SAMATU criticises Motsoaledi stance on high private healthcare costs

A hospital ward. 2 minutes The South African Medical Association Trade Union (SAMATU) has criticised Health Minister Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi for attributing the high cost of private healthcare to a lack of regulation. Motsoaledi presented the Health Market Inquiry (HMI) report at a media briefing yesterday, highlighting widespread overuse of health services, deteriorating benefits, and…

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Suspected stock thieves arrested in Vryheid Court

Suspects after they were found with carcases of four cattle 1 minute KwaZulu-Natal police have arrested three suspects in Mondlo, in northern KwaZulu-Natal, after they were found with the carcasses of four cattle. This follows an inter-disciplinary investigation by a team from Crime Prevention and Community Service Centre that were led by detectives in the…

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Malusi Gigaba charged with corruption over Transnet deal

File image | Former Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba is inferred with a doctorate from the University of Johannesburg during a graduation ceremony on 22 July 2025. Former Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba has been charged with corruption related to a multi-billion-rand tender at Transnet. The tender involves the procurement of more than 1 000…

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LIVE: SATNAC 2025 -Day two

Key stakeholders in southern Africa’s ICT and telecoms sectors, including government, technology companies and international partners, have gathered in Cape Town for the 2025 Southern Africa Telecommunication and Applications Conference (SATNAC). LIVE STREAM: 

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Actor Presley Chweneyagae dies at 40

South African actor Presley Chweneyagae. 2 minutes South African actor Presley Chweneyagae has died at the age of 40. His death was confirmed today Born on October 19, 1984, in Mafikeng, North West, Chweneyagae gained international recognition for his leading role in the 2005 film Tsotsi, which won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language…

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