Source: Reuters. The drug is being supplied in conjunction with Rwanda’s health ministry and the Africa Centers for Disease Control, Gilead said. Remdesivir, used during the pandemic to treat Covid-19 and originally developed to treat Ebola, is not approved for the treatment of Marburg disease anywhere and its safety and efficacy against the virus is…
A gavel in the courtroom. 1 minute A couple accused of murdering an ex-partner is expected to be sentenced at the Pretoria High Court tomorrow. Sibusiso and Lerato Mahlangu were found guilty of the premeditated murder of Mahlangu’s former partner, Sibusiso Sithebe. The pair have also been convicted of conspiracy to commit murder, and three…
Eskom workers at a powerline Matjhabeng Municipality in the Free State aims to be the first local municipality in the country to obtain a licence to generate its own electricity. The municipality, together with the Electricity and Energy Department, will establish an energy technical working group aimed at strengthening its electricity infrastructure and capacity. Matjhabeng…
President Cyril Ramaphosa 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa will not be replacing veteran Mcebisi Jonas as Special Envoy to the US. This after the former Deputy Minister of Finance, labelled American President Donald Trump as a racist and homophobe in 2020 after Joe Biden won the American Presidential race. Presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya says comments…
Residents of Diepkloof in Soweto queue in long lines for assistance with recoding of the prepaid electricity meters on 25 November 2024. 2 minutes Johannesburg’s City Power has joined Eskom in extending the deadline for their customers to recode their pre-paid electricity meters. City Power has given its customers up until the 30th of November…
A calculator and pen depicted in the picture. 3 minutes Cabinet and Treasury will have a special meeting on Monday to finalize the country’s budget. This follows the postponement of the Budget Speech, which was moved from the 19th of February, to the 12th of March. During the post Cabinet briefing held in Parliament today,…
SAPS members at Stilfontein illegal mining operation site. 1 minute Police in Stilfontein in the North West continue to monitor the operation of retrieving illegal miners from shaft 11. North West Police spokesperson, Brigadier Sabata Mokgwabone, says more than 80 undocumented illegal miners have been deported to their home countries, which include Mozambique, Lesotho, Zimbabwe…
Police officials conduct a road block at a toll in Limpopo. 1 minute Limpopo Premier Phophi Ramathuba says the administration in the province will continue with road safety campaigns throughout the festive season amid increased traffic volumes. Police and traffic officers have been deployed on major routes. Authorities say during this campaign period, law enforcement…
Packets of crystal meth. 1 minute Three Mozambican nationals, Alexandre Alberto Chissano, Raul Silvadore Homo, and Antonio Lisboa, have been remanded in custody following their brief appearance at the Johannesburg Regional Court. The suspects were arrested by the HAWKS on Monday during a special operation targeting drug trafficking. They are facing charges of dealing in…
Mpumalanga police dismantled a clandestine crystal methamphetamine lab on a farm in Volksrust on 19 September 2025. The case against five suspects who were arrested for running a clandestine drug lab in Volksrust in Mpumalanga, has been postponed to the 26th of October. Four Mexican nationals and one South African were arrested on Friday evening…
