Despite having medical aid, many members still have to fork out chunks of money out of their own pocket for healthcare products and services. “In South Africa, healthcare services and products is provided by parallel running public and private healthcare systems. Even though private healthcare is only available to a very small section of the..
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Medical aid members still have to dig deep in their pockets
Another Farmer attacked on farm – Wepener district
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In another merciless farm attack, a farmer of the Wepener district in the Free State and his domestic worker were shot dead on Thursday, April 20. Mr. Pieter Van Der Berg (49), and a domestic worker (55) were shot and killed after suspects gained entry into the residence. The suspects ransacked the house, and the..
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Elderly woman brutally assualted – Why use such excessive violence?
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GEORGE NEWS – An elderly George woman, Ria Kruger (75), was so brutally assaulted at a house in Akasia Street, George East, that she had to undergo surgery to drain blood off her brain at Mediclinic George. The incident happened in broad daylight on Tuesday morning 18 April. Kruger arrived at her friends’ home in..
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Revealed: All Gauteng state hospitals flunk safety tests
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All state hospitals in Gauteng have failed safety tests the Democratic Alliance (DA) revealed on Thursday citing a written reply from Health MEC Gwen Ramokgopa in the Gauteng Legislature. “All Gauteng health facilities inspected by the Department of Labour for bio-hazard and other safety issues in the last three years have failed to meet the..
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Are Medical Scheme Members aware of what they are paying for?
“Die stem” must fall – Malema
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The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) is demanding of the South African government to delete Die Stem from the country’s official anthem. EFF tabled the demand while they were marking the 120th anniversary of Sontonga’s Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika. “…We mark the 120th anniversary of the death of Enoch Sontonga who composed Nkosi Sikelel iAfrika. “On this..
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More Weapons Looted from Government Sources: Is there a reason?
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This has not been a particularly good Easter weekend for the authorities. Early on Good Friday morning several criminals raided 9 SA Infantry Battalion’s base in Khayelitsha, and escaped with six R4 automatic rifles and ammunition. Later the same day a report in the Daily Dispatch surfaced about a Dimbaza SAPS constable who is on..
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Department of finance is being run by complete morons
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New finance minister Malusi Gigaba’s key advisor over the weekend published an opinion piece advocating for the nationalisation of mines, insurance companies and the banks, leaving Treasury with a PR disaster on Tuesday. Ok look, a bad PR day for some government departments wouldn’t normally cause too much of a ruckus, except if that department..
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R58.8-million to be given to the Zulu king
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The financial affairs of King Goodwill Zwelithini were once again in the spotlight on Tuesday when Premier Willies Mchunu tabled his office’s budget at the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature. The lack of direction of the Royal Household Trust and lack of accountability and state of the monarch’s farms caused some consternation among the ANC and opposition MPLs…
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Free handout – Mayor loses the plot completely with informal settlement conversion
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So the mayor of Ekurhuleni now wants to convert all the informal settlements, that pollute our city, into formal townships with a free handout of land and the supply of all services and facilities. As is usual with the ANC, the idea is ill-conceived and is purely politically motivated. It will lead to economic ruin…
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“Stress is a ‘white man’s disease” comment got Zuma in hot water.
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Clinical psychologists and a Zulu culture expert have punched holes in President Jacob Zuma’s claim that stress is a “white man’s disease”. Zuma said Zulu people did not suffer from it as it was a foreign concept to them. Brushing aside calls for him to step down during his 75th birthday bash in Kliptown‚ he..
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Zuma Draws Resemblance With Christ And Ridiculed Those Calling For Him To Resign
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According to the president, it’s fine for churches to be political, as long as they’re not criticizing him. They should instead quietly pray for him … and be respectful. On Easter Sunday, President Jacob Zuma addressed the Twelve Apostles of Christ Church in Umgababa‚ south of Durban, through a translator and reportedly said churches and religion..
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Why medical aids are so expensive.
Zuma refuses to be jailed
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The defiant president was reportedly telling his opponents in the ANC why he is clinging to power. According to a report on News24 on Tuesday morning, President Jacob Zuma told the ANC’s national executive committee (NEC) that he could never step down, as that would be like “handing himself over to the enemy”, which wants..
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