2 minutes The University of the Free State’s Faculty of Health Sciences has launched a new Research Room aimed at improving maternal and child health outcomes. The facility, developed in partnership with Universitas Academic Hospital in Bloemfontein, includes the use of the PEA POD and DXA machine to assess body composition in infants. The university…
[File Image] Newspaper with the matric results. 3 minutes The South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG) is calling on the class of 2024 to remain calm as they await their matric results next week. The organisation says it’s receiving at least 2 000 calls a day – with matriculants among those who are seeking…
Lab technicians testing for the presence of bacteria. 1 minute The Western Cape Health Department has called for calm among residents of the province following the death of a 34-year-old woman from diphtheria. The bacterial infection is contagious and potentially life-threatening. It spreads through contact. Symptoms develop gradually, beginning with a sore throat and fever….
DA challenges City of Tshwane’s cleansing levy charge. The Democratic Alliance in the City of Tshwane has expressed concerns about the metro’s billing practices, specifically the City Cleansing Levy. The party argues that this levy is unfair as residents, including those in complexes, are being charged an extra R223. After pushback by the DA, Tshwane…
Mine workers stand underground at Gold Fields’ South Deep mine, south-west of Johannesburg, South Africa. 2 minutes Production in the mining sector has eased to an annualised 1.4% in October, down from an increase of 4.9% in the previous month. Analysts say the sector continues to struggle despite the absence of load shedding for several…
1 minute Mamelodi Sundowns have booked a place in the CAF Champions League final following a 1-1 draw against Al Ahly in Cairo on Friday. Al Ahly grabbed the lead in the 23rd minutes through Taher Mohamed. The Egyptians almost doubled the lead on the half-hour mark through a powerful shot at the near post…
[File Image]: People walking in front of the Western Cape High Court. 1 minute The lawyer representing alleged Cape Town underworld figure, Nafiz Modack, has argued there is no evidence connecting the pinging of Lieutenant Colonel Charl Kinnear’s cell phone to his murder. Modack, who faces over 100 charges including Kinnear’s 2018 murder, will appear…
ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa President Cyril Ramaphosa has committed to act on the recommendations that will be given to him when the Madlanga Commission concludes. Ramaphosa made these remarks during an interview with the SABC on a number of critical issues that have been making headlines over the past week. KZN Top cop, Lieutenant General,…
Gauteng Finance MEC Lebogang Maile addresses the business breakfast at the JSE. 1 minute Gauteng Finance MEC Lebogang Maile says the expansion of roads has been identified as one of the key projects to stimulate economic growth in the province. Maile addressed a business breakfast at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) together with the JSE’s…
Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube. Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube is expected to meet with KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli as well as the MECs for Education and Finance, over the dire situation the province’s education department finds itself in. Gwarube will be discussing the department’s financial challenges while looking at a recovery plan. In June,…
