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Mjongile passed away in Johannesburg on Thursday following a battle with colon cancer. Songezo Mjongile. Picture: Facebook CAPE TOWN – The African National Congress (ANC) in the Western Cape’s former secretary Songezo Mjongile has died. Mjongile passed away in Johannesburg on Thursday following a battle with colon cancer. The party said that he was a […]

The anaesthetist was gunned down in Orange Grove on Wednesday afternoon. Police are investigating but no arrests were yet made. FILE: Health Minister Zweli Mkhize. Picture: AFP JOHANNESBURG – Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize on Friday reacted with shock to the murder of Dr Abdulhay Munshi. The anaesthetist was gunned down in Orange Grove on […]

Mohammadh Sayed has broken his silence in a statement on Friday afternoon amid widespread speculation that Munshi’s death was a targeted hit. Healthcare workers gathered outside the home of Dr Abdulhay Munshi in Houghton to express their condolences to the family of the slain doctor and stand in solidarity with healthcare practitioners.Picture: Veronica Mokhoali/EWN JOHANNESBURG […]

While no injuries were reported, the EMS officials were severely traumatised. CAPE TOWN – An ambulance crew came under attack on Friday morning in Ocean View. The paramedics were held at gunpoint while attending to a patient in the area in the early hours of the morning. The crew managed to get away and safely […]

OPINION Land invasion is not a uniquely South African problem. In 2003, the UN-Habitat global report on Human Settlements said one billion people were slum dwellers. Then, it was one in six people. The following year, 2004, the World Social Forum said, as a result, many poor and homeless people in urban areas relied on […]

Workers have been picketing outside the SAA park offices. Numsa and South African Cabin Crew Association (Sacca) members picket at the SAA Airways Park in Kempton Park on 15 November 2019. Picture: Xanderleigh Dookey/EWN KEMPTON PARK – The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) and the South African Cabin Crew Association (SACCA) have […]

On Wednesday, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Cabinet’s decision to further ease restrictions implemented by government to curb the spread of the coronavirus in South Africa. Cooperative Governance Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma at a media briefing in Pretoria on 17 August 2020. Picture: @GCISMedia/Twitter JOHANNESBURG – Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma is on Friday […]

Metro EMS officials loaded a patient into their ambulance in Ocean View at around 3 am on Friday morning. EMS teams in the Western Cape came under attack in July 2002, including one team that was transporting a patient in an ambulance. Picture: Supplied CAPE TOWN – An ambulance crew has been left severely traumatised […]

Nehawu said the decision to stage protests comes after the scheme refused to increase workers’ salaries citing the impact of COVID-19. Nehawu members protest for better working conditions on 26 August 2020. Picture: Nehawu AD/Facebook DURBAN – The National Education, Health and Allied Workers Union (Nehawu) says it is preparing for a strike at the […]

ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene on 5th Avenue earlier on Friday and found local authorities already investigating the site. JOHANNESBURG – A man was killed in a drive-by shooting in Roodepoort north. ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene on 5th Avenue earlier on Friday and found local authorities already investigating the site. On closer […]