Festive drinking putting pressure on SA hospitals: SAMA

A hospital room. The South African Medical Association (SAMA) has expressed concern over the increased pressure on healthcare facilities during the festive season. SAMA says the increased alcohol consumption during this time of year often leads to a surge in emergency admissions at hospitals and clinics, causing additional strain on healthcare workers who are already…

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YESTrust, AmplifyChange launch HIV short film competition

YES Trust Zimbabwe, a youth-led non-profit making civic society organisation, advocates young citizens’ rights to health, education, and social protection through edutainment/multimedia advocacy strategy. THE Youth Edutainment Services Trust (YESTrust) Zimbabwe organisation, in partnership with AmplifyChange, has launched a short film competition for local female filmmakers in the fight against new HIV infections. The competition…

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Twenty eight more illegal miners resurface at Sheba Gold Mine

Illegal miners arrested by police in Barbetron in Mpumalanga during Operation Vala Umgodi are pictured on 01 August 2025. Twenty-eight more suspected illegal miners have resurfaced at the Sheba Gold Mine in Barberton, Mpumalanga. The latest number brings to 546 people arrested at the mine since last week. On Friday, 494 illegal miners were arrested…

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Three killed in suspected vigilante attack in Delft

Revolver, bullet cases and shoe print 1 minute Police are investigating a suspected vigilante attack after three people were shot and set alight in Delft on the Cape Flats on Tuesday morning. According to police spokesperson Andre Traut, officers responded to the crime scene in Gushindoda where they found the bodies of two men and…

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Truck on fire amid protest near R59 in Johannesburg

Motorists should avoid the Kliprivier and Heidelburg road. 1 minute A truck has caught fire near the R59, close to Heidelburg Road in Johannesburg, where a protest is currently underway. Gauteng traffic police are advising motorists to avoid the area and use alternative routes. Spokesperson Sello Maremane says motorists should also avoid the Kliprivier and…

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