Cape Town transport officials were wined and dined in China by executives of an electric bus company that was “irregularly” awarded a R286m tender months later. On Thursday‚ councillors who have studied a 2‚000-page forensic report by law firm Bowman Gilfillan will have to decide whether to take disciplinary action against mayoral committee member for..
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South-African transport officials were wined and dined in China by executives of an electric bus company that was “irregularly” awarded a R286m tender months later
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Suid-Afrikaners gewaarsku oor verhoogde malaria-risiko, veral in noordelike dele van die land
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Die Nasionale Instituut vir Oordraagbare Siektes (Nios) het Maandag gewaarsku dat Suid-Afrikaners bedag moet wees op ’n malaria-risiko, veral in die noordelike dele van die land wat nou die somerreënseisoen binnegaan.
“Ongelukkig het ons nog nie die laaste van malaria in Suid-Afrika beleef nie wat volgens alle aanduidings ’n terugkeer maak,” sê dr. Peter Vincent van Netcare se reis-klinieke. Volgens Vincent is daar onlangs malariagevalle aangemeld in plekke waar vroeër geglo is malaria uitgewis is, soos die Waterberg-distrik in die noord-oostelike deel van Limpopo.
Hy benadruk dat die reënseisoen in die noordelike dele van die land aanleiding gee tot die toename in gevalle van malaria. “Die risiko is die hoogste tussen September en Mei wat al voorheen as die malaria-seisoen bestempel is.
“Maak seker dat jy weet waar die geaffekteerde gebiede is en watter tipe voorsorgmaatreëls nodig is. Malaria word aangetref in die noordelike dele van Limpopo
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Vrou wag al 29 dae vir man se lyk omrede staatslykhuis nog geen lykskouing gedoen het
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Amper 29 dae nadat Kobus Cronje (58) dood is, lê sy lyk nog in die staatslykhuis van die Tygerberg-hospitaal terwyl sy vrou, Nina, hom ’n waardige begrafnis wil gee.
Maar die forensiese patologiediens van die Wes-Kaapse departement van gesondheid wag vir mediese verslae van die laaste hospitaal waar Cronje behandel is, sê Robert Daniels, ’n woordvoerder van die departement.
Cronje, van Hermanus, was op 10 September in ’n ernstige motorfietsongeluk. Hy is aanvanklik in die MediClinic Vergelegen-hospitaal opgeneem, waar hy verskeie operasies ondergaan het. Hy is van daar af na die Busamed Paardevlei-hospitaal oorgeplaas, waar hy nog operasies moes ondergaan.
Op 13 September het hy ’n bloedklont ontwikkel en is hy in die hospitaal dood.
Daniels sê Cronje se lyk is eers tien dae ná sy dood na die forensiese patologiediens verwys. Dié afdeling het ’n groot werklas, maar dit is volgens hom nie die enigste rede hoekom daar nog nie ’n lykskouing gehou is nie.
How on earth did one of Zulu king Goodwill Zwelithini’s 27 children scored a low cost government house?
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How the Zulu king’s daughter qualified for low cost government housing is currently under scrutiny. The building was reportedly meant as a “show” house for a R64 million project that will see 1,000 poor people benefit from accommodation equipped with two bedrooms, an open-plan lounge and kitchen, a bathroom and an outside water tank.
Two senior sources involved in the housing scheme told Sunday Times that 28-year-old princess Nqobangothando Zulu has become the project’s first beneficiary after receiving one of the houses, each of which costs almost R130,000.
This has led to questions, as the houses are meant for married people or people with dependants, and the princess herself is still a dependant.
Royal spokesperson Thulani Zulu claims he has not heard of the princess receiving the house.
He said the building was on the palace grounds so that the king could keep an eye on the quality of the project, which he hoped would be of better quality than m
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No wonder cops are no longer trusted – Law enforcer rapes 14-year old girl
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A Warrant Officer from the Public Order Policing (POPS) based in Potchefstroom has been accused of allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl. He was arrested on Wednesday and appeared in the Ventersdorp Magistrate’s Court on Thursday morning. It is believed that two police officers picked up four girls in a police Nyala in Tshing, Ventersdorp. The..
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Ageing health infrastructure in South-Africa must receive urgent attention
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Deputy President David Mabuza has announced that government will prioritise the upgrading and maintenance of health infrastructure in an effort to deal with the challenge of ageing and dilapidated infrastructure in public health facilities.
Mabuza made the remark while highlighting the outcomes of the two-day Presidential Health Summit held in Boksburg.
During the summit, Mabuza said, it was agreed that in the context of fiscal constraints, provinces will be expected to prioritise their financial resource allocations in a manner that ensures that the delivery of health care is not compromised.
“More importantly, this summit pointed out that we need to develop a sustainable financing model for our health system. We will commence with this task immediately.
“National Treasury will be seized with this task to ensure that this model is finalised within a short space of time.
