executive and principal officer of CompCare. “Think…

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