Premier urges health authorities to expedite food contamination tests

Limpopo Premier Phophi Ramathuba. Limpopo Premier Phophi Ramathuba has directed health authorities to expedite the tests regarding the alleged food contamination incident at Mmotong-wa-Bogobe village outside Polokwane. Police and the provincial government indicate that their records point to three deaths related to the incident and not six as reported earlier. Ramathuba, Health MEC Dieketseng Mashego…

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New witness to take the stand at Madlanga Commission

Chairperson Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga and Commissioners Adv Sesi Baloyi and Adv Sandile Khumalo at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria. A new witness is expected to take the stand at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on Wednesday morning. The Commission is set to hear evidence relating to alleged criminality in the Sedibeng area in…

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Durban nursing college faces heat over accreditation

File: Nurses at a hospital. A private nursing college in Durban has allegedly been enrolling students for the past two years despite only having conditional accreditation from the South African Nursing Council, which does not allow for any training. The KwaZulu-Natal chairperson of the Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA), Andile Mbeje, says this…

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How Cardoso silenced Sundowns critics amid mixed results

Mamelodi Sundowns coach, Miguel Cardoso. Mamelodi Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso says the key to navigating criticism during a challenging period at the club was to block out the noise and remain focused on the work behind the scenes. Speculation over Cardoso’s future intensified in December, with a section of supporters calling for his dismissal amid…

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