“As we lay a solid foundation for the implementation of the NHI, government wi
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Couple badly assaulted for two mobile phones, Potchefstroom, South Africa
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According to Mooirivier Beskerming, six armed suspects, armed with hand guns, knifes and other tools, entered the premises in Ngenya street, Baillie Park on 20 October 2018. The suspects gained access through a window (which they forced open) and surprised (the sleeping) victims. Both victims, Albert John and Nanna Viviers, were badly assaulted and sustained..
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Do the ruling communist ANC government actually think that by removing guns will stop crime in South Africa?
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The ruling communist ANC government in South Africa wants to disarm the public meaning … the government wants to ban self-defence guns! South Africa is an extremely dangerous country to live because of severe crime and an incompetent police service. On average 57 people are murdered in South Africa every day, and the murder rate..
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IS THIS COINCIDENCE? – Mmamathe Makhekhe-Mokhuane makes a fool of herself twice in two days, regarding alleged corruption and mismanagement at Sars
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Mmamathe Makhekhe-Mokhuane makes a fool of herself twice in two days, on both occasions on being questioned regarding alleged corruption and mismanagement at Sars. In the same week the media is removed from a Parliamentary Portfolio Committee hearing on alleged corruption in the Department of Water and sanitation. The ANC, DA and IFP says the..
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4 000 tuberkulose-pasiënte landwyd is verlore in die Noord-Kaapse departement van gesondheid se inligtingstelsel
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Die inligting van meer as 4 000 tuberkulose-pasiënte uit 80 000 gevalle landwyd het in die Noord-Kaapse departement van gesondheid se inligtingstelsel “verlore” gegaan.
Andrew Louw, Noord-Kaapse DA-leier, sê Fufe Makatong, LUR vir gesondheid, moet dringend ’n aksieplan opstel om dié pasiënte op te spoor.
Die DA sê sy inligting kom uit die departement se eerste kwartaalverslag vir die 2018-’19-boekjaar.
“Daar is meer as 8 000 verlore pasiënte in Suid-Afrika en 4 189 van hulle is in die Noord-Kaap. Die Frances Baard-distrik, waarbinne Kimberley val, het 2 364 pasiënte, sê Louw.
“Dié pasiënte het óf hul behandeling onderbreek óf nooit daarmee begin nie óf hulle weet nie dat die ernstige siekte by hulle gediagnoseer is nie. Hulle stel daarom ook ander se lewens in gevaar.”
Volgens Louw is die tuberkulose-taakspanne se werksaamhede nie bestendig nie. Daar is ook nie ’n begroting vir ’n bewusmakingsveldtog nie.
“Personeel wo
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High infant death rate in dysfunctional Pelonomi Regional Hospital in Bloemfontein
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The infant mortality rate at the Pelonomi Regional Hospital in Bloemfontein, Free State, is almost three times higher than the national average – and many of these deaths could have been avoided.
This is according to Mariette Pittaway, DA MPL in the Free State, who said the hospital’s maternity ward had been plagued by severe staff shortages, lack of equipment and access to theatres.
Many deaths could have been avoided
In its Midyear Population Estimates report Stats SA recorded the national infant mortality rate to be 36.4 deaths per 1 000 live births (3.6%). During a recent Democratic Alliance oversight inspection of the Pelonomi Regional Hospital, it was revealed that its infant mortality rate has skyrocketed from 7.3% in 2017 to 11.2% in 2018.
“The theatres in this ward have been under renovation since 2015, and we could not get any indication from the hospital management when the theatres would again be operational,” said Pittaway.
“The ma
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Robbers stole 50 firearms during robbery in the Eastern Cape
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Police have set up roadblocks in and around Port Alfred in the Eastern Cape after an armed robbery occurred Thursday morning, said Captain. Mali Govender, police spokesperson. Police say two armed men entered a business center and locked a woman in the vault before they fled with firearms. Govender said the suspects drove off in..
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Will South Africa end up like Zimbabwe? No, very much worse
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In this video by Suidlanders Media we see that in 1994 the media used Zimbabwe as an example of a successful multicultural country with a strong economy. They said South Africa could be just like them. Today the media says it’s impossible, South Africa will never be like Zimbabwe. They are right though, it will..
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On-duty security guard robbed of his rifle during robbery
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Police are investigating a case of armed robbery following the robbery of an on-duty security guard at Amalinda Post office, East London, on Wednesday afternoon. “It is alleged that a male in his mid-20s entered the facility and joined the queu pretending to be a customer then turned around and pointed the security guard with..
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Self-Defence Gun Ban – The ANC Government Wants You Murdered
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The proposals of the SAPS to ban the right of private ownership of firearms for self-defense are still in an early stage. It will most likely be drafted in 2019 after a general election. One can speculate that this will be an important step in expropriation without compensation. The following article was posted on the..
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