Tomorrow is a rest day for the drivers. 1 minute Toyota Gazoo Racing’s Henk Lategan and his navigator, Brett Cummings, have retained the overall lead after stage five of the Dakar Rally from Alula to Ha’il. Dacia driver, Nasser Al-Attiyah, reached the finish line first, 10 minutes before his nearest rival, another TGR driver, Seth…
A doctor consults with a patient 1 minute The South African Medical Association Trade Union (SAMATU) will today march in Mpumalanga, to demand the employment of medical doctors in the province. They say the march follows numerous unsuccessful attempts to address the matter with the National Health Department. Dr. Mandla Matshabe, one of the doctors…
Matric Class of 2025 congratulated by Minister of Education Temogo Matong from Setswakgosing Secondary School, in Morokweng, is the best-performing learner in the North West province. He obtained seven distinctions with an average of 96%. The province’s Matric Class of 2025 attained an 88. 49% matric pass rate, coming in 4th position nationally. Matong’s principal…
The suspect was arrested for fraud and contravention of the Health Professions Act. The Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) has exposed another individual operating as a medical practitioner without being registered with the Council. The female foreign national was arrested in Midrand, Gauteng, where she was temporarily standing in for General Practitioner Dr…
Employ Doctors Now poster 2 minutes Members of the trade union, South African Medical Association (SAMATU) in Limpopo, have marched and submitted a memorandum in Polokwane to demand the employment of doctors. The union says that doctors, including those funded by the Department of Health for their studies, remain unemployed. They are demanding the employment…
Springbok captain Siya Kolisi and assistant coach Mzwandile Stick. Springbok captain Siya Kolisi says the Boks will need 15 players on the pitch at all times if they are to beat Ireland for the first time in Dublin in 13 years. The Boks play Ireland at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Saturday evening in…
President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the National Business Initiative’s 30th anniversary. President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on business to do more on its part to empower particularly the country’s youth in being more work ready, given the current educational mismatch in terms of skills and industries. The President was giving the keynote address at the National…
Local resident fishing illegally with a gillnet on the Ngobezeleni lake system. The iSimangaliso Wetland Park in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) is considered one of the country’s conservation jewels. A large number of indigenous communities live in and around the park and are considered to be among the poorest in the country. They have been fishing…
Johannesburg High Court 1 minute The case of former Eskom manager, Frans Hlakudi and his 11 co-accused case has been postponed to March 5 next year for pre-trial by the High Court in Johannesburg. Hlakudi was arrested for corruption, fraud and money laundering involving R1.4 million that was meant for the upgrade of Kusile Power…
Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen speaks at a government function. Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen says President Cyril Ramaphosa must fire DA ministers from his cabinet if Ramaphosa is not happy with the DA’s strong stance against corruption. The DA leader earlier announced his party was withdrawing from the upcoming National Dialogue after…
