President Cyril Ramaphosa The South African government, working with the private sector, has pledged a total of $36.6 million towards the Global Fund replenishment. This is the equivalent of R630 million in pledges that go towards the building of resilient health systems, scaling up local production and diagnostics. The Fund set up by G20 countries…
A lion rests at a captive breeding facility for big cats. 1 minute Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife has dispatched teams to search for what is believed to be lions in the Gluckstad area in Vryheid, northern KwaZulu-Natal. The search follows reports of livestock being killed by wild animals. Ezemvelo says it has received three confirmed sightings…
The Education Labour Relations Council to complete the verification of learners and teachers by the end of October. The Education Labour Relations Council (ELRC) says it is confident the process of verifying the number of teachers and learners in schools across the country will be concluded by October. The ELRC has been tasked with physically…
Beaded jewellery on a stall. 2 minutes Despite today being one of the busiest days of the year, street vendors around Cape Town City Hall report slow business. President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to deliver his first State of the Nation Address under the government of national unity (GNU). Street vendors in and around Cape…
A doctor points to an x-ray showing a pair of lungs infected with TB (tuberculosis), January 27, 2014. 1 minute Minister of Health Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi says Tuberculosis (TB) kills ten people every hour in the South Africa. Motsoaledi was speaking in Port Shepstone in KwaZulu-Natal at a World TB Day event. Deputy President Paul…
Woman appears in Belville Magistrate’s Court. Counsel for the woman accused of snatching a nine-day-old baby from the Middestad Mall in Bellville, Cape Town has submitted that her children’s rights will be infringed upon if she’s denied bail. Cape Town police, however, insist that it won’t be in the interest of justice for her to…
McLaren’s Lando Norris during practice Lando Norris said winning his home British Grand Prix was everything he had ever dreamed of and everything he had ever wanted to achieve, apart from winning the Formula One championship. The McLaren driver’s fourth win of the season left him eight points behind Australian teammate and F1 leader Oscar…
Accused in Thabo Bester’s escape case appear in the Free State High Court in Bloemfontein on May 29, 2023. 1 minute The accused in convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester’s prison escape case will be back in the Free State High Court in Bloemfontein on September 19 for a pre-trial hearing. The hearing will determine…
File Photo: Members from a community wait in line for water from a tanker. 2 minutes The Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality in the North West seems to be struggling to provide residents with sufficient water. This as many communities experience prolonged water shortages. Residents of the Itekeng township near Biesiesvlei outside Lichtenburg in the…
File photo: McLaren’s Lando Norris. 1 minute Lando Norris won the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday to secure McLaren’s first Formula One constructors’ title since 1998 after teammate Oscar Piastri collided with Max Verstappen on the opening lap and finished 10th. Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc were second and third for Ferrari, the…
