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Over 1 000 Gauteng healthcare workers unpaid since April
More than 1,000 doctors, nurses, and other healthcare workers in Gauteng hospitals have not been paid since April. These were…
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Study reveals over 80% of 10-year-old South Africans battle to read
Eight out of 10 South African schoolchildren struggle to read well by the age of 10, an international study published…
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Human Settlements Dept announces plans to hand basic services in Cape Town to HDA
The National Department of Human Settlements announced plans to hand over basic services to the Housing Development Agency (HDA) in…
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Rand could further weaken in absence of drastic economic reform
Economist Dale McKinley warned that the South African rand might be on the decline for some time, unless there was…
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SANParks has recovered from Covid-19 devastation
Newly-appointed chief executive of SANParks – the body mandated with the management of South Africa’s diverse national parks system –…
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COVID-19: NICD warns against complacency
COVID-19 is no longer a public health emergency of international concern. That’s according to the World Health Organization. It believes…
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Progressive Health Forum recommends COVID booster shots, especially for over 50s
The Progressive Health Forum said while the South African health system was recovering well from the COVID-19 pandemic, the public…
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Health Dept: COVID-19 no longer a global health emergency, but still a pandemic
The National Department of Health has warned that the end of COVID-19 as a global health emergency does not mean…
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WHO declares end to COVID-19 global health emergency
The World Health Organization (WHO) ended the global emergency status for COVID-19 on Friday, more than three years after its…
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Fed raises rates, opens door to pause in tightening cycle
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point and signaled it may pause…
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South Africa’s first Covid-19 self-testing kit launched
A Cape Town-based medical company has announced the launch of the country’s first Covid-19 antigen self-test with a companion mobile…
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COVID-19 impact led to mental health pandemic in SA
Healthcare investment organization, AfroCentric, says South Africa is still in the grip of a mental health pandemic that was brought…
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WC Education Dept urges parents to complete applications for 2024 school placements
The Western Cape Education Department is calling on parents and guardians to complete any outstanding applications for 2024 school placements.…
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President Ramaphosa expresses gratitude to ZCC leadership for cooperation during COVID-19 pandemic
President Cyril Ramaphosa has thanked the members of the St Engenas Zion Christian Church leadership and congregants for their cooperation…
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Medical Diagnostech announces local COVID-19 antigen test
Medical Diagnostech has announced the launch of South Africa’s first Covid-19 antigen self-test. The company says this is just one…
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KZN farmers battling rising costs have received government support
Small-scale farmers in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) said they were battling due to rising prices but are relieved that the government is…
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SA citizens make up majority of foreign tourists streaming to Zimbabwe
As neighbouring Zimbabwe revives its extensive tourism sector in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, which almost dealt the industry…
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One in 5 South African households don’t have enough food to eat
At least ten million South Africans didn’t have enough food or money to buy food in 2019, according to the…
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Air China back in South African skies after 3 year break sparked by Covid-19
Gauteng Economic Development MEC Tasneem Motara has welcomed Air China back to South Africa, as the Chinese airline resumes its…
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Fraud case against DA councillor Nora Grose struck off roll
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said the fraud case against Cape Town Democratic Alliance (DA) councillor Nora Grose had been…
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Health expert says there is no need to panic over Marburg virus
Health experts are saying South Africa should not panic about the Marburg virus as the country was not at risk…
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Unions want Gauteng health department to retain healthcare workers hired during COVID
Healthcare workers affiliated to trade unions, Health and Allied workers Indaba Trade Union (Haitu) and Independent Liberation & Allied Workers…
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Measures in place to fast-track TB recovery plan, says Paul Mashatile
Deputy president Paul Mashatile said measures have been put in place to fast-track the implementation of the tuberculosis (TB) recovery…
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Mpumalanga businessman to be sentenced for attempting to bribe SIU investigator with R50 000
A Mpumalanga businessman will be sentenced on Thursday for attempting to bribe a Special Investigating Unit (SIU) investigator with R50…
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Novak Djokovic to miss Miami Open over vaccine status
Novak Djokovic will miss next week’s Miami Open after the Serbian was denied an exemption that would have allowed him…
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Crowds celebrate as PMB’s colourful Holi returns after Covid break
