MaswenengK@timeslive.co.za (Kgaugelo Masweneng) Trial of six men accused of assassinating whistleblowers Babita Ducaran It was postponed due to the ill health of one of the advisors. Vakamani Hadibe, Zitha Radebe, Nhlanganu Ndlovu, Sanele Mbele, Sifwey Mazipuku and Sivankiasi Dladla appeared briefly in a Johannesburg court on Monday. The order was postponed to August 7 to also allow the … Read more
What the NHI seeks to do is [ensure] Patients can seek care anywhere, private or public. For us, what we want to see is the public getting quality healthcare without any difficulty. We believe health should not be a privilege but a right; “No one wakes up and decides to get sick,” Jada said. In … Read more
Asked about the amount of water needed to run the hospital effectively, Modiba said that no two hospitals are the same size. Some hospitals have indoor lockers, others only have lockers. Some also have wells while others do not. Calafong Hospital has two water tanks with a capacity of 748,000 and 480,000 liters respectively. Pholosong … Read more
On Thursday, the Commission for Religious and Linguistic Rights will present its report on its investigation into allegations of sexual abuse and neglect at the controversial centre. Kwazizabantu Christian Mission near Kranskoop in North KwaZulu-Natal. KwaSizabantu has a multi-million rand farm and a bottled water factory. It became the focus of a fraud and money … Read more
The planned water shutdown in Gauteng will not completely cut off the supply, but some areas will experience lower pressure for up to 10 days after completion, while others will restore their supply after a few hours. According to Johannesburg Water, different regions will have different percentages of reduction in their supply. Rand water maintenance … Read more
According to the United Nations Population Fund, 257 million women globally want to avoid pregnancy but lack access to safe, modern methods of contraception. “To meet this need, the UNFPA Supply Partnership, which provides lifesaving sexual and reproductive health services, requires an additional $100 million. [about R1.8bn] Longstanding champions of gender equality, including Norway, Canada … Read more
Johannesburg residents have been urged to prepare for the planned 58-hour water outage and have been warned that the impact could last up to two weeks in some areas. According to Rand Water, maintenance will be performed to replace multiple valves at the Vereeniging water treatment plant, the Eikenhof booster pumping station and the Zuikerbosch … Read more
While Johannesburg is experiencing snowfall, the Emergency services warned residents of situations that could cause fires during the warmth. South Africans were warned last week to prepare for a very cold weekend when the South African Meteorological Service confirmed a cold front was set to hit much of the country from Friday through Monday. “It … Read more