UNAIDS Executive Director, Winnie Byanyima. 2 minutes UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima has described the United States of America’s decision to freeze funding for the US Agency for International Development (USAID) as shocking. The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (Pepfar) funded projects in South Africa have received waiver letters in which they’ve been asked to…
[File image]: A herd of elephants at the Kruger National Park. 1 minute The Kruger National Park in Mpumalanga is awaiting a full report from the police on the death of the tourist who was trampled to death by an elephant last weekend in the park. Shaik Adams Shabir was visiting the park with his…
Documents in a drawer. 1 minute The Gauteng government says it will respond to the report of the province’s Ethics Advisory Council in two weeks’ time. According to the State of Integrity and Anti-Corruption report, nearly four out of ten, or 37%, of senior provincial government officials have failed their lifestyle audits. The council released…
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema and his former bodyguard Adriaan Snyman appear in the East London Magistrate’s Court in the Eastern Cape on September 20, 2025. The presiding magistrate in the case against Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema and his former bodyguard Adriaan Snyman is continuing to review witness statements in…
Residents of Diepkloof in Soweto queue in long lines for assistance with recoding of the prepaid electricity meters on 25 November 2024. 2 minutes The Soweto Electricity Crisis Committee (SECC) has accused Eskom and government of creating unnecessary panic regarding the recoding of prepaid electricity meters. Residents of Soweto started queuing outside Eskom service centres last week…
KZN special needs schools face possible closure next year: SANASE
Stolen copper cables 1 minute A Rustenburg Local Municipality employee and five foreign nationals have been arrested for possession of stolen copper cables and transformer components. The stolen items were found at the premises of the municipal employee in Tsitsing village near Rustenburg in North West. This follows a tip-off from the public regarding municipal…
Accident scene graphic Five people have been killed in a crash between two vehicles on the N1 in the Free State. The collision occurred between Ventersburg and Winburg on Sunday evening. Emergency Services spokesperson Sipho Towa says the incident occurred due to slippery road conditions caused by rain. The injured are being treated in hospital….
Masvingo cash-in-transit US$20K theft suspect nabbed
Source: Supplied. Akin Jimoh, chief editor at Nature Africa. The two-dayevent, which concluded on Thursday, 24 October 2024 spotlighted the continent’s growing role in global, inclusive health research and offered a platform to highlight innovative solutions and foster collaboration. The event highlighted Africa’s successes in science and health research, particularly lessons learned from the Covid-19…