After a two-year break owing to Covid-19, crowds flocked to the Protea Grounds on Saturday to celebrate the return of…
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Electricity Minister Ramokgopa says lessons from COVID to be applied in battle to end load shedding
Newly appointed Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said he would turn to lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic to drive the partnership…
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Ekurhuleni Municipality evicts illegal owners – Pictures
Furniture was scattered on the streets after alleged invaders were removed from the houses by the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department…
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Western Cape’s plans to end power cuts
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde says his government can finally get to work dealing with South Africa’s unfolding electricity crisis…
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Medical aids challenge Covid-19 test prices
The Health Funders Association has submitted a complaint to the Competition Commission regarding the high prices charged for Covid-19 PCR…
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University of CT vice-chancellor Mamokgethi Phakeng placed on special leave
Just days before University of Cape Town vice-chancellor Mamokgethi Phakeng could leave the institution, the professor was placed on special…
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Eskom named newsmaker of the year
Power utility, Eskom, continues to make headlines for all the wrong reasons. This time, the National Press Club has named…
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Outa fears state of disaster will be used to push through Karpowership deal
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) said that it was worried that the state of disaster on the electricity crisis…
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French study links COVID-19 to spike in depression among young
A major French mental health study has found a huge rise in the number of young people reporting depression, with…
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South Africa divided on state of disaster & electricity minister
There have been mixed reactions to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s two major announcements in his 2023 State of the Nation Address.…
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Metrorail on track
The recovery process to restore all railway lines in Gauteng is at 50 percent. The Passenger Rail Agency gave an…
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DA: New electricity minister another crook in the rotten pot
The Democratic Alliance has criticized President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement of a new minister of electricity in the Presidency, saying this…
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ConCourt: Kubayi-Ngubane’s Tourism Relief Fund leave to appeal application moot
The Constitutional Court dismissed then-Minister of Tourism Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane’s application for leave to appeal a 2021 ruling that using Broad-Based…
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State of disaster over power crisis not welcomed
Various organizations and academics are against the idea of President Cyril Ramaphosa implementing a state of disaster to deal with…
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Undertakers call for load shedding exemption
Undertakers want the government to exempt them from rolling blackouts. They say power cuts mean they cannot store bodies for…
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Gauteng Health prioritises critical & advanced surgeries amid massive backlog
The Gauteng health department said that it was prioritizing critical and advanced medical procedures as the province continued to deal…
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President Ramaphosa mulls national state of disaster over energy crisis
Imposing a national state of a disaster similar to the conditions imposed on South Africans during the COVID-19 pandemic would…
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COVID-19: Vulnerable South Africans now eligible for a 5th booster shot
The National Department of Health (DoH) said that South Africans could now receive additional COVID-19 vaccine boosters. The department said…
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WHO maintains highest alert over COVID, but sees hope ahead
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday that COVID-19 continues to constitute a public health emergency of international concern,…
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SA’s first COVID-19 vaccine ready for trials
South Africa’s first Covid-19 jab has been designed, developed, and manufactured. It’s now waiting to go on trial. Health authorities…
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Parliament: Criminal records of SAns who violated COVID-19 regulations to be expunged
South Africans who violated COVID-19 lockdown regulations could soon have their criminal records expunged. Parliament started the process to formulate…
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President Ramaphosa: Modernise basic education system
President Cyril Ramaphosa says modernizing the country’s basic education curriculum could be the key to retaining pupils in the system…
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Cyril Ramaphosa set to provide post-COVID recovery plan for basic education sector
President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to provide a recovery plan for the basic education sector that has been affected by…
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SA Covid: 1 266 new cases reported, still no need to panic
The Department of Health announced that as of 19 January 2023, the cumulative number of Covid 19 cases identified in…
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Airlink to resume flights between South Africa and Madagascar after 3-year Covid ban
The resumption of flights linking Johannesburg with Antananarivo follows the lifting of Madagascar’s Covid-19 travel restrictions and its subsequent ban…
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