Shaft 10 exit used by illegal mineworkers to emerge from underground. 2 minutes Illegal miners at Shaft 11 at a mine in Stilfontein in the North West will no longer be provided with food and water at weekends. That’s according to the provincial police spokesperson, Adele Myburgh. The number of illegal miners that are still underground remains unknown….
File Image: A farmer inspects the soil ahead of planting. 1 minute Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen is set to meet with President Cyril Ramaphosa on the Expropriation Act. The DA, which has been left disgruntled by its signing, claims the Bill was signed into law despite a legal opinion from DA minister Dean…
A hospital ward. 2 minutes The South African Medical Association Trade Union (SAMATU) has criticised Health Minister Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi for attributing the high cost of private healthcare to a lack of regulation. Motsoaledi presented the Health Market Inquiry (HMI) report at a media briefing yesterday, highlighting widespread overuse of health services, deteriorating benefits, and…
SAPS Deputy National Commissioner for Crime Detection, Lt-General Shadrack Sibiya Lt-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has testified how Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala boasted to a businessman about how Shadrack Sibiya would succeed Lt. General Godfrey Lebeya as the next Hawks Head. Mkhwanazi adds that the telephone call occurred while Matlala was in prison. He has concluded Day 2…
South Africa have been dethroned as Women’s Africa Cup of Nations champions. Nine-time champions Nigeria broke Banyana Banyana’s hearts with a goal on 90 minute for a 2-1 semifinal victory in Casablanca, Morocco. The Super Falcons scored via a penalty by their captain, Rasheedat Ajibade, on the stroke of halftime to take a slender lead into…
Health worker testing a patient 2 minutes The Public Servants Association (PSA) has called on the Auditor-General to investigate the financial conduct of the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health. The call comes after reports revealed that the department owes suppliers an alarming sum of R1.7 billion, with many invoices over 90 days overdue. The association says…
A doctor doing rounds in a hospital ActionSA has criticised the South African Human Rights Commission’s (SAHRC) for supporting undocumented migrants’ right to public healthcare. This is after the SAHRC raised concerns over recent incidents where undocumented foreign nationals were denied access to healthcare facilities. The Commission says denying undocumented immigrants access to healthcare is…
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Members of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) hold placards. 2 minutes The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) says it will remain resolute in its fight for better wages and working conditions for workers. The union convened its three-day bargaining conference in Sandton today. The conference brings together shop…
File image] A poster is seen at a candle-lit march to remember rape and murder victims. 1 minute There are growing calls for the Education and Social Development departments to act decisively against rape at educational institutions in the country. The latest crime statistics show that 190 cases of rape were reported at educational institutions,…
