Sanitary pads Free State Health MEC Monyatso Mahlatsi has called for urgent co-ordinated action after a University of the Free State (UFS) study. Certain chemicals were found in some sanitary pads and panty liners following the study. Mahlatsi says there is no evidence of immediate harm, but the findings have raised concerns about possible long-term…
Electricity pylons 1 minute The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) will kick off its public hearings in Cape Town today before heading to other provinces. Eskom has applied to Nersa for a 36% electricity tariff hike from April next year. Residents have expressed anger and frustration over Eskom’s application. Nersa’s public hearings are scheduled to…
Accused in Senzo Meyiwa’s murder trial at the High Court in Pretoria on August 30, 2023. Four of the accused in the former Bafana Bafana Captain Senzo Meyiwa murder trial have abandoned their bid to have charges against them dropped. Only one accused, Mthokoziseni Maphisa will continue with the application to have charges against him…
Doctor’s stethoscope. Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi says the Health Professions Council of South Africa will decide on recommendations made by the Health Ombud into the deaths of two patients at the Northern Cape Mental Health Hospital, and the admission of two others at the Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe Hospital. This follows a report released by…
The minibus that overturned on the N3 road in Grootvlei in Mpumalanga. 1 minute Seven people have died after a minibus overturned on the N3 toll road about 10 kilometres North of Villiers in the Grootvlei area in Mpumalanga this morning. Five others sustained injuries and were rushed to Frankfort Hospital in the Free State….
National Taxi Alliance Chairperson Thamsanqa Moya The funeral service of the late National Taxi Alliance Chairperson Thamsanqa Moya will be held on Saturday in Soweto. A memorial service in his honour will take place on Thursday. Moya was gunned down on the Soweto Highway near Diepkloof last Thursday. Leaders of the National Taxi Alliance and several other associations…
President Cyril Ramaphosa 2 minutes Chairperson of the National Dialogue Preparatory Committee, Nkosinathi Biko, says the Eminent Persons Group appointed by President Cyril Ramaphosa will assist in popularising the national dialogue and inspiring the nation. Ramaphosa has appointed an eminent persons group for the National Dialogue which includes the likes of Springbok Captain Siya Kolisi,…
Image source: Alexander Dummer from Pexels Mining has a very bad reputation. It is often assumed to be one of the worse land uses – destroying and polluting the environment and creating barren, moon-like landscapes. Where mining occurs in areas of high biodiversity, it is considered a serious threat. But in the eastern rainforests of…
Rain seen from the windscreen of a car. 1 minute The City of Johannesburg’s Emergency Management Services (EMS) says it should be able to respond to all emergencies related to persistent rains in the city. This after one person died and two others were taken to hospital following a crash on Republic Road towards Cresta…
Graphic depicting a drug arrest 1 minute Police in Cape Town have confiscated drugs worth R18 million and firearms at a storage facility in Roeland Street. Police spokesperson FC Van Wyk says officers acted on a tipoff about drugs and firearms being stored at the address. He says a suspect has been arrested. “They conducted…
