Unsafe mining practices and smelting operations that span over a century has left children and pregnant women vulnerable to lead poisoning. Agonising stomach pain, loss of appetite for days on end and debilitating headaches are some of the suspected symptoms of lead exposure children in Kabwe, Zambia, ranked by the Blacksmith Institute as one of […]
The NICD, along with the Health Department, first confirmed a measles outbreak after around 200 cases were recorded in December. The National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) has warned that the measles outbreak was spreading faster. It’s now in five provinces, with at least 406 confirmed cases. The NICD, along with the Health Department, first […]
The protest action is apparently related to the removal of squatters around the Diepsloot township. Gauteng traffic police say that the protest action along the N14 highway between Krugersdorp and Pretoria is continuing for a second day. The protest action is apparently related to the removal of squatters around the Diepsloot township. Motorists have been […]
Zandile Mafe’s defence attorney, Luvuyo Godla, has told the court his client refused to leave his prison cell on Friday morning. Alleged Parliament arsonist, Zandile Mafe, has again snubbed pre-trial proceedings at the Western Cape High Court. Mafe’s defence attorney, Luvuyo Godla, has told the court his client refused to leave his prison cell on […]
After a fallout between them in 2022, the parties seem to have made up because of their shared constituency, which they say the DA-led multiparty coalition neglected. The African National Congress (ANC) and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in Ekurhuleni said that they were ready to form a partnership that would put the people first. […]
With the latest increase in the repo rate, home owners are expected to dig deeper into their pockets to pay back their bonds. The chairperson of the Seeff Property Group, Samuel Seeff, said that homeowners were likely to feel the pinch from the latest increase in the repo rate. This comes after the reserve bank […]