FILE PHOTO: A man vapes at a coffeeshop. 2 minutes Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Health, Dr. Sibongiseni Dhlomo, says he is impressed with the participation of young people in the public hearings held in Trompsburg discussing the Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill. Young people in the area shared mixed reactions,…
2 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa has paid tribute to the 14 South African soldiers killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo. President Ramaphosa read out the names of the fallen soldiers, who he said had paid with their lives to silence the guns across the African continent. He’s ordered the South African flag to be…
Consumer inflation edged higher in June. Stats SA data show that the annual consumer price inflation was 3% in June, up from 2.8% in May. The main positive contributors to the 3 percent annual inflation rate were housing and utilities, food and non-alcoholic beverages, and alcoholic beverages and tobacco. Between May and June, the CPI increased…
1 minute A 28-year old man who faces a charge of statutory rape is expected to appear at the Seshego Magistrates’ Court outside Polokwane in Limpopo this morning. The charge relates to a 13-year-old girl who gave birth to a baby boy on Christmas Day at the Seshego Hospital last year. National Prosecuting Authority (NPA)…
The Australian rugby team. Argentina flyhalf Santiago Carreras punished an undisciplined Australia with 23 points off the tee as the Pumas held on grimly for a 28-26 win in Sydney on Saturday to breathe new life into their Rugby Championship campaign. A try-fest beckoned in afternoon sunshine at Sydney Football Stadium but Argentina needed only…
Source: Supplied. The three-day event is the premier healthcare gathering on the African continent, and this year is the first time it takes place in Cape Town. The day started with the Healthcare Indaba: AI & Digital Health session, themed Hacking healthcare: African solutions for a global stage. It showcased groundbreaking developments in AI and…
March for access to books in braille 2 minutes The Constitutional Court is hearing Blind SA’s case, requesting that previous exceptions contained within the copyright act be resuscitated. These exceptions would allow persons who are blind and visually impaired to convert books into formats like braille, without the consent of the copyright holder. In October,…
An analogue tv seen in a room. 1 minute The outcome of an ongoing legal bid to invalidate and halt the analogue switch off set for the end of the month, will determine whether the South African TV viewers will be seeing their usual favorite programmes or black screens. This comes after the Department of…
Vilakazi street in Soweto touted as a tourist attraction. 2 minutes Government has implemented initiatives aimed at diversifying South Africa’s tourism industry. Tourism Minister De Lille, together with her Deputy, visited some of the tourist destinations in Gauteng including Vilakazi Street, to encourage local and international travellers to explore Gauteng and South Africa’s diverse travel…
Table Mountain Aerial Cableway. The Table Mountain Aerial Cableway Company (TMACC) says its upper and lower stations will be temporarily shut down between the 28th of July and the 3rd of August for annual maintenance. Executive Director of TMACC, Selma Hercules, says that the cableway has to undergo routine inspections and essential upgrades to ensure…
