Experts urge more awareness on perinatal mental health

A pregnant person. Health experts from various institutions say more needs to be done to raise awareness on perinatal Mental Healthcare. They say most pregnant women need to be screened during their regular check-ups. Experts expressed this during a stakeholder meeting at North West University in Mahikeng recently. The partnership targets key weaknesses in perinatal…

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Unions engage Samancor to reduce retrenchments amid 2400 job threat

Worker seen near a smelter Trade Unions representing workers at Ferrochrome producer, Samancor will engage the company in efforts to reduce the number of employees to be retrenched at the company’s smelters. Samancor issued retrenchment notices, that envisages that 2400 employees might be retrenched at its smelter operations and corporate office. It cites electricity costs…

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Nkosi testifies that he has no reason to lie about Sibiya

Sergeant Fannie Nkosi testifying before the Commission Sergeant Fannie Nkosi has testified that he has no reason to lie about suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya.   Lieutenant-General Sibiya has disputed Nkosi’s evidence that he is the one who issued the instruction to forward the arrest warrant of entertainment blogger Musa Khawula to Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala.   General Sibiya further told…

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Ramaphosa points to rail infrastructure rollout for economic growth

President Cyril Ramaphosa addressing the National Transport Conference in Midrand. President Cyril Ramaphosa has implored the Transport Department to work to ensure the rollout of the rail and freight infrastructure to unlock the country’s economic growth and job creation drive. Speaking at the National Transport Conference in Midrand north of Johannesburg earlier, the President decried…

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