Court Green-Lights Eviction of Over 1,800 Ballito Residents
But KwaDukuza Municipality must satisfy the court it has a plan to relocate them with services
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Call to Scrap Passports Between Lesotho and SA
Lesotho’s opposition Basotho Action Party has launched a campaign to ease cross-border travel using national identity cards
Cancer Drug Quality in Africa Is a Worry: What We Found in a 4-Country Study
The confirmed presence of substandard or falsified anticancer medicines in sub-Saharan Africa will complicate cancer care.
Contract Workers March in Joburg Demanding Permanent Jobs
Expanded Public Works Programme employees march to Premier’s office
African Languages for AI: The Project That’s Gathering a Huge New Dataset
When a language isn’t in the data, its speakers aren’t in the product – and AI cannot be safe, useful, or fair for them.
PEPFAR Cuts Leave Clinics Short of Staff
Survey finds longer waiting times for ARVs
Law Clinics Flooded as Home Affairs Blocks Asylum Seekers From the System
Refugee offices are still not processing new applications unless immigrants have a transit visa, despite a court ruling that this is unconstitutional
More Money Down Bottomless NHI Pit
More alarm bells are ringing regarding the National Health Insurance (NHI) as government has indicated it wants to redirect tax credits for private medical scheme contributions to the NHI Fund. This would channel an amount of approximately R34 billion to the NHI. Members of medical schemes will effectively be “penalised” for not being a burden […]
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Lesotho Permit: A Lifeline for Basotho Workers Facing Collapse of Textile Industry
Announcement comes weeks after hundreds of undocumented workers were arrested in SA
Ramaphosa Extends SIU Probe Into Lottery
New investigation will have wider scope than previous one but still excludes some important allegations
Pharmacists Can Treat People With HIV, Appeal Court Rules
“Legitimate and compelling public interests” to allow pharmacists to initiate antiretroviral treatment, says judge
Health Workers Applaud Medical Association’s Decision to Cut Ties With Israel
SAMA calls for the Israeli Medical Association to condemn the blockade of essential medical supplies, among other demands
Male Circumcision Is Made Easier by a Clever South African Invention
Estimates are that one million HIV infections have been prevented, saving the cost of treating and monitoring those cases, and avoiding transmission to partners.
Universities Can Turn AI From a Threat to an Opportunity by Teaching Critical Thinking
Employers and societies demand graduates who can evaluate information and make sound judgments.
Court Ruling Exposes Mpumalanga Government’s Systematic Corruption Spanning Decades
The Gauteng High Court’s ruling in favour of the company Grand Valley Estates, owned by conservation activist Fred Daniel, serves as more proof that the Mpumalanga provincial government deals recklessly with taxpayers’ money. The Court ordered Mpumalanga’s Tourism and Parks Agency (MTPA) and the Land Claims Commissioner to pay R306 109 240 plus interest of […]
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Health Workers Picket for Flotilla to Be Protected
They also call for the Israeli Medical Association to be suspended from the World Medical Association
Palm Trees in Africa Are in Decline: These Botanists Made a Plan to Do Something About It
Palms play a vital role in food, culture and livelihoods. A new pan-African network aims to study, protect and conserve the continent’s unique and rare palm trees.
A Spectacular Reset of Relations Between South Africa and the US Is Possible
There are currently three Afrikaners in Washington who believe there is a unique opportunity for a spectacular reset of relations between South Africa and the United States (US). The full provisional document is attached herewith: Let us Make Critical Minerals the Centerpiece of a New U.S.–South Africa Partnership Agreement As Afrikaners responsible for a multi-million-dollar […]
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Tanzania’s Ruling Party Has Crushed the Opposition – The Elections Are a Mere Formality
The 2025 election will primarily serve to legitimise President Samia Suluhu’s new mandate.
One in Two Nigerians Live In Poverty and Relief Programmes Have Failed
The absence of strong accountability turns anti-poverty programmes into symbolic gestures rather than vehicles of real change in Nigeria.
Corruption Robs People of Healthcare
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) report on corruption at Tembisa Hospital clearly proves how deeply entrenched corruption is within health departments, thus depriving the public of effective healthcare. The report, released by the SIU earlier today, reveals how approximately R2 billion earmarked for healthcare services was looted and stolen through a web of fraud and […]
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Ekurhuleni Celebrates “Clean Air” While Pollution Has Residents Struggling for Breath
It is ironic that the Ekurhuleni Metro celebrates World Environment Health Day on 25 and 26 September with the theme “Clean Air, Healthy People” while residents are struggling to breathe due to the high levels of air pollution in the Metro. Instead of clean air and accessible healthcare, residents’ daily lives are severely impacted by […]
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Uganda’s Signed a Deal with the US to Take Asylum Seekers – What’s Behind It and What’s at Stake
The US is not alone in its attempts to send asylum seekers to countries in Africa.
One in Three South Africans Have Never Heard of AI – What This Means for Policy
As South Africa moves towards a national AI strategy, the focus must be on people and not just technology.