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Corruption in the healthcare sector has life-threatening effects on those who desperately need these services. COVID-19 has exposed the precarious state of the public healthcare system in South Africa on a shocking scale. In 2019, as in preceding years, the system continued to deteriorate, with services all but completely collapsed across many fronts and in […]

Seven people, calling themselves queer artivists and operating under the #WeSeeYou, formally booked the house last week and now say they won’t move in protest. A view of Camps Bay in Cape Town. Picture: 123rf.com CAPE TOWN – A Cape Town group who have occupied a Camps Bay mansion said that they were hoping to […]

Police Minister Bheki Cele had convened the meeting to ease tensions between community members following the killing of a prominent local farming couple last month. Police Minister Bheki Cele (seated right), along with the national police’s top management, listens to farmers and workers during a visit to the Normandien area in KwaZulu-Natal on 21 September […]

Weddings these days will be monitored by COVID-19 safety officers, who’ll be keeping a close eye on proceedings and watching guests on the dance floor to make sure that they abide by social distancing regulations and keep their masks on at all times. JOHANNESBURG – The wedding industry has noted a spike in the number […]

‘I really can’t complain about the lack of political support and also the flip side of that, political interference,’ Eskom chief executive officer Andre de Ruyter said. FILE: Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter at a briefing at Megawatt Park on 31 January 2020. Picture: EWN CAPE TOWN – Eskom chief executive officer Andre de Ruyter […]

JMPD officer recovering in hospital after being shot in the stomach Malvin Maswanganyi was attacked in Lehae on Sunday night. FILE: Police tape at a crime scene. Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN. JOHANNESBURG – A Joburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) officer is recovering in hospital after he was shot in the stomach. Malvin Maswanganyi was attacked in […]

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The DAK Network advocates for the rights and culture of the Khoisan people. The Namaqua Wines logo. Picture: @Namaquawines/Twitter CAPE TOWN – A network advocating for the nation’s Khoisan people wants Namaqua Wines to remove Khoisan branding from one of its liquor products. The three-liter box wine is called Rain Dance and the box bears […]

Presidential spokesperson Khusela Diko, Health MEC Bandile Masuku and his wife Joburg MMC Loyiso Masuku are implicated in irregular personal protective equipment (PPE) tenders in the province. Gauteng Health MEC Bandile Masuku on 20 July 2020 inspects the Nasrec field hospital’s state of readiness amidst the province’s increase in coronavirus cases. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/EWN JOHANNESBURG […]

The province’s Finance and Economic Opportunities Department said that the fund would provide help in the form of grants to both formal and informal businesses. Western Cape MEC of Finance & Economic Opportunities David Maynier. Picture: @DavidMaynier/Twitter CAPE TOWN – The Western Cape government has made R27 million available as part of a business relief […]