Management and staff at the hospital expressed jubilation for being among those that delivered Christmas bundle of joys. Gauteng Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko says a 16-year-old teenager is among the seven mothers who welcomed babies born on Christmas day at the Thelle Mogoerane Regional Hospital in Gauteng’s Ekurhuleni. In 2024 Gauteng recorded 184 Christmas babies,…
File| Members of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) during a protest. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has condemned United States airstrikes carried out in northwest Nigeria, describing the attacks as a violation of African sovereignty. The party says the strikes, conducted on Christmas Day and framed by Washington as “counter-terrorism operations”, amount to what it…
Newborn baby feet. A total of 187 newborns were recorded in the Eastern Cape both in public and private hospitals on Christmas Day. Health MEC, Ntandokazi Capa, says 95 of the newborns were males, while 92 were females. The leading district was Nelson Mandela Bay with 53 births followed by OR Tambo, Alfred Nzo and…
Accident scene graphic. Four pedestrians have died in separate incidents across Gauteng on Christmas Day. Gauteng Traffic Police say two teenagers died on the R512 near Zithobeni township after a motor vehicle overturned and crashed onto them. In Mondeor, a pedestrian was hit by a vehicle and died instantly on the R82 near Colombine Road…
File image| SIU’s operation at a Sandhurst home connected to Tembisa Hospital Capture investigation The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng has renewed its call for criminal charges to be laid against those implicated in the Tembisa Hospital looting scandal. More than R2 billion was embezzled from the hospital, allegedly by three syndicates identified by the…
[File photo] Unemployed people line a street in Cape Town waiting for casual employment. The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) has called on the government to declare youth unemployment a national disaster, warning that the scale of the crisis threatens social stability, dignity and the country’s future. The league acknowledges that while some provinces…
Bafana Bafana players during training. The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations will reach an early climax on Friday when South Africa take on Egypt in a top-of-the-table Group B match in Agadir, Morocco. Bafana Bafana are among the early favourites, Egypt are seven-time Afcon champions. The head-to-head record heavily favours Bafana, but the world rankings…
Lightning captured on the image. The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a Level 4 weather warning for severe thunderstorms accompanied by hail which could hit areas in the Midlands of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). Residents, who will be travelling, are urged to be cautious as the hail could result to infrastructural damage and cause major…
Handcuffs depicting an arrest. Two foreign nationals are due to appear in the Vredendal Magistrate’s Court on Monday after dagga with a street value of over R700 thousand was found in their possession. Police Spokesperson, FC Van Wyk, says the Provincial Narcotics Unit, the Vredendal Crime Prevention Unit and Namaqualand K9 Unit, conducted a search…
Person using a cellphone South African consumers have lost around R2 billion to online scams over the past year. This is according to the South African Banking Risk Information Centre (SABRIC), which says that the number could be much higher due to some cases not being reported. Insurance Company, iTOO Special Risks is warning consumers…
