PA denies anything sinister in four MPs resigning

National Assembly. 2 minutes There is nothing sinister or any internal fighting around the resignation of four Patriotic Alliance (PA) Members of Parliament. This is according to a member of the party’s National Executive Committee Charles Cilliers. After just five months, four out of the nine PA MPs have recently resigned. Among them the youngest…

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ANC NEC to deliberate on state of GNU in coming weeks

A delegate stands near a banner during the 55th National Conference of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa December 18, 2022. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko The African National Congress (ANC) NEC will deliberate on the state of the Government of National Unity in the coming weeks. Relations between…

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Superb Dembele boosts PSG’s Club World Cup dreams

Paris St Germain’s Ousmane Dembele scores their second goal past Real Madrid’s Thibaut Courtois Paris St Germain manager Luis Enrique will hope to count on striker Ousmane Dembele for Sunday’s Club World Cup finale against Chelsea, after a stunning 4-0 thrashing over Real Madrid in the tournament’s penultimate stage. The Ballon d’Or frontrunner rested the entire group stage…

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SA’s first internal limb-lengthening done at Tygerberg

File Image: Delicate operations at the Tygerberg hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, July 15, 2022. Tygerberg Hospital in the Western Cape, in partnership with Stellenbosch University, has performed South Africa’s first fully internal “bone transport and limb-lengthening” reconstruction. A 64-year-old patient, who had lived with chronic pain and a leg-length difference following a 2018 gunshot injury, had…

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Vusimuzi “Cat Matlala’s court case has been postponed

Vusi “Cat Matlala’s case and three others appear in the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court north of Johannesburg, July 11, 2025. Embattled businessman Vusimuzi “Cat Matlala’s case has been postponed to August. Matlala and his three co-accused appeared briefly in the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court north of Johannesburg. The four face multiple charges, including the attempted murder of…

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Minister Motsoaledi warns that healthcare for profit is a danger

Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi The increasing financialisation of healthcare and its impact on economic growth have come under the spotlight at the annual Kgalema Motlanthe Foundation Drakensberg Inclusive Growth Forum on Saturday. Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has warned about the dangers of investing in healthcare for profit instead of well-being. He has also…

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Manamela wants process of appointing NSFAS board reviewed

Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Buti Manamela. Higher Education Deputy Minister, Buti Manamela, says he’s approaching courts to challenge the process of appointing the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) board. Doctor Karen Stander, who was appointed to chair the newly constituted board after the previous one was dissolved and placed under…

